German federal prosecutors have charged a former Ukrainian army officer over undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines. The suspect faces charges of causing an explosion, …
South Korea’s government has disputed a U.S. congressional report accusing Seoul of discriminating against Coupang. The U.S.-listed electronic commerce giant was hit with a record $403 million fine …
Japan and India have announced new agreements to deepen cooperation in defense,economic and maritime security, and artificial intelligence. It follows talks Thursday between Indian Prime Minister …
Chinese authorities say the pilot who crashed a small plane into Beijing's tallest building last week wrote about “ending his life” in his diary. Their investigation concluded the crash was due …
Israeli forces carried out a series of raids across the West Bank. They arrested at least five Palestinian women in operations Wednesday in multiple cities, including Bethlehem, Hebron, Nablus and …
A fire has erupted in a hospital in northwestern Germany, killing two people, according to German news agency dpa. Regional officials say the victims were patients at the hospital in Ludwigslust, …
Vatican declares Society of St. Pius X in schism, excommunicates bishops, invalidates sacraments and warns faithful.
In recent years, a growing number of bereaved people in digitally-savvy South Korea have been trying out tech startups that offer short simulated videos of dead relatives. Tech firms say they need …
U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on Italy’s premier have had an unintended consequence. After Trump questioned Italy’s reliability as a wartime ally and claimed Giorgia Meloni had groveled …
An Associated Press journalist spent a month in the epicenter of Congo's Ebola outbreak documenting the toll and the challenges for health workers in a conflict zone. The outbreak has over 1,300 …
Hundreds of masked wrestlers have become a defining image of the World Cup in Mexico. Travelers from around the world are embracing lucha libre, a national passion alongside soccer. The World Cup has …
Ukrainian authorities say Russian missiles and drones kill at least 8 and cause damage across Kyiv.
A breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics is set to directly defy Pope Leo XIV by consecrating four bishops without his consent. The Society of St. Pius X has planned a massive ceremony Wednesday …
A powerful storm has struck Romania’s capital, killing one person and causing flooding in 20 counties. The storm hit overnight into Wednesday following an intense heat wave. Emergency services …
China's Inner Mongolia is expanding both renewable energy and coal use. Despite the growth of solar and wind farms, coal remains essential. Inner Mongolia aims to replace coal-fired electricity with …
Authorities in central Greece urged residents to evacuate as over 130 firefighters and aircraft battle a wildfire. The evacuation on Wednesday came a day after a forest fire in northern Greece killed …
Floods in Ivory Coast have killed at least 59 people this year, according to a government spokesperson on Wednesday. The announcement followed a cabinet meeting where the high death toll was …
Lawmakers have released a federal audit that found that only 25% of some $14 billion in federal funds obligated for Puerto Rico’s power grid after Hurricane Maria razed it almost a decade ago has …
With far more dead than living people taken from the rubble a week after Venezuela’s historic twin earthquakes, doctors say the biggest dangers now facing survivors were untreated wounds and …
Humpback whales are increasingly spotted off Rio de Janeiro as their population recovers from past commercial whaling. The population has grown from about 2,000 to 35,000 in 40 years, says Enrico …