Ukraine’s sports minister has decried a potential softening of restrictions against Russian athletes where they might ultimately be able to compete in the future under their national flag rather …
Swiss skier Franjo von Allmen's first Winter Olympics couldn't be going any better. He has two golds in the opening three days of competition. Von Allmen partnered with Tanguy Nef to win the team …
Tanzania’s opposition leader charged with treason has appeared in court for the first time in months. But Monday's hearing was adjourned yet again as the leader opposed the prosecution’s plan to …
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 share index has jumped as much as 5% after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election. Takaichi is …
Vice President JD Vance is in Armenia, a country that no sitting U.S. vice president or president has visited before. He's there on Monday to advance a U.S.-brokered deal aimed at ending a conflict …
Rebels backed by the Islamic State group have killed at least 20 people in eastern Congo. The military says the attack by the Allied Democratic Forces took place early Saturday in the village of …
The Vatican has approved the beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen, a popular U.S. radio and TV preacher. His path to sainthood faced delays due to a court battle over his remains and concerns …
A Norwegian ambassador who was involved in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts in the 1990s and most recently served in Jordan has resigned as she faces scrutiny over her contacts with Jeffrey Epstein, …
The sentencing of Hong Kong’s onetime media magnate Jimmy Lai is raising concerns from foreign governments and rights groups. In China and Hong Kong, authorities defended the court's decision …
Olympic fans came to Cortina with heavy winter coats and gloves. Their coats were unzipped Sunday and their gloves were pocketed. Climate Central says the timing of winter, the amount of snowfall and …
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing a battle to stay in post in the wake of the fallout of his decision in 2024 to appoint veteran Labour politician Peter Mandelson as the U.K. ambassador …
When U.S. mixed doubles curler Korey Dropkin accidentally kicked his stone off the center line Monday, in the middle of a decisive match against Italy in the Winter Games, the Italian duo laughed and …
The U.N. migration agency says a shipwreck off Libya's coast has left at least 53 Europe-bound migrants dead or missing. The inflatable boat carrying 55 African migrants sank on Friday after …
A UK police force says it is “assessing claims” the former Prince Andrew sent confidential reports to Jeffrey Epstein.
MILAN (AP) — Lindsey Vonn came to the Winter Olympics as one of the headline acts of the Games, just a week after tearing the ACL in her left knee. But her chances of winning a medal at 41 came to …
Prosecutors said in their closing statements that there is “overwhelming evidence” that Kosovo’s former president and three other defendants are guilty of the murder and torture of people they …
Iraq says a high-level officer during Saddam Hussein's rule has been hanged for his involvement in the 1980 killing of a prominent Shiite cleric. The National Security Service said on Monday that …
Authorities say at least 30 people have been killed in a road accident in northwest Nigeria. The accident occurred Sunday in Kano state and was caused by reckless driving, according to Gov. Abba …
Israelis forces have seized a local Sunni Islamist politician and an ally of the Palestinian militant Hamas group and took him to Israel for questioning. The Israeli military and Lebanese state media …
Iranian security forces have launched a campaign to arrest figures within the country's reformist movement. Reports on Monday said this widens a crackdown on dissent after authorities earlier put …