BEIJING, China - The European Union is seeking to "reengage" with China ahead of a major summit on December 7 and 8, a top official said Friday, following high-level meetings in Beijing that touched on a range of thorny topics. European commissioner for the internal market Thierry Breton...
GENEVA, Switzerland - The head of the United Nations agency supporting Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Friday that more than 100 of its staff had been killed in the war in Gaza. "Devastated. Over 100 UNRWA colleagues confirmed killed in one month. Parents, teachers, nurses, doctors,...
Kyiv, Ukraine - Russian forces are fighting to surround the war-battered frontline town of Avdiivka and capture a strategically-located factory nearby, a Ukrainian military spokesman said Friday. The industrial hub in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region has long been a symbol of Ukrainian...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The EU added Meta and Snap on Friday to a growing list of tech companies it is probing to see how they are complying with a new law meant to stop illegal content online. The European Commission said it has sent formal requests for information to Meta, parent of Facebook and...
CAIRO, Egypt - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met Friday to review "intensive efforts" towards a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, Cairo said. This handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency on November 10, 2023, shows...
LONDON, United Kingdom - The publishers of two UK newspapers on Friday lost a bid to have a case for unlawful information gathering brought against them by Prince Harry and others thrown out of court, opening the way for a possible trial. King Charles III's younger son made headlines earlier...
PARIS, France - A French gay rights group said Wednesday it had launched legal action against Amazon Prime for offering on streaming replay a football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille in which homophobic chants were audible. During the September 24 match between the bitter Ligue...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Brussels is poised to launch probes into TikTok and YouTube to see what steps they are taking to ensure protection of minors on their platforms, an EU official with knowledge of the matter told AFP on Wednesday. "The services of EU Commissioner Thierry Breton are preparing...
DAMASCUS, Syria - Syrian state media said Israeli air strikes hit military sites in southern Syria on Wednesday, causing material damage. "At approximately 22:50 pm today, the Israeli enemy carried out an air attack from the direction of Baalbek in Lebanon, targeting some military points in...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The EU's executive on Wednesday recommended opening formal membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova, in a major show of support for Kyiv as it battles Russia. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen Ukraine launched its bid to become part of the European...
GENEVA, Switzerland - A rare delivery of emergency medical supplies and medicines on Wednesday reached Al-Shifa hospital in the war-ravaged north of the Gaza Strip, the UN said, warning though that far more was needed. In a joint statement, the heads of the United Nations agency...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Millions of undescribed plants and fungi species may already be under threat from extinction, researchers at London's Kew Gardens said on Tuesday, calling for urgent action to protect them. (Photo from AFP) At the sprawling Royal Botanic Gardens in the southwest of the...
