COPENHAGEN, Denmark - A terror plot foiled in December by the Danish police and intelligences services had links to the Islamist movement Hamas, Danish police said on Friday. Danish prosecutor Anders Larsson has confirmed that the case "has links to Hamas", Danish police told AFP in an email....
LONDON, United Kingdom - The UK government on Thursday announced plans for what it said was the country's "biggest expansion of nuclear power for 70 years to bolster its energy independence and meet carbon emission targets. Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak talks to an audience during a 'PM...
WASHINGTON, United States - The United States said Wednesday it plans to send an unofficial delegation to Taiwan after a crucial election on the self-ruled island, and warned China against any military provocation. Supporters sing and wave their smartphones with flashlights during an election...
QUITO, Ecuador - With city streets largely deserted apart from a massive military deployment, Ecuador found itself in a "state of war" Wednesday as drug cartels waged a brutal campaign of kidnappings and attacks in response to a government crackdown. Grab from a handout video released by...
BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping told Maldivian counterpart Mohamed Muizzu that he supported the strategically located archipelago in protecting its "sovereignty", state media reported, after the two countries signed a number of infrastructure and other agreements. President Xi...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union on Tuesday expressed unease that parliamentary elections in Bangladesh did not have opposition representation because of a boycott, and called for alleged polling irregularities to be investigated. Election officials prepare to count ballot papers at a polling...
WASHINGTON, United States - Donald Trump warned on Tuesday of "bedlam" in the United States if he is put on trial, following an appeals court hearing that appeared to lean towards rejecting his claim of presidential immunity. Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination,...
WASHINGTON, United States - Nearly 50 countries joined the United States on Tuesday in condemning North Korea's alleged transfer of missiles to Russia, demanding an immediate end to the cooperation. TOPSHOT - Rescuers and local residents clear debris following Russian strikes, in Zmiiv, Kharkiv...
WASHINGTON, United States - President Joe Biden was kept in the dark over his defense secretary's cancer diagnosis and subsequent hospitalizations for about a month, the White House admitted Tuesday, as details of Lloyd Austin's deeply unusual disappearance raised questions about leadership of the...
QUITO, Ecuador - Ecuadoran President Daniel Noboa ordered military operations on Tuesday against the country's powerful criminal groups after hooded gunmen stormed a television studio and gangsters threatened to execute security forces and civilians. Noboa declared the country in a state of...
LOS ANGELES, United States - A computer hacker who was part of a criminal gang that stole data from hundreds of millions of people and sold it on the dark web was jailed in the United States on Tuesday. (FILES) Paul Raoult, 63, the father of detained Sebastien Raoult, shows a phone bearing a...
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for a strengthened nuclear deterrent and warned he would have no hesitation in "annihilating" the rival South, while touring major weapons factories, state media reported Wednesday. Labeling South Korea the "principal enemy", he said...
