Team USA skiers Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin, along with Italy’s Federica Brignone, are among the many skiers who have expressed concern during these Olympic Games about the accelerating melt …
Australia’s government has banned an Australian with alleged ties to the militant Islamic State group from returning from a detention camp in Syria. The Australian is among a group of 34 women and …
A surprise participant in Wednesday’s action at the Milan Cortina Olympics had four legs and zero concern for race times. As elite cross-country skiers pushed to the finish in the women’s team …
Hungary is halting diesel shipments to Ukraine as a dispute over interrupted Russian oil flows through Ukraine drags on. Russian oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia have been disrupted since Jan. …
Olympic skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has returned home to Ukraine and shared plans to raise funds for the families of the athletes and coaches depicted on the helmet that got him disqualified …
Police are investigating how one of Rome’s most beloved monuments, the elephant sculpture designed by Baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini, lost the tip of its left tusk. Police found the …
Organizers of the 2026 Winter Olympics are betting that the event will lure more tourists to northern Italy for years to come. But during the competition, the Games are causing economic pain to many …
Gabon has suspended access to social media and digital platforms throughout the central African nation until further notice as critics accuse the country’s leader of crackdown on dissent. The …
Britain’s House of Lords is facing scrutiny as an indirect result of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Peter Mandelson quit the Lords over his friendship with Epstein. The episode has emboldened critics …
U.S.-brokered talks between Russian and Ukrainian envoys are continuing in Geneva, with both sides apparently still far apart on peace terms. Ukrainian delegate Rustem Umerov said working groups on …
More than a dozen former international cricket captainshave urged Pakistan’s government to ensure better prison treatment and medical care for former cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan. The …
A Turkish parliamentary commission has recommended reforms to support a renewed peace process with the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party, but ties the legal steps to verified disarmament by the …
Greece is working with Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and Denmark to set up deportation hubs outside the European Union for migrants denied asylum. Greece's Migration Minister Thanos Plevris …
Benfica player Gianluca Prestianni has denied racially insulting Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior. The Champions League game was halted for nearly 10 minutes on Tuesday after the referee …
Rio de Janeiro's Carnival is using samba parades to spotlight Black Brazilian women writers who rarely get public recognition. The samba school Imperio Serrano on Saturday honored 79-year-old author …
Gisèle Pelicot has released a memoir that recounts her drugging and mass rape case and sends a powerful message of hope and support to victims of sexual abuse. On Tuesday, her book comes out …
Paris prosecutors have opened two new investigations tied to Jeffrey Epstein, and they call on possible victims in France to come forward. Prosecutor Laurence Beccuau says one case covers sex abuse …
Poland’s army has banned Chinese-made vehicles from entering its military facilities over fears they can collect sensitive data. The army fears Chinese manufacturers of modern cars, which can …
A private Indian university has been booted from a top artificial intelligence summit in New Delhi after one of its staffers displayed a a commercially available robotic dog made in China, claiming …
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The world’s biggest party is back as Carnival celebrations return to Brazil with glittery, outrageous costumes, samba rhythms ringing out until dawn and hundreds of raucous …