White House rejects report that US was behind Nord Stream sabotage
(AFP) The White House flatly rejected Wednesday a new report by veteran investigative journalist Seymour...
Bus crashes into Montreal day care, seriously injuring children
(AFP) A bus crashed into a Montreal day care center Wednesday, seriously injuring eight people — including children — with...
Syrian man digs for 30 relatives buried by quake
(AFP) Malek Ibrahim made it out of his home after the earthquake hit Syria and thought he could breathe a...
Showman Zelensky wows England's ancient seat of power
(AFP) The former TV comedian Volodymyr Zelensky brought a decorative hat box to the millennium-old Westminster Hall. It was there...
US, Brazil to seek reset with Biden-Lula meeting
(AFP) The US and Brazil will seek to reset ties this week when President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva travels...
Florence mosaics renovation reveals devilish details
(AFP) Restorers launched a ground-breaking project in Florence’s historic Baptistery Wednesday, allowing visitors a unique view of magnificent mosaics, including...
Minsk jails Polish-Belarusian reporter for eight years
(AFP) Belarus on Wednesday sentenced a Polish-Belarusian journalist to eight years in prison over his critical reporting on the Moscow-aligned...
Swiss give 2,500-year-old stone sculpture back to Peru
(AFP) The Swiss on Wednesday handed a large stone-carved head back to Peru, where it was sculpted around 2,500 years...
Syria's White Helmets: war responders leading quake rescue
(AFP) Leveraging years of experience gleaned during Syria’s war, the White Helmets are spearheading rescue efforts in the country’s rebel-held...
Sweden puts brakes on treatments for trans minors
(AFP) Sweden, the first country to introduce legal gender reassignment, has begun restricting gender reassignment hormone treatments for minors, as...
Bulgaria accused of brutal border pushbacks
(AFP) Bulgaria faces mounting accusations that it is abusing people trying to cross its border with Turkey, with asylum seekers...
Police seize enough cocaine to supply N. Zealand for 30 years
(AFP) Police said Wednesday they had seized enough cocaine to supply New Zealand for 30 years, after snaring a massive bundle...
Three ways out from Peru political crisis, say experts
(AFP) Peru has been rocked by two months of social upheaval with near-daily anti-government protests often turning into violence in...
At least 20 killed in second day of Somaliland clashes
(AFP) Heavy fighting in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland continued into a second day on Tuesday, leaving at least 20...
UK's PM creates four ministries with new energy drive
(AFP) British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed Tuesday to slash sky-high power bills as he reshuffled his government with a...