In just a week, Russia has fired dozens of missiles and drones at the Odesa region of Ukraine, hitting the historic city center that had been largely spared since the beginning of the war. Among the …
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By HANNA ARHIROVA and LORI HINNANT
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7/25/23
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A powerful typhoon is blowing closer to the northern Philippines, forcing thousands of evacuations and a halt to sea travel ahead of torrential rains and tidal surges near 10 feet. The strongest …
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7/25/23
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The Algerian government says wildfires raging across the country have killed 25 people and injured about 50. The Defense Ministry says Monday that includes 10 soldiers killed while trying to get the …
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7/24/23
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Sudan's military says a civilian plane crashed at an airport in the eastern coastal city of Port Sudan, killing nine people including four military personnel on board. The military said that a child …
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By SAMY MAGDY
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7/24/23
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Human Rights Watch says it has found evidence of new summary executions, lootings, forced disappearances and other abuses committed in Mali by the army suspected Russia-linked Wagner group …
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By ZANE IRWIN and SAM MEDNICK
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7/24/23
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed new legislation that marked the final step in outlawing gender-affirming procedures, a crippling blow to Russia’s already embattled LGBTQ+ community. The …
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7/24/23
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s current medical crisis reveals that he has suffered from an irregular heartbeat for years. It’s news to Israelis that their longest-serving prime …
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By ISABEL DEBRE
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7/24/23
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Authorities say at least 17 people have been found dead after a boat capsized in Senegal’s capital, Dakar. The bodies were discovered by the navy early in the morning and are believed to be …
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By ZANE IRWIN and BABACAR DIONE
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7/24/23
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France’s national police chief has said that law enforcement officers under investigation shouldn’t be jailed like ordinary citizens amid a walkout by numerous Marseille police over the detention …
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By ELAINE GANLEY
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7/24/23
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Eight police officers assigned to a security team protecting South Africa’s deputy president have been arrested and are expected to appear in court on Monday after they were caught on video kicking …
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By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME
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7/24/23
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Germany’s opposition leader is insisting that there will be no “cooperation” at the local level between his party and the far-right Alternative for Germany after his suggestion that they might …
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7/24/23
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Russian authorities have accused Ukraine of launching a drone attack on Moscow during which one of the drones fell near the Defense Ministry’s main headquarters. Moscow's Mayor said that the drones …
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By FELIPE DANA
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7/24/23
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The French president is heading to the South Pacific to make France’s voice heard in a region shaping up as a prime geopolitical battleground for China and the United States. President Emmanuel …
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By ANGELA CHARLTON
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7/24/23
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Greta Thunberg is appearing in a Swedish court on a charge of disobeying police at a climate protest
Climate activist Greta Thunberg will appear in court on Monday on a charge of disobeying police at a protest in southern Sweden last month. The local newspaper had reported Thunberg and other …
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7/24/23
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Japanese police said Monday that they have arrested a man on suspicion of slashing three people on a train in western Japan. The 37-year-old suspect was carrying three knives, including two in each …
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI
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7/24/23
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The Jesuits say a famous artist priest has been definitively expelled from the religious order for sexually, spiritually and psychologically abusing women. The Jesuits say the Rev. Marko Rupnik …
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By NICOLE WINFIELD
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7/24/23
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The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has suspended the status of Sweden’s special envoy over Quran burnings that sparked mass protests in a number of Muslim countries. The 57-nation bloc said …
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7/23/23
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Hundreds of people have rallied in the Thai capital Bangkok to demand that conservative members of the Senate stop blocking the naming of a prime minister belonging to a winning coalition from …
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By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI
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7/23/23
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Nouhaila Benzina will make history when she steps onto the field for Morocco’s first match of the Women’s World Cup against Germany — and not just as a player for the first Arab or North …
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By CASSIDY HETTESHEIMER
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7/23/23
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A senior United Nations official says a salvage team is set to begin siphoning oil out of the decaying tanker moored off the coast of Yemen. Achim Steiner, administrator of the U.N. development …
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BY SAMY MAGDY
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7/23/23
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