Britain, the United States and Canada say Russia is trying to steal information from researchers seeking a COVID-19 vaccine. The three nations alleged Thursday that hacking group APT29, also known...
July 16, 2020
Officials in the English city of Bristol on Thursday removed a statue of a Black Lives Matter activist that was installed on a plinth once occupied by a monument to...
July 16, 2020
China's Belt and Road program has found new life in Pakistan with $11 billion worth of projects signed in the last month, driven by a former lieutenant general who has...
July 16, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic threatens to set back poverty levels up to 10 years, and it could destabilize a row of hard-hit countries, U.N. agencies said on Thursday. Before the outbreak,...
July 16, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic threatens to set back poverty levels up to 10 years, and it could destabilize a row of hard-hit countries, U.N. agencies said on Thursday. Before the outbreak,...
July 16, 2020
LONDON – At last year's Munich Security Conference, an annual gathering of military chiefs and political leaders, former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden made a promise to America's allies: "This...
July 16, 2020
CANBERRA, Australia – A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck waters near Papua New Guinea on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake hit at 12:50 p.m. (0250 GMT) in...
July 16, 2020
As coronavirus cases climb many U.S. states, some Pacific Island nations have safely ridden out the storm. The Marshall Islands is still COVID-19-free. "We saw the threat and took action...
July 16, 2020
The U.K. accused Russian state intelligence of hacking international pharmaceutical and academic research in a bid to win the race to secure a vaccine against COVID-19.The U.K.'s National Cyber Security...
July 16, 2020
A mysterious explosion and fire at Iran's main nuclear facility may have stopped Tehran from building advanced centrifuges, but it likely has not slowed the Islamic Republic in growing its...
July 16, 2020
It's been a tough month for religious minorities in Pakistan, and observers warn of even tougher times ahead as Prime Minister Imran Khan vacillates between trying to forge a pluralistic...
July 16, 2020
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo downplayed the possibility of another summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before the U.S. presidential election, saying Trump...
July 15, 2020
Almost four months after the suspension of routine visa services worldwide in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Department of State will gradually resume the issuance of visas at...
July 15, 2020
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has managed to get married after her wedding was postponed and then rescheduled due to a busy first year in office that included the coronavirus...
July 15, 2020
The Trump administration announced visa sanctions Wednesday on members of Guyana's ruling government and called for President David Granger to “step aside” so the country could begin its transition four...
July 15, 2020
A fire broke out at a modern art museum Wednesday in the heart of the Czech capital, officials said. Electrical cables caught fire at one of Museum Kampa's building, sending...
July 15, 2020
Johnny Depp's former estate manager said Wednesday that Amber Heard asked him to lie under oath after she was charged with bringing her two dogs to Australia illegally. Kevin Murphy...
July 15, 2020
While the rest of the world scrambled to get critical medical supplies and implement quarantines in the early days of the coronavirus, the Nicaraguan government held a march calling for...
July 15, 2020
An artist has erected a statue of a Black Lives Matter protester atop the plinth in the English city of Bristol once occupied by the toppled statue of a slave...
July 15, 2020
China says it will impose sanctions in retaliation for U.S. legislation ending Hong Kong's special trade status with the United States, in the growing escalation between the world's two largest...
July 15, 2020
Armed groups in Colombia have committed killings and other abuses against civilians to enforce their own measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. Since the...
July 14, 2020
More than 200 would-be immigrants from some 70 countries who were winners in the United States government's Diversity Visa lottery program and relatives in the U.S, have filed a lawsuit...
July 14, 2020
El gobierno nicaragüense desafió el sábado 14 de marzo la pandemia de coronavirus con una marcha masiva llamada Amor en el tiempo de Covid-19, en contra de las recomendaciones de...
July 14, 2020
Italy on Tuesday returned to France a stolen artwork by British artist Banksy that was painted as a tribute to the victims of the 2015 Paris attacks at the Bataclan...
July 14, 2020
The Cape Verde government has approved the extradition to the United States of Colombian businessman Alex Saab, who faces money-laundering charges in Miami federal court, although the alleged business partner...
July 14, 2020
The Cape Verde government has approved the extradition to the United States of Colombian businessman Alex Saab, who faces money-laundering charges in Miami federal court, although the alleged business partner...
July 14, 2020
Miami has long been a hub for young aspiring French entrepreneurs and chefs looking to invest in their futures. But the U.S. travel ban on international students and restaurant closures...
July 14, 2020
Huawei Technologies Co. will be banned from providing equipment for the U.K.'s next generation mobile networks from the end of this year, in a sweeping crackdown on the Chinese company...
July 14, 2020
Seeking support in a budding cold war with Beijing, the U.S. is looking to Southeast Asia, where long-standing allies and security partners have clashed with their giant neighbor in the...
July 14, 2020
He's doing his best to qualify as an "underground" artist. Banksy made his mark on the London Underground, dipping into the subway with a pile of paint to coat a...
July 14, 2020
Eudinson Uy and his pregnant wife planned to return to their home in the United Arab Emirates after a vacation in Armenia, but due to a subsequent lockdown of the...
July 14, 2020
China on Tuesday described a U.S. rejection of its maritime claims in the South China Sea as completely unjustified and accused the U.S. of attempting to sow discord between China...
July 13, 2020
After 35 years of civilian-led democracy, President Jair Bolsonaro has created the most militarized Brazilian government since the fall of the country's dictatorship. Packing his Cabinet with retired and active-duty...
July 13, 2020
Amid pervasive backsliding on social distancing, Britain and France are weighing whether to require people to wear masks in public places. Scientists say the two countries' governments should have done...
July 13, 2020
The United Nations says the ranks of the world's hungry grew by 10 million last year and warns that the coronavirus pandemic could push as many as 130 million more...
July 13, 2020
At the Lagutenko wedding in 2017, the couple exchanged vows, rings and kisses in front of friends and relatives, then took a traditional drive in a limousine, stopping at landmarks...
July 13, 2020
China said Monday it will impose sanctions on three U.S. lawmakers and one ambassador in response to similar actions taken by the U.S. last week against Chinese officials over alleged...
July 13, 2020
It started out as way for grief-struck families to mourn their coronavirus dead online: a Facebook group where relatives who were denied a funeral because of Italy's stringent lockdowns could...
July 13, 2020
Poland's incumbent President Andrzej Duda has won a second five-year term after a tightly contested election and a bitterly fought campaign, handing the ruling national-conservatives a comfortable grip on government....
July 13, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is worsening, due largely to failures outside of Europe and parts of Asia. But World Health Organization director Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says it's not too late...
