KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine carried out a drone strike overnight on a Russian tanker in the Kerch Strait, a day after one of Moscow's ships was hit in the Black Sea, a Ukrainian security source told AFP on Saturday. It was the latest attack around the Black Sea since Moscow exited a deal last...
PORTBAU, Spain - Firefighters said they evacuated more than 130 people as they fought Saturday to control a wildfire at Portbou on the Spanish border with France on the Mediterranean coast. Firefighters from Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia teamed up with French colleagues as the blaze...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russia on Saturday said it captured a settlement in northeastern Ukraine, where Kyiv has reported increased attacks. "In the area of Kupiansk, as a result of the competent and professional actions of the military units of the Western command, the settlement of Novoselivske was...
FATIMA, Portugal - Around 200,000 pilgrims flooded the shrine of Fatima in Portugal on Saturday to attend a service held by Pope Francis at one of Catholicism's most revered sites devoted to the Virgin Mary. Worshippers waved and called out "Viva!" as the 86-year-old pontiff, wearing a white...
BEIJING, China - At least 10 people were killed in floods in a city near Beijing, officials said Saturday, bringing the death toll from recent torrential rains in northern China to at least 30. Officials reported the deaths in Baoding, about 150 kilometres (90 miles) from Beijing, adding that...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol called on Friday for mobilising all possible forces and police announced they "won't hesitate" to use their firearms after a series of stabbings shook the typically low-crime country. The second mass stabbing in two weeks took place Thursday...
BEIJING, China -- China will allow some foreigners to obtain visas on arrival and rural residents to settle more easily in cities as part of a series of measures aimed at boosting its flagging economy. The relaxations aim to "promote the free movement" of "people, vehicles, information and data", an...
UNITED NATIONS , United States -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken took aim at Russia at the UN Security Council on Thursday, accusing Moscow of "blackmail" over its recent withdrawal from a key grain initiative. America's top diplomat, chairing a meeting about food insecurity at the UN's...
PARIS, France -- With just one year to go before Paris hosts the Olympic Games, one of the city's airports suffered an unprecedented breakdown Thursday that led to a mountain of luggage piling up and delayed flights. A breakdown in the luggage-sorting equipment at terminal four of Orly airport meant...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Kyiv's troops were faced with brutal fighting all along the front but were prevailing nonetheless. "The occupiers are trying to stop our guys with all their might. The attacks are very brutal," Zelensky said. Ukraine began...
LISBON, Portugal -- Half a million young people chanted, cheered and shouted on Thursday as they packed a Lisbon park to give Pope Francis a rock star welcome at the official opening ceremony of a global Catholic youth festival. "I am pleased to see all of you, and also to hear the delightful noise...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Former president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to criminal charges that he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election and defraud the American people. Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, entered his plea...
