MOSCOW, Russia - A Moscow court on Tuesday said jailed US journalist Evan Gershkovich would remain in pre-trial detention until at least March 30, ensuring he will spend at least a year behind bars, as Russia separately slapped a ban on a US-funded broadcaster. TOPSHOT - In this pool photograph...
GENEVA, Switzerland - The World Health Organization said Tuesday it had transferred 32 patients out of the besieged Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza but said it feared for the patients and medics still inside. WHO staff said the scenes around the hospital in the southern city of Khan Yunis were...
GENEVA, Switzerland - The United Nations on Tuesday urged Papua New Guinea to take immediate steps to address the root causes of tribal violence and work towards reconciliation following deadly clashes. This handout picture released by the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary on February 19, 2024...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russia on Tuesday claimed a new military success in Ukraine ahead of the second anniversary of its offensive, while President Vladimir Putin mocked what he called Kyiv's "flight" from the frontline town of Avdiivka. The eastern Ukraine front has been frozen for months, but Moscow...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that he was opposed to sending nuclear weapons to space, dismissing US accusations that Moscow was developing a space-based anti-satellite weapon. Washington said last week it was worried Russia was developing the system while saying it...
PARIS, France - French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu has urged more "vigilance" against possible Russian sabotage against the country's armed forces after it signed a security deal with Ukraine, according to an internal memo obtained by AFP Tuesday. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L)...
ROME, Italy - Italy's deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini, once an outspoken admirer of Russian President Vladimir Putin, landed himself in hot water Tuesday with a comment on the death of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The head of the anti-immigrant League party, said it was "up to...
UKRAINE-BELARUS BORDER, Ukraine - Eleven Ukrainian children crossed the border from Belarus to Ukraine Tuesday evening, in the latest return of children taken to Russia and occupied territories during the nearly two-year Ukraine war. Ukrainian border guards stand at the border of Ukraine and...
Geneva, Switzerland - Swiss humanitarian and diplomat Cornelio Sommaruga, who headed the International Committee of the Red Cross for more than a decade, has died at the age of 91, his son announced Monday. Switzerland's Cornelio Sommaruga, International president of Initiatives of Change,...
Geneva, Switzerland- An alarming lack of food, surging malnutrition and the rampant spread of disease could spark an explosion in child deaths in Gaza, the United Nations warned Monday. Displaced Palestinians camp near the border fence between Gaza and Egypt, on February 16, 2024 in Rafah, in...
Kyiv, Ukraine - Ukrainian troops, reeling from losing a key town, now face "extremely difficult" conditions all along the frontline with Russia because of delayed foreign aid, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday. A view of the town of Avdiivka in the Russian-controlled part of the Donetsk...
Paris, France - A host of European governments Monday summoned Russian diplomats following the prison death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. A demonstrator carries a placard with a picture of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny as people gather to attend a rally in front...
