ANKARA, Türkiye -- Türkiye on Thursday became the final NATO nation to ratify Finland's membership of the US-led defence alliance in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Lawmakers unanimously backed the Nordic country's accession two weeks after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
SAVINES-LE-LAC, France -- President Emmanuel Macron announced new water-saving measures for France on Thursday as he sought to brush aside weeks of political turmoil over a deeply unpopular pensions reform. Dozens of protesters calling for him to resign gathered in the Alpine village of...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- The UK will join 11 other countries in a major Asia-Pacific trade partnership, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Friday, in the country's biggest post-Brexit trade deal following nearly two years of talks. Britain will be the first new member since the creation of the...
WASHINGTON, United States -- On Thursday, Donald Trump became the first ever US president past or present to face criminal charges -- but the indictment over hush money paid to a porn star is far from the only legal peril dogging the ex-leader as he seeks a return to the White House. The rebellious...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - EU chief Ursula von der Leyen warned China Thursday its approach to Russia's war in Ukraine would determine ties, but said Europe was not looking to "decouple" from Beijing. The European Commission head will accompany French President Emmanuel Macron to Beijing next week...
LILONGWE, Malawi - The death toll from Cyclone Freddy in Malawi is slated to surpass 1,200 after authorities said Thursday hundreds of missing people would be declared dead as hopes of finding survivors fade. Freddy dumped six months' worth of rainfall on southern Malawi in six days earlier...
MOSCOW, Russia - A US journalist working for the Wall Street Journal has been detained in Russia on suspicion of spying for Washington, Russia's FSB security service said on Thursday. The announcement marks a serious escalation in the Kremlin's efforts to silence perceived critics, a...
NEW DELHI, India - At least eight devotees were killed and around a dozen rescued on Thursday after about 25 people fell into a well at a Hindu temple in India, police said. The worshippers plunged into the stepwell –- a stair-lined communal water source -- after the floor covering it...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See - Pope Francis's health is improving after spending a night in hospital with a respiratory infection, the Vatican announced Thursday, saying the 86-year-old had eaten breakfast, read the newspapers and even done some work. The pope "rested well during the night. His...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Britain on Thursday warned against the threat of protectionism as it slammed the United States for leading a "distortive" green energy subsidy race. Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt's remarks came as his government updated its energy security plan to ramp up renewable and...
PARIS, France -- One of the largest black holes ever recorded has been discovered using a new technique that could spot thousands more of the insatiable celestial monsters in the coming years, according to astronomers. The ultramassive black hole, one of just four ever observed, is more than 30...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russian oil sales to India surged more than twentyfold last year as European buyers turned to other markets following the conflict in Ukraine, Russia's deputy prime minister said Tuesday. Russia shifted its oil exports to India and China last year as European Union nations...
