A Russia-dominated security grouping has held a summit in Belarus with the absence of one of its members, Armenia, which has been irked by what it sees as a lack of support over the Nagorno-Karabakh …
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11/23/23
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A crane operator has played down tributes paid to him after he lifted a man to safety from a burning high-rise building in England. Video from the scene in the town of Reading in southern England …
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11/23/23
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An inexperienced politician and heir to a fortune built on the banana trade has been sworn in as Ecuador’s president. Daniel Noboa took on the job Thursday during a ceremony in Quito, the South …
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11/23/23
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Former President Donald Trump has told Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei that he plans to travel to the South American country so the two can meet. Milei’s office said Thursday that Trump …
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By DANIEL POLITI
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11/23/23
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German police have arrested two men following raids targeting organized migrant-smuggling in the country's capital and the northern state of Lower Saxony. About 260 officers took part in Thursday's …
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11/23/23
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Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina is on course for reelection in a vote boycotted by most opposition candidates. With 85% of ballots counted, Rajoelina had received 59.7% of the vote in last …
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By SARAH TETAUD
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11/23/23
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Greece’s main left-wing opposition party, Syriza, has suffered a damaging setback as nine lawmakers quit the party in protest against its newly elected leadership. Effie Achtsioglou, a former …
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By DEREK GATOPOULOS
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11/23/23
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The European Union’s border agency says that it will send dozens of officers and equipment as reinforcements to Finland to help police its borders amid suspicion that Russia is behind an influx of …
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By LORNE COOK and JARI TANNER
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11/23/23
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Hungary is set to receive 900 million euros ($981 million) in European Union money despite the Hungarian prime minister's attempts to scupper the bloc's support for Ukraine. The money is part of the …
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By SAMUEL PETREQUIN
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11/23/23
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The militant Hezbollah group has fired more than 50 rockets at military posts in northern Israel. The waves of rockets sent over the border represented one of the most intense bombardments since …
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By BASSEM MROUE
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11/23/23
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Riot police have used batons and tear gas to halt tens of thousands of supporters of Nepal’s former king who attempted to march to the center of the capital to demand the restoration of the …
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By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA
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11/23/23
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Ukrainian authorities say Russian shelling has killed three civilians in southeastern regions of the country. Meanwhile, a Russian television journalist was reported to have died from injuries he …
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11/23/23
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New laws rushed through Australia’s Parliament last week to mandate curfews and electronic tracking bracelets on some foreigners with criminal records are facing their first High Court challenge. …
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11/23/23
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The World Health Organization says it has made an official request to China for information about a potentially worrying spike in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia in children. The U.N. …
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By JAMEY KEATEN and MARIA CHENG
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11/23/23
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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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11/23/23
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South Korea's spy agency has told lawmakers that Russian support likely enabled North Korea to put a spy satellite into orbit for the first time this week. The South's defense minister says it will …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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11/23/23
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Hundreds of police officers are searching the properties of Hamas members and followers in Germany with the majority of the raids taking place in Berlin. On Nov. 2, the German government implemented …
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By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER
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11/23/23
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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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