A labor rights group in El Salvador has asked the Supreme Court to strike down a controversial “foreign agents” law. Critics say President Nayib Bukele uses the law to silence dissent. Passed in …
Cyprus police say one person has been found dead inside their car near a massive wildfire that has destroyed numerous homes and forced the evacuation of a dozen villages and other camping grounds on …
Soccer star Javier “Chicharito” Hernández has expressed regret for “any confusion or discomfort” caused by remarks posted on his social media accounts about gender roles. Over the weekend …
Thai and Cambodian soldiers have fired at each other in multiple contested border areas after the nations downgraded their diplomatic relations in a rapidly escalating dispute. Three civilians were …
Former British Labour Party leader Jermy Corbyn says he is forming a new left-leaning political party to take on his former colleagues at the ballot box. He says it will advocate “mass …
French President Macron announces that France will recognize Palestine as a state.
Asian shares are higher, buoyed by optimism that the U.S.-Japan tariff agreement will be followed by more trade deals. Japan’s Nikkei 225 surged nearly 2%. The Shanghai Composite index and Hong …
Ranchers in southern Mexico face rising costs and limited government help to battle a flesh-eating parasite. Mexico is building a plant in Chiapas to produce sterile New World screwworm flies to stop …
Judge acquits 5 former Canadian junior hockey players in sexual assault case that rattled the nation.
Electrical lines from a toppled utility pole have killed four horses in central Puerto Rico in an incident that also saw power knocked out to the area, underlining the deteriorating state of the U.S. …
A mine company says that three workers remain trapped at a gold and copper mine in Western Canada. The company said Thursday that a remote-controlled scoop began removing debris from rockfalls to …
South Korea's president has ordered officials to prevent the mistreatment of migrant workers after a video sparked public outrage. The video shows a Sri Lankan worker being moved by a forklift while …
An explosion in northern Syria's Idlib province has killed at least six people and injured dozens more. The Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, reported the blast occurred in the town …
Sri Lanka’s top court has ordered the owners of a Singapore-flagged container ship that sank in 2021 to pay $1 billion in compensation for causing the most severe marine environment catastrophe in …
Hungarian authorities have banned the Irish-language rap group Kneecap from entering the country. They were scheduled to perform at the Sziget Festival on Aug. 11. Officials argue the group poses a …
The European Central Bank probably isn't going to cut interest rates again on Thursday. That's because the bank's leaders don't know what kind of headwinds they'll be facing from U.S. trade policy. …
European leaders are meeting with top Chinese officials in Beijing to discuss trade, climate change and global conflicts. But observers say expectations are low for any solid agreements. The talks …
France's first couple plans to seek "substantial" damages from U.S. influencer Candace Owens if she continues claiming that President Emmanuel Macron's wife, Brigitte, is a man. Their lawyer, Tom …
Local officials in Russia say a plane carrying 49 people has disappeared from radar over the country's Far Eastern Amur region. The flight was traveling from Blagoveshchensk, near the Russian-Chinese …
Zookeepers in Prague have become puppeteers to save newly born birds rejected by their parents. A lesser yellow-headed vulture hatched three weeks ago is one of them. Bird keeper Antonín Vaidl said …