Budapest, Hungary - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Wednesday said he reaffirmed in a phone call with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg his "support" for Sweden's membership to the security alliance. Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a press conference with his Slovakian...
Moscow, Russia - Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of shooting down a military transport plane carrying dozens of Ukrainian prisoners, killing everyone on board. In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state owned agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with Russia's...
Warsaw, Poland- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday his government was ready to liberalize the near-total abortion ban and ease restrictions on the morning after pill, which would reverse the previous government's policies. Poland saw a rollback of women's reproductive rights...
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES - Israelis on Tuesday mourned and demanded answers over the army's biggest single-day losses since ground operations in Gaza started amid growing pressure on the government to end the conflict. Fellow soldiers mourn during the funeral of Israeli soldier Ilay Levy at the...
UNITED NATIONS, United States - Israel's rejection of the idea of a two-state solution with the Palestinians is unacceptable and could prolong the war in Gaza, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday. "Last week's clear and repeated rejection of the two-state solution at the highest...
KYIV, Ukraine - A wave of Russian missiles hit Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities on Tuesday, killing 18 people and wounding more than a hundred, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed a forceful response. This photograph taken on January 23, 2024, shows apartments of a residential building...
BERLIN, Germany - Western allies aren't supplying Ukraine with enough ammunition and air-defence missiles, Ukraine's foreign minister said in an interview with German media published Tuesday. Russian attacks on Kyiv and Kharkiv on Tuesday "clearly show the need to provide more anti-air defence...
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey's parliament on Tuesday ratified Sweden's NATO membership after more than a year of delays that upset Western efforts to show resolve in the face of Russia's war on Ukraine. The Turkish Parliament members vote to approve Sweden’s application to join NATO, with 287 votes,...
MANCHESTER, United States - Voters streamed to the polls Tuesday in the New Hampshire primary where Donald Trump was hoping to demolish his only remaining opponent for the Republican presidential nomination and effectively kick off his extraordinary battle for a second White House term. Amid...
WASHINGTON, United States - US President Joe Biden's Middle East envoy held talks in the region Tuesday as hopes rose for a new deal to free Israeli hostages held by Hamas in exchange for a longer pause in fighting in Gaza. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre fields a question for US...
Guwahati, India - Twelve people were injured Tuesday when a Myanmar military plane overshot a runway while landing in India to collect soldiers who had fled armed insurgents fighting their country's junta. The Chinese-made Shaanxi Y-8 turboprop skidded off the tarmac shortly before midday at...
Geneva, Switzerland - The food situation in the Gaza Strip is slipping deeper into catastrophe, with the risk of famine rising by the day, the UN's World Food Program warned Tuesday. A Pro-Palestinian supporter gestures as he is reflected on a window during a "Day of Action for Palestine"...
