Clashes, fires and looting break out as protesters rally across France
Violent clashes, fires, and looting have marred demonstrations across France as hundreds of thousands protest rising living costs and poor school conditions
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Major fire breaks out in Alberta after deadly incident at military base
Canada’s defense minister says that people have been killed and injured in an incident at a military base in Alberta that caused a major fire
Rioters loot stores, set fires in central Milan during cost-of-living protest
The march against wars and rising living costs began peacefully.
Masked settlers attack European diplomats in the occupied West Bank
Belgium’s foreign minister says masked settlers have attacked a group of European diplomats in the occupied West Bank
Hurricane Trudy approaches Mexico coast as Typhoon Champi threatens Guam
Hurricane Trudy moved toward Mexico’s southwestern and west-central Pacific coast and could strengthen through Saturday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said
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Riots in Tirana enter a fifth day as Albania's anti-government protests escalate
Clashes broke out near the prime minister’s office in Albania as riots gripped the capital, Tirana, for a fifth day
Pro-Western opposition wins big in Czech Senate election, dealing a blow to populist PM Babiš
Pro-Western opposition parties have won big in the Czech Republic's vote for one-third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house, the Senate, dealing a blow to Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's ruling coalition
US senator accuses Turkey of ‘thuggish behavior’ toward Greece and Cyprus
Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott accused Turkey of “thuggish behavior” toward Greece and Cyprus and questioned Ankara’s commitment to NATO amid longstanding disputes over Aegean airspace, maritime boundaries and the divided island of Cyprus
Pope Leo returns to the Vatican 4 days after lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo has left Rome’s Gemelli hospital after undergoing surgery for lung cancer
How Alberta separatism went from fringe cause to referendum
For decades, Alberta separatism was a fringe cause
Vatican says Pope Leo to be released from the hospital Saturday, 4 days after lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo XIV is being released from the hospital on Saturday after lung cancer surgery
Hurricane Trudy makes its way toward Mexico as Typhoon Champi threatens Guam
Hurricane Trudy is moving toward southwestern and west-central Mexico's Pacific coast
Zelenskyy urges support for new US sanctions on Russia after Trump puts them on hold
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged supporters to defend new U.S. sanctions against Russia
Protesters across France rally over rising living costs, joining students' grievances
Protesters across France have called for demonstrations against rising living costs, joining high school students demanding better education conditions
Fire guts a Bangladeshi beach resort, killing 10 people
A fire has gutted a beach resort in southeastern Bangladesh, killing 10 people and injuring four
Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia show the Yemeni rebels' growing strength
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels have showcased their growing military capabilities, repeatedly striking the airport in Saudi Arabia's capital and seizing territory near a key shipping chokepoint
A winter of hunger looms for residents trapped in Russian-occupied city in Ukraine
Food and medical supplies have been scarce for months in Oleshky, which sits on the Dnipro River that separates Ukrainian forces from the city’s Russian occupiers
North Korea says it tested new torpedo system with AI capabilities
North Korea says it has tested a new torpedo system that uses artificial intelligence for target detection and guidance
3 men sentenced to 158 years for the killings of Australian, US surfers in Mexico
Three Mexican men have been sentenced to more than 158 years in prison each for the 2024 murders of two Australian brothers and their American friend in a case that tarnished Mexico’s image by exposing the risks foreigners face when visiting the touris...
El Niño rains flood South America, sending residents fleeing and cattle swimming
Rivers swollen by El Niño rains have flooded parts of Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, driving thousands of people from their homes
Lebanon opens investigation into Syrian militia leader's abduction and transfer to Syria
Lebanese authorities are investigating how a former Syrian militia commander was kidnapped in Lebanon and taken to Syria
Presidential adviser says Ukraine is in talks to lift speed limit on military satellite network
Ukraine is in talks with SpaceX and the Pentagon to lift a speed cap on its military satellite communication service
2 missiles strike the airport in Yemen's port city of Aden, officials say
Two missiles have struck the airport in Yemen’s port city of Aden, according to police
Burly men in Gaza pull trucks and flip tires in competition of strength
Burly men in Gaza pulled trucks with ropes and flipped massive tires as part of a strength competition that drew cheers from Palestinian onlookers
Canada's Carney makes final appeal against Alberta separation ahead of referendum
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made a final appeal to voters in his home province of Alberta warning that a referendum that could put the oil-rich province on a path toward independence is a dangerous gamble at a time of growing threats to Canada’...
Meta denies accusation of anti-Lula political bias in Brazil after electoral court ruling
Tech giant Meta has denied accusations it has acted with political bias during Brazil’s presidential campaign
Chile president makes first state visit to Bolivia in 71 years as region shifts right
Chile’s president is in Bolivia for the first state visit by a Chilean leader in more than seven decades
Serbian populist leader Aleksandar Vucic returns to tragedy-hit Novi Sad for preelection rally
Serbia’s populist leader Aleksandar Vucic has returned to Novi Sad, the northern city where 16 people died in a train station tragedy almost two years ago that set off a wave of anti-government protests
Brazil says Amazon deforestation fell to the lowest level since 1988
Brazil’s government announces that annual deforestation in the Amazon has fallen to its lowest level since 1988
Kenya confirms third Ebola case, a relative of the first patient who died
Kenya’s health ministry confirmed that a third person tested positive for Ebola on Friday while in quarantine as a known contact of the first patient, who died two days after arriving from Congo