Moscow, Russia - Two students who tried to commit arson at a railway station in southwestern Russia have been sentenced to a combined 14 years' prison for "attempted sabotage", a court said Thursday. Russia has reported almost 200 acts of sabotage on its rail network since it sent...
Mexico City, Mexico - Mexico fears that a contentious Texas immigration law will lead to unjust harassment, detention, deportation and criminalization of its citizens, it told a US court on Thursday. The law, which is caught up in a legal back-and-forth in the United States, would allow...
KYIV, Ukraine - A top US official said Wednesday that Washington could not predict when a vital $60-billion military aid package for Ukraine would be passed in Congress, as Volodymyr Zelensky called for Western air defenses after a Russian missile attack killed at least five. US National...
PARIS, France - The population of almost every country will be shrinking by the end of the century, a major study said Wednesday, warning that baby booms in developing nations and busts in rich ones will drive massive social change. The fertility rate in half of all nations is already too low...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Negotiations to form a transitional council to govern Haiti advanced on Wednesday, as the United States airlifted more citizens to safety from gang violence that has plunged the impoverished country into chaos. Haiti has been rocked by a surge of unrest since February...
TOKYO, Japan - Buildings shook in Tokyo and emergency phone alarms went off when a magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck near the capital on Friday morning, with no tsunami warning issued. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake in southern Ibaraki, east of Tokyo, had a depth of 50 kilometres...
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia said Thursday it would join an international drone coalition to aid Ukraine's war effort, uniting with allies like Britain and Latvia. Britain's Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps (R) and Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense...
CANBERRA, Australia - The United Kingdom and Australia inked a new defense agreement in Canberra on Thursday, as they try to boost a fledgling nuclear-powered submarine program with the United States. Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Richard Marles (L) and Britain's...
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki (R) listens to Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly during their meeting in Ramallah on March 12, 2024. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP) MONTREAL, Canada - Canada will halt all arms shipments to Israel, a government official told AFP on...
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea on Wednesday announced the allocation of 2,000 new medical school admissions slots nationwide every year, moving ahead with a reform plan to create more doctors despite a crippling month-long strike by medics opposed to it. Hospitals have been forced to...
Vatican City, Holy See - Pope Francis on Wednesday repeated his call for negotiations to end wars in Ukraine and Gaza, after remarks about "raising the white flag" sparked outrage in Kyiv. At his weekly audience at the Vatican, the 87-year-old turned his thoughts to the populations of...
Moscow, Russia - Russia said Wednesday that another person was killed in Ukrainian attacks on its Belgorod region, as President Vladimir Putin vowed to restore security in the country's border areas. Ukraine has shelled the Belgorod region for months but last week stepped up attacks...
