Italy’s justice referendum becomes a high stakes test for conservative Premier Giorgia Meloni
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Japanese national detained in Iran last year has been released, Japan's foreign minister says
Japan says Iran has released one of two detained Japanese nationals, and the person is now returning home
Cuba reports second nationwide power grid outage in a week
Cuba’s Ministry of Energy and Mines says a total disconnection of the National Electric System has occurred, marking the second nationwide blackout reported in a week
A deadly South Tyrol avalanche kills 2 skiers, trapping 25 near the Austria border
An avalanche in Italy’s South Tyrol has killed two skiers and injured several others, after sweeping through a busy high alpine slope
Iranian and Romanian charged after trying to enter UK's nuclear submarine base
Police in Scotland have charged an Iranian man and a Romanian woman after they tried to enter a naval base that houses Britain’s nuclear-armed submarines
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14 killed in fire at South Korean auto parts plant, officials say
South Korean rescue workers on Saturday recovered the remains of 14 people from the charred wreckage of an auto parts factory in the central city of Daejeon, where an explosion and fire injured at least 59 others
Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia kills 2 as Ukraine seeks to move forward peace talks
A Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia killed at least two people and wounded two children Saturday, a regional official said, as a Ukrainian delegation headed to the United States for talks aimed at restarting stalled peace negot...
Models with Down syndrome in Romania strike a pose for World Down Syndrome Day
Dozens of models with Down syndrome strutted down a catwalk at a fashion show in Romania’s capital for an evening celebrating style, “atypical beauty” and courage to mark World Down Syndrome Day
Russia thwarts protests over the blocking of a popular messaging app, but frustration persists
Authorities in nearly a dozen regions across Russian have refused to authorize protests in recent weeks over internet censorship and the blocking of Telegram, a popular messaging app
Officials say at least 10 people were killed in a South Korean factory fire
Officials say at least 10 people were killed in a South Korean factory fire
US strike on a suspected drug boat off Costa Rica leaves 2 dead, 1 critically hurt
Costa Rican authorities say a U.S. strike on a suspected drug-smuggling boat off the country's coast has left at least two people dead and one critically injured
Tons of aid flows into Cuba as humanitarian convoy arrives on the struggling island
Some 650 delegates from 33 countries and 120 organizations have started arriving in Cuba as part of a solidarity caravan transporting some 20 tons of humanitarian aid as the island grapples with a severe energy crisis
Brazil’s finance minister Haddad resigns to launch a high-stakes bid for Sao Paulo governor
Brazil’s finance minister Fernando Haddad has resigned to launch a bid for São Paulo governor
Vance to visit Hungary days before Orbán's election challenge, foreign minister says
U.S. Vice President JD Vance is planning a visit to Hungary as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán fights a close election and courts support from Washington
Civil lawsuit in London against Gerry Adams’ alleged IRA role is dropped
Three victims of bombings in England by the Irish Republican Army have brought an end to their damages claim against former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams
Vatican launches campaign to encourage divestment from mining industries
The Vatican has launched a campaign that urges Catholic institutions to divest from mining and align investments with church ecology teaching
France takes action after sailor's jogging app exposes aircraft carrier's location
France says it’s taking “appropriate measures” after a naval officer’s use of the Strava sports app inadvertently enabled journalists to geolocate the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in the Mediterranean
Uganda reintroduces rhinos in protected area where they have been extinct since 1983
Ugandan wildlife authorities reintroduced rhinos into a remote protected area where the large mammals once were poached into extinction
Rio police pull 4 officers from street duty in a probe into a deadly raid
Authorities say that four Brazilian police officers have been removed from street duty in an investigation into their involvement in a deadly raid in a low-income part of Rio de Janeiro
Iranian diaspora marks Nowruz with heavy hearts as war cuts contact with loved ones
Iranians living abroad are approaching Persian new year with grief and fear as war and a crackdown cut them off from loved ones inside Iran
Under siege by a Mexican cartel, these civilians fight back with AK-47s and grenades
Residents in the Mexican central state of Guerrero are setting up self-defense patrols to keep a powerful cartel out of their mountain towns
What to know about Denmark's election that follows standoff with US over Greenland
Voters in Denmark will decide who runs the Scandinavian country for the next four years in a general election next week
AC/DC guitarist Stevie Young hospitalized ahead of Buenos Aires concerts
AC/DC guitarist Stevie Young was hospitalized in Buenos Aires after feeling unwell, just days before the band’s scheduled sold-out concerts in the city
North Korean leader Kim and his daughter ride a tank together during army training
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter have ridden a tank together, days after they watched rocket launches and fired pistols
They were under siege by a Mexican cartel. Now these civilians fight back with AK-47s and grenades
Residents in the Mexican central state of Guerrero are setting up self-defense patrols to keep a powerful cartel out of their mountain towns
The war in Iran raises pressure on Ukraine while Russia prepares new offensives
With U.S.-brokered Ukraine peace talks on hold due to the war in the Middle East, Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to try to expand his military gains via new offensives against his southern neighbor that will put even more pressure on Kyiv
Fire at South Korean auto parts factory injures at least 50
South Korean officials say at least 50 people have been injured in a fire at an auto parts factory in the central city of Daejeon
What to know about Denmark's election that follows a standoff with the US over Greenland
Voters in Denmark will decide who runs the Scandinavian country for the next four years in a general election next week
Cuba readies for first Russian oil shipment of the year as energy crisis deepens
Cuba is preparing to receive its first shipment of Russian oil this year, just days after the government announced it was operating on natural gas, solar power and thermoelectric plants as severe power outages continue to hit an island whose power grid...
Madagascar's president orders lie detector tests for candidates applying to be government ministers
Madagascar's military leader says anyone applying to become a minister in his new government will be subjected to lie detector tests to root out those who are corrupt