The Cuban peso has sunk to a record low against the U.S. dollar in the informal market, as tighter U.S. pressure on oil supplies deepens Cuba’s economic crisis. On Wednesday, trackers at El Toque …

Dutch writer Cees Nooteboom has died at 92. His publisher says he passed away peacefully on the Spanish island of Menorca on Wednesday. His Dutch publisher announced his death in a statement it says …

Police identify Canadian shooting suspect as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, who had prior mental health calls to home.

Lindsey Vonn says she had a “successful” third surgery on her broken left leg following her downhill crash at the Olympics. Vonn posted an update on Instagram that included photos of her giving a …

Nigerian authorities say the United States is sending troops to Nigeria to train the West African country's military in combating extremism as a multifaceted security crisis spreads in the north. A …

Authorities in Madagascar say at least nine people have died when buildings collapsed as Tropical Cyclone Gezani hit the Indian Ocean island. The cyclone made landfall on the east coast late on …

Marine Le Pen's appeal trial over alleged misuse of European Parliament funds is coming to an end in Paris. The French far-right leader is challenging a March 2025 ruling that found her and over 20 …

Paris appeals court sets July 7 verdict date for far-right leader Marine Le Pen in her European Union funds misuse case.

Freestyle skier Elis Lundholm an openly transgender athlete who competes at the Winter Olympics and says he just wants to ski. The 23-year-old Swede finishes 25th in women’s moguls qualifying and …

Iran’s president has apologized to “all those affected” by the nationwide protest and bloody crackdown that followed it. President Masoud Pezeshkian also denounced on Wednesday unspecified …

Authorities report a hostage situation and shooting inside a school in southern Thailand. On Wednesday, an armed man held students and teachers hostage, injuring at least one student. The police’s …

NATO has launched a new military effort called Arctic Sentry to boost security in the High North. This comes after U.S. President Donald Trump increased tensions within the alliance with threats to …

Jens Luraas Oftebro of Norway has won the gold medal in the Nordic combined normal hill competition. He overcomes a 28-second time deficit after the ski jump and holds off a chase in a thrilling …

Canadian police say there are “multiple victims” in a shooting at a high school in the northeast part of the province of British Columbia. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Staff Sgt. Kris Clark …

Inflation in crisis-prone Argentina accelerated more than expected and for a fifth straight month in January. The closely watched report's outdated methodology in recent days stoked political turmoil …

Sri Lanka has sentenced 12 men to death for the killing of lawmaker Amarakeerthi Athukorale in 2022. A court on Wednesday found the accused guilty of unlawful assembly to assault and for the deaths …

Russia's top diplomat says that Moscow will observe the limits of the last nuclear arms pact with the United States that expired last week as long as it sees that Washington does the same. The New …

The Thai government is urging coffee chains to cut sugar in drinks by half to combat health issues. Starting Wednesday, nine major chains will reduce sugar in some beverages. The Health Department …

Gisèle Pelicot is sharing her story of courage and survival as a global icon against rape culture. Her book, “A Hymn to Life, Shame Has to Change Sides,” recounts the horror she discovered in …

The Canadian Olympic Committee said it is “heartbroken” by a school shooting in British Columbia that left at least seven people dead and many others wounded. Team Canada issued a statement at …