PARIS, France– France's far-right leader Jordan Bardella on Thursday rejected accusations in a television report that he used an anonymous Twitter account to share racist messages when he was a local elected official. The allegations against the 28-year-old president of the National...
GENEVA, Switzerland– Generative artificial intelligence could transform healthcare through things like drug development and more rapid diagnoses, but the World Health Organization stressed Thursday more attention should be paid to the risks. The WHO has been examining the potential...
A paramedic opens the rear door of an ambulance as police officers stand guard outside the London Clinic in London on January 18, 2024 where Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales, underwent surgery. Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales, is facing up to two weeks in hospital after undergoing...
Singapore's Minister for Transport and Minister-in-charge for Trade Relations S. Iswaran (center) leaves the State Court in Singapore on January 18, 2024. (AFP) SINGAPORE -- Singapore's prime minister announced on Thursday the resignation of his transport chief after he was charged with...
People walk in the Park of the Fiftieth Anniversary in the snow in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 17, 2024. (Xinhua) BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Extreme weather conditions involving heavy snowfall and freezing rain hit many countries across Europe on Wednesday, causing flight cancellations and delays and...
HUMANITARIAN AID – Trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip after crossing the terminal border from Egypt, on January 17, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (AFP) PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES --...
NEW DELHI, India - A leading Indian think tank confirmed Wednesday it had been banned from taking foreign funding, the latest organisation among foreign charities, rights watchdogs and others similarly targeted after criticising the government. The Centre for Policy Research (CPR) is one of...
STRASBOURG, France - EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday said she was "confident" of getting Hungary to drop its veto on a 50-billion-euro ($54-billion) aid package for Ukraine at a crunch summit in two weeks. Hungary's right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban -- Russia's closest EU ally...
DAVOS, Switzerland - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the global economy needed stability on the Taiwan Strait, following China's criticism of Taipei's new president-elect. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Blinken called Taiwan's weekend...
BANGKOK, Thailand - Twenty-three people have died after an explosion at a fireworks factory in central Thailand on Wednesday, the provincial governor said. Images shared by the local rescue service showed metal debris littered on the ground, and a huge plume of black smoke. The blast occurred...
DAVOS, Switzerland - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday warned that a "full-fledged confrontation" between Israel and Lebanon would be a "total disaster" amid fears of a wider war. Addressing the World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alpine resort of Davos, Guterres reiterated his...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Moscow's forces had the upper hand in their almost two-year conflict with Ukraine, warning the rival state it risks an "irreparable" blow if it continued. The frontlines in eastern and southern Ukraine have barely moved in...
