A countrywide billboard campaign that flooded the streets of Hungary this week takes aim at the head of the European Union’s executive, Ursula von der Leyen. It's the start of an election campaign …
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By JUSTIN SPIKE
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11/23/23
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Dozens evacuate and 10 homes are destroyed by a wildfire burning out of control on the edge of Perth
Australian authorities say dozens of residents have been evacuated and at least 10 homes have been destroyed by a wildfire that's burning out of control during heat wave spring conditions on the …
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11/23/23
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In Zimbabwe, rains are finally bringing relief to its second-largest national park. But elsewhere in the wildlife-rich country, authorities say climate change-induced drought is deadly for animals …
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By TSVANGIRAYI MUKWAZHI and FARAI MUTSAKA
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11/23/23
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First, some families fled drought and violence. Now they say they have nowhere to hide from intense flooding as rainfall exacerbated by the weather phenomenon El Nino pummels large parts of Somalia. …
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By OMAR FARUK
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11/22/23
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The rescue of 41 construction workers trapped nearly two weeks in a collapsed tunnel in India has reached the final stretch of digging. The drill that's digging into the dirt and debris made it …
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11/22/23
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Peruvian scientists say Peru has lost more than half of its glacier surface in the last six decades due to climate change. According to a new glacier inventory released Wednesday by a government …
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11/22/23
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Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei has called for the wholesale reinvention of the government but he has precious little time. With less than three weeks until his Dec. 10 inauguration, …
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By DANIEL POLITI and DAVID BILLER
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11/22/23
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He’s been called the Dutch Donald Trump. He’s been threatened with death countless times by Islamic extremists, convicted of insulting Moroccans and the British government once banned him from …
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By MIKE CORDER
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11/22/23
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International aid groups that have lined up thousands of aid trucks for Gaza say they’re ready to move quickly to send in food, water and other supplies if a pause in the fighting between Hamas and …
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By JAMEY KEATEN and ISABEL DEBRE
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11/22/23
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Lawyers for a once-powerful cardinal have accused Vatican prosecutors of being “prisoners to their completely shattered theory" in closing arguments of a trial that has raised fundamental questions …
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By NICOLE WINFIELD
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11/22/23
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An Indian foreign ministry official says that India has restored electronic visa services for Canadian nationals two months after Canada alleged the South Asian nation was involved in the …
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By KRUTIKA PATHI
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11/22/23
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The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says that Iran’s decision in September to bar several experienced U.N. inspectors from monitoring its disputed nuclear program is constituting …
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By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN
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11/22/23
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Poland’s new parliament is debating the reinstatement of government funding for in vitro fertilization as its first legislation following elections in which the conservative party that had banned …
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11/22/23
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Germany will extradite an Italian man suspected in the killing of a 22-year-old woman to Italy. According to German news agency dpa, the Higher Regional Court in Naumburg, in the eastern German state …
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11/22/23
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Israel and Hamas have agreed to a deal that is to trigger a four-day halt in their devastating war. That's in exchange for the release of dozens of hostages taken captive by militants on Oct. 7, when …
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By TIA GOLDENBERG
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11/22/23
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The United States and the Philippines are conducting joint air and maritime patrols in the South China Sea, which come as the two countries step up cooperation in the face of growingly aggressive …
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By DAVID RISING
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11/22/23
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No fewer than 26 political parties are seeking a share of the 150 seats in the lower house of parliament in the Netherlands' general election Wednesday. Only a few stand a realistic chance of …
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By MIKE CORDER
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11/22/23
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One thing is certain as Dutch voters cast ballots in a general election: Mark Rutte, the country’s longest-serving prime minister, is on the way out. His replacement after 13 years in office could …
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By MIKE CORDER and RAF CASERT
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11/22/23
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South Korea partially suspends inter-Korean agreement after the North says it launched spy satellite
South Korea says it will partially suspend an inter-Korean agreement to restart frontline aerial surveillance of North Korea, after the North said it launched a military spy satellite in violation of …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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11/22/23
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Argentina's populist President-elect Javier Milei lacks a group of well-known political advisers but has surrounded himself with a group of women who are set to be influential players in his …
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By DÉBORA REY
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11/22/23
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