MOSCOW, Russia - A Russian woman accused of killing military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, pleaded partially guilty during a court hearing on Wednesday. Russian investigators say Darya Trepova, 26, assassinated Tatarsky under orders from Ukraine and working with the help of anti-Kremlin activists,...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg on Wednesday denied a public order offence, after she was arrested at a demonstration against the energy industry in central London. The 20-year-old activist -- a key face of the movement to fight climate change -- was among 26 people...
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- The head of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon on Tuesday expressed "deep concern" over the potential for further escalation between Israel and Hezbollah, as war rages in the Gaza Strip. Smoke rises after rockets fired from Lebanon fell in northern Israel near the...
PARIS, France -- The world is "failing to get a grip" on climate change, the UN warned Tuesday, as an assessment of climate pledges shows only minor progress on reducing emissions this decade. In a report released just weeks before high-stakes negotiations on limiting global warming, the United...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- Police on Tuesday arrested a man on suspicion of manslaughter over the death of ice hockey player Adam Johnson, whose neck was cut during a match in Sheffield. Johnson, 29, was seriously injured during a Challenge Cup game between Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers...
LYON, France -- A woman found murdered 31 years ago in a river in Belgium has been identified over three decades later thanks to her flower tattoo and an international appeal, Interpol said on Tuesday. The Lyon-based global police organisation said she was Rita Roberts from Cardiff in Wales and...
DOHA, Qatar -- Qatar on Tuesday urged Israel and Hamas to reach an agreement on releasing hostages seized in the October 7 attack, warning that the situation in Gaza was worsening every day. Israelis march on a highway from Tel Aviv towards the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on November 14, 2023,...
SANAA, Yemen -- Yemen's Huthi rebels on Tuesday threatened to target Israeli ships in the Red Sea, as the group said they had launched another missile targeting the country over its war with Hamas. Flares light the sky during the Israeli military bombardment of the northern Gaza Strip on November...
PARIS, France -- A Rwandan doctor went on trial in France on Tuesday on charges of committing genocide and crimes against humanity during Rwanda's 1994 massacres, after a three-decade investigation by French authorities. Rwandan doctor Sosthene Munyemana (L) arrives with his lawyer Florence Bourg...
SYDNEY, Australia - Elon Musk's X has not paid a fine imposed for failing to outline its plans to stamp out content depicting child sexual abuse on the platform, Australia's internet safety watchdog told AFP on Tuesday. Last month, eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant slapped an Aus$610,500...
SAINT-OMER, France - Around 250 municipalities in northern France will be declared in a state of natural disaster due to massive flooding, President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday as he visited affected areas fearing further rises in the water level. Communities in the Pas-de-Calais and Nord...
BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing on Tuesday, state media reported, on his way to San Francisco where he will hold highly anticipated talks with his US counterpart Joe Biden. "On the evening of November 14, President Xi Jinping left Beijing on a special plane. At the...
