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Belgian and Czech leaders exhort the EU to react amid concern over Russian election interference

BRUSSELS (AP) — The leaders of Belgium and the Czech Republic are warning their European Union partners...

Russia reports downing 5 Ukrainian military balloons in Kyiv's latest apparent war innovation

Russian air defenses downed what authorities described as five Ukrainian balloons overnight, the defense...

A strong earthquake in Japan leaves 9 people with minor injuries. But there was no tsunami danger

TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake that struck southwestern Japan left nine people with minor injuries...

Reuters photographer wins World Press Photo of the Year with poignant shot from Gaza

PARIS (AP) — Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem captured this year’s prestigious World Press Photo...

Copenhagen and Paris mayors exchange lessons learned after huge fires destroy landmarks

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The mayor of Copenhagen said Thursday that she has been in touch with her...

UK Conservatives suspend lawmaker as sleaze allegations swirl over possible misuse of party funds

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s governing Conservative Party said Thursday it has suspended a lawmaker who...

Germany arrests 2 for allegedly spying for Russia, plotting sabotage to undermine Ukraine aid

BERLIN (AP) — Two German-Russian men have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of espionage, one of...

US envoy to the UN vows support for families of Japanese who were abducted and taken to North Korea

TOKYO (AP) — The United States ambassador to the United Nations said Thursday that America will stand...

How South Africa's former leader Zuma turned on his allies and became a surprise election foe

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa faces an unusual national election this year, its seventh vote since...

Sydney teen accused of stabbing 2 clerics showed no signs of radicalization, Muslim leader says

SYDNEY (AP) — A 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing two Christian clerics during a Sydney church servic...

Prominent figure in German far-right party stands trial over alleged use of Nazi slogan

HALLE, Germany (AP) — One of the most prominent figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany part...

Israelis grapple with how to celebrate Passover, a holiday about freedom, while many remain captive

JERUSALEM (AP) — Every year, Alon Gat’s mother led the family's Passover celebration of the liberation...

French hero gains Australian residency for confronting killer in deadly Sydney shopping mall attack

SYDNEY (AP) — French construction worker Damien Guerot was made an Australian permanent resident o...

Lebanon says Israeli agents likely killed Hezbollah-linked currency exchanger near Beirut

BEIT MERI, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanon’s interior minister alleged Wednesday that the mysterious abduction...

Tsunami alert after a volcano in Indonesia has several big eruptions and thousands are told to leave

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami alert Wednesday after eruptions at...

A neglected burial ground for migrants on Greek island of Lesbos has been given a drastic overhaul

LESBOS, Greece (AP) — Most drowned making the hazardous sea crossing from nearby Turkey, while others...

9 are facing charges in what police in Canada say is the biggest gold theft in the country's history

TORONTO (AP) — Police said nine people are facing charges in what authorities are calling the biggest...

Sweden's parliament passes a law to make it easier for young people to legally change their gender

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Swedish parliament passed a law Wednesday lowering the age required fo...

Human rights group alleges widespread torture, abuse of detainees accused of IS affiliation in Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — Amnesty International said Wednesday it has documented widespread abuses, including torture...

UN report points to yawning gap of inequality in sexual and reproductive health worldwide

GENEVA (AP) — A new study says an African woman is roughly 130 times more likely to die from pregnancy...

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