Paris, France - The Paris mayor's office denied Wednesday that Olympics security plans had been stolen from one of its employees. This photograph taken on January 2, 2024, shows a hotel logo in a street with the Eiffel Tower on the background in Paris. The tourist tax in Paris, which...
Paris, France - Leaders of 23 European parliamentary chambers have urged Republican US House Speaker Mike Johnson to help fight "the axis of evil" and release a $60 billion aid package for war-torn Ukraine. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama (R) listens to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky...
Berlin, Germany - On Wednesday hailed the "courageous steps" taken by Armenia and Azerbaijan as the Caucasus neighbours began peace talks in Berlin, in a new push to resolve a decades-long conflict. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock hosts Armenia's and Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministers...
Seoul, South Korea - South Korea's birth rate fell to a record low last year, the government said Wednesday, despite having poured billions of dollars into efforts to encourage women to have more children and maintain population stability. The country has one of the world's longest life...
London, United Kingdom - Prince Harry lost a court challenge against the UK government on Wednesday over a decision to change the level of his personal security when he visits the country. The youngest son of King Charles III launched legal action against the government after being told in...
Tempi, Greece - Church bells tolled, transport came to a halt and tens of thousands of marchers gathered across Greece on Wednesday as the country marked a year since its deadliest train crash, which killed 57 people and injured dozens more. This photograph taken on February 28, 2024 shows...
Vatican City, Holy See - Pope Francis, who has been suffering from a "light flu" for several days, made a brief visit to hospital on Wednesday for tests, the Vatican said. The 87-year-old went to the Gemelli hospital on Rome's Tiber island after attending his general audience at the Vatican,...
JERUSALEM, Undefined - Hamas on Tuesday said a US airman who died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington would "remain immortal" for his shocking anti-war protest. Footage of the self-immolation was widely shared online, and the militant group said it was "an...
TOKYO, Japan - Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida while on a visit to Japan, with reports saying they discussed the risks of generative AI. This photo taken on February 27, 2024 shows Mark Zuckerberg, head of US tech giant Meta, waving as he enters the Japanese prime...
PARIS, France - Attempts to organise an Israel-Hamas ceasefire to allow the release of hostages held in Gaza dominated the first day of a state visit to France by Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. Qatar has played a key mediation role since the Gaza war erupted in October and...
WASHINGTON, United States - The White House said Tuesday that the United States would not send troops to fight in Ukraine, after French President Emmanuel Macron refused to rule out the dispatch of Western forces. President Joe Biden "has been clear that the US will not send troops to fight in...
NEW YORK, United States - A US federal jury on Tuesday convicted two men of murdering the famed Run-DMC member Jam Master Jay, a case that had gone unsolved for more than two decades. (FILES) A mural paying tribute to late Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay is pictured in the Hollis neighborhood of the...
