SKOPJE, Republic Of North Macedonia - The EU's top diplomat said Wednesday that Russia needs to hear from ministers at an upcoming meeting of the world's largest regional security body about why it is being "condemned and isolated". (AFP Photo) Ministers from the member states of the...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Eleven global tech giants have pledged to do more to tackle the scourge of online scammers, the UK government said on Thursday, billing the promise as a world first. Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Google, Instagram, LinkedIn, Match Group, Microsoft, Snapchat, TikTok, and...
TOKYO, Japan - Rescuers scoured waters off Japan on Thursday for seven missing US Air Force personnel whose Osprey crashed during a training exercise, in the latest incident involving the tilt-rotor military aircraft. (AFP PHOTO / 10th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters) Japan's defense...
ROME, Italy -- Pope Francis cancelled his upcoming trip to Dubai for the COP28 climate talks Tuesday, on the advice of doctors concerned over his recent flu-like symptoms, the Vatican said. The 86-year-old, who has made protecting the environment a cornerstone of his 10-year papacy, had planned to...
PARIS, France -- Ten Israeli women including a 17-year-old were released Tuesday by Gaza militants, Israeli officials said, on the fifth day of a truce in fighting with Hamas. Israeli freed hostage Yocheved Lifshitz (L), 85, takes part in a protest with her family members outside the Ministry of...
SYDNEY, Australia -- An Australian police officer was charged with manslaughter Wednesday, after allegedly tasering a 95-year-old great-grandmother who later died in hospital. Dementia patient Clare Nowland died in May this year, following a nursing home confrontation with police that shocked...
PARIS, France -- Insufficient investment in developing countries is putting efforts to reduce global warming at risk, a UN economics expert group said Wednesday, calling for COP28 to push for "radical change". Two women walk near a COP28 logo ahead of the United Nations climate summit in Dubai on...
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- NATO members on Tuesday urged each other not to let up in backing Ukraine's fight against Russia, amid doubts over US support and a bloody stalemate on the ground. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenber speaks during a press conference during the NATO Foreign Ministers meeting...
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories -- Two Palestinian teenagers were killed Tuesday during Israeli army raids in the occupied West Bank, where violence has surged in tandem with the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, the Palestinian health ministry said. According to the ministry, Amir Wahdan, 14, was killed...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See - Pope Francis is improving after suffering from flu symptoms at the weekend, the Vatican said Monday, noting that the 86-year-old pontiff was postponing some appointments during his recovery. Pope Francis "The pope's condition is good and stable, he has no fever and his...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will pay his third wartime visit to the Middle East this week, a US official said Monday, just as mediators announced an extension of a truce in Gaza. (US Secretary of State Antony Blinken) Blinken will also head this week to Dubai to...
ROME, Italy - Italy's cabinet on Monday adopted a decree aimed at boosting renewables, improving the country's energy security and supporting energy-intensive businesses. "We want to unlock the great potential of our country, to make it a reference point on renewables," Ecological Transition...
