China's Hubei province arrests 7, shuts websites in fentanyl crackdown
A Chinese province has intensified a crackdown on fentanyl precursor trafficking, an issue that strained U.S.-China relations and prompted tariffs on imports from China
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EU leaders slam Orbán over Ukraine loan veto, accuse election games
EU leaders are accusing Hungary’s Viktor Orbán of blocking major aid to Ukraine to score points at home ahead of elections next month
Belarus leader hosts US envoy for talks, latest effort to improve ties
Authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday hosted a U.S. envoy for talks in the Belarus capital of Minsk, the latest step in the isolated leader’s effort to improve ties with the West
In Lebanon, war and displacement mar run-up to Eid al-Fitr holiday for many
In Lebanon, renewed hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah and displacement are draining the joy from Ramadan and the run-up to the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr for many
EU scrambles to contain energy costs from war in Middle East
European Union leaders are meeting to tackle soaring oil and gas prices driven by the war in the Middle East
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Pakistani Taliban announces 3-day ceasefire after Pakistan, Afghanistan pause fighting ahead of Eid
A key outlawed Pakistani militant group behind numerous gun and bomb attacks has announced a three-day ceasefire ahead of Eid al-Fitr, hours after Pakistan and Afghanistan also declared a temporary halt to escalating fighting
EU leaders blast Viktor Orbán over a Ukraine loan veto, accusing him of playing election games
EU leaders are accusing Hungary’s Viktor Orbán of blocking major aid to Ukraine to score points at home ahead of elections next month
UK police charge 2 men with spying on the Jewish community for Iran
British police have charged two men with spying on the UK’s Jewish community for Iran
European Union summit will focus on Iran war and a loan to Ukraine blocked by Hungary
European Union leaders are holding a summit in Brussels to tackle growing fallout from the Iran war, rising energy prices and a stalled loan for Ukraine
Overnight storm in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, kills at least 15 people and injures several
Authorities in Karachi say heavy rains and strong winds overnight have killed at least 15 people and injured several others
World Happiness Report highlights social media's negative impact, ranks Finland as happiest country
The latest World Happiness Report 2026 says that heavy social media use has contributed to a stark decline in well-being among young people
A baseball title unleashes the happiness Venezuelans kept bottled up for years
Venezuelans pour into the streets in a rare, loud release of joy after their team wins the World Baseball Classic
Iran war expected to prevent Bank of England from cutting interest rates
The Bank of England is expected to keep its main interest rate unchanged at 3.75% in the wake of the oil and gas price hikes following the start of the Iran war
A real possum appears among plush toy animals in Australian airport gift shop
On shelves crammed with cuddly toy native animals in an Australian airport gift shop, one fluffy possum stood out because its brown eyes were moving
Thousands of Moldovans cut off from water after Russian strike on Ukrainian hydropower plant
Tens of thousands of Moldovans have been left without water after a Russian strike on a hydroelectric plant in neighboring Ukraine resulted in oil polluting a major river that flows through both countries
As Senegal cracks down on homosexuality, gay people say they suffer
Senegal is tightening its crackdown on gay people, and activists say fear is spreading
Probe of Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades begins evidence hearings
An independent committee investigating the cause of Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades heard that a series of failures contributed to the blaze’s burning seven buildings and killing 168 people
Thai Parliament convenes to vote for new PM with incumbent leader expected to stay
Thailand’s Parliament has convened to pick a new prime minister
Five EU leaders seek urgent solution for drifting Russian tanker to avoid environmental catastrophe
Five European nations have banded together on Wednesday, seeking an urgent solution for an unmanned Russian tanker currently drifting in the Mediterranean they say poses risk of an environmental catastrophe, the office of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S...
Greece launches an animal airlift to evacuate pets and their owners from the Mideast
Dozens of dogs and cats have arrived in Athens with their owners aboard a special evacuation flight for Greeks with pets who were trapped by the current war in the Middle East
Mexico arrests suspect wanted in the 2023 killing of Ecuadorian candidate and sends him to Colombia
Mexican authorities have arrested an Ecuadorian fugitive accused of helping organize the 2023 assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio
Macron names next nuclear-powered aircraft carrier 'France Libre' as a symbol of independence
President Emmanuel Macron has named France’s next nuclear-powered aircraft carrier France Libre, or Free France, framing it as a symbol of independence and military power
Pakistan announces 'temporary pause' in strikes against Afghanistan at request of several countries
Pakistan has announced a pause in strikes against Afghanistan, saying the decision was made ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr at the request of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey
Mass funeral held in Kabul for victims of strike on hospital that Afghanistan blames on Pakistan
Bulldozers have been digging pits in a cemetery in the Afghan capital ahead of a mass funeral for some of the victims of what officials have said was a Pakistani airstrike that hit a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul on Monday night
At least 17 dead in fighting on Sudan's border with Chad, aid group says
Attacks on a town along Sudan’s border with Chad have killed at least 17 people and injured 123, Doctors Without Borders, or MSF, said
Japan records trade surplus as export growth balances out weak China demand
Japan has recorded a trade surplus of 57.3 billion yen, or $360 million, in February, according to government data, reversing from a deficit a month earlier
Emergency room for injured wild birds opens at Warsaw Zoo in Poland
Warsaw Zoo has created a new emergency drop-off system that gets injured birds treated fast
Rwanda seeks £100M from the UK in arbitration over scrapped refugee deal
Rwanda has told a panel of international arbitrators that Britain still owes it 100 million pounds ($115 million) under a controversial refugee resettlement deal that Prime Minister Keir Starmer scrapped immediately after taking office in 2024
Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II, hailed as an 'epochal figure,' dies at 93
Georgia’s Patriarch Ilia II, the longtime head of the Georgian Orthodox Church and one of the country’s most influential figures, has died at the age of 93
El Salvador's Bukele pushes through life sentences in nation that has imprisoned 1% of population
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele and his party pushed through a constitutional reform that will permit life sentences in a country that has imprisoned more than 1% of its population in its war on gangs