PARIS (AP) — In a hypothetical nuclear war involving Russia, China and the United States, the island of Greenland would be in the middle of Armageddon. The strategic importance of the Arctic territory — under the flight paths that nuclear-armed missiles from China and Russia could take on...
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Leading global economic policymakers at the World Economic Forum in Davos urged countries and businesses to filter out the turmoil from a week of clashes with the Trump administration and focus on boosting growth and fighting inequality in a world where trade will...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the future of Ukraine 's eastern Donbas region will be a key focus as negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States meet in Abu Dhabi on Friday for talks to end Russia 's nearly four-year full-scale invasion. The three-way talks come...
LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump provoked outrage and distress among many in the United Kingdom on Friday with his suggestion that troops from NATO countries — other than Americans — stayed away from the front line during the war in Afghanistan. In an interview with Fox News in...
TOKYO (AP) — The world’s largest nuclear power plant restarted Wednesday in north-central Japan for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown , as resource-poor Japan accelerates atomic power use to meet soaring electricity needs. The first steps in energy production at...
LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the United Kingdom rose in December for the first time in five months, pushing further above the Bank of England 's target, according to official figures released on Wednesday. The Office for National Statistics said the consumer prices index rose by an annual rate...
GELIDA, Spain (AP) — Commuter rail service in Spain 's northeastern Catalonia region was suspended Wednesday after a Barcelona commuter train crashed the night before, Spanish authorities said. At least one person died in the Barcelona-area crash, and 37 others were injured as crews worked...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court ruled Wednesday that the ill-fated imposition of martial law by the then President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion, as it sentenced his prime minister to 23 years in prison for his involvement. Ex-Prime Minister Han Duck-soo became the...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran 's foreign minister issued the most direct threat yet Wednesday against the United States after Tehran 's bloody crackdown on protesters , warning the Islamic Republic will be “firing back with everything we have if we come under renewed...
LIRQUÉN, Chile (AP) — Some are frightened, others are dehydrated, most are burned. In order to provide aid to the furry friends and other animals affected by the raging fires in Chile , the national police 's canine brigade and teams of volunteers are working against the clock to provide...
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment on Wednesday, according to NHK public television. The case has revealed decades of cozy ties between Japan’s governing party and a controversial South...
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump heads to the World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alps on Wednesday where his ambitions to wrest control of Greenland from NATO ally Denmark could tear relations with European allies and overshadow his original plan to use...
