By HANNA ARHIROVA and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Last fall, weeks before Donald Trump was elected U.S. president, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy floated a pitch that proposed, among other things, an economic deal that would allow Washington access to ...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark says it will summon the top U.S. diplomat in the country for an explanation following a Wall Street Journal report about the United States stepping up intelligence gathering on Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory coveted by President Donald ...
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Thursday fired various types of short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern sea, South Korea's military said, adding to a run in military displays that raised animosities in the region. South Korean military ...
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday announced the granting of pardons to 42 imprisoned opposition activists, in what analysts say is an effort at rapprochement with the West.
Belarus was rocked by ...
By WAFAA SHURAFA and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 92 people, including women, children and two journalists, officials said Wednesday, as Israel prepares to ramp up its campaign in the strip, with the ...
By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press
JERUSALEM (AP) — Ruhama Bohbot was at home watching the news when she heard U.S. President Donald Trump say something new: Three of the 24 hostages Israel considered to be alive in Gaza had probably died.
"As of today, it's 21, three have died," Trump ...
By MUNIR AHMED, SHEIKH SAALIQ, RIAZAT BUTT, RAJESH ROY and AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press
ISLAMABAD (AP) — India fired missiles at Pakistan early Wednesday, in what it said was retaliation for last month's massacre of Indian tourists. Pakistan called the strikes an act of war and claimed ...
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece and Egypt reaffirmed their commitment Wednesday to a proposed undersea electricity interconnection designed to transport renewable energy from North Africa to Europe.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Egyptian ...
By KEN MORITSUGU and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — China announced a barrage of measures meant to counter the blow to its economy from U.S. President Donald Trump 's trade war, as the two sides prepared for talks later this week.
Beijing's central bank governor and ...
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The war in Gaza may be on the cusp of a new phase after Israel approved plans over the weekend to intensify its operations. Which raises the question: After 19 months of bloodshed and destruction, why is there still no end in ...
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press
ISLAMABAD (AP) — India has launched missiles into Pakistani territory in retaliation for a gun massacre on tourists in April. Pakistan's leader condemned the strikes and vowed his country would deliver a robust response.
The missile launch, and Pakistan's ...
By JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Thousands of Panamanians marched in the capital Tuesday in the largest protest yet against an agreement signed during last month's visit by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth giving U.S. troops access to strategic air and naval ...
By WAFAA SHURAFA and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli plan to seize the Gaza Strip and expand the military operation has alarmed many in the region. Palestinians are exhausted and hopeless, pummeled by 19 months of heavy bombing. Families of ...
By LORNE COOK and SAM McNEIL Associated Press
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union should halt imports of Russian natural gas by the end of 2027 to deprive President Vladimir Putin of revenue that helps fuel his war on Ukraine, the bloc's executive branch said Tuesday.
Under a detailed plan ...
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press
BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected in a second ballot by lawmakers as post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor on Tuesday — hours after he failed to win the first round in parliament in a historic defeat.
Merz, 69, who ...
By ELENA BECATOROS and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military said Tuesday it launched airstrikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen that fully disabled the country's international airport in the capital, Sanaa.
The strikes came after Israel launched ...
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. agency that fights HIV plans to slash its workforce by more than half and move many posts to cheaper locations as a result of drastic funding cuts from longtime donors in the United States, Asia and Europe, the agency and staffers ...
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press
BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected in a second ballot by lawmakers as post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor on Tuesday — hours after he failed to win the first round in parliament in a historic defeat.
Merz, 69, who ...
By WAFAA SHURAFA and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli plan to seize the Gaza Strip and expand the military operation has alarmed many in the region. Palestinians are exhausted and hopeless, pummeled by 19 months of heavy bombing. Families of ...
By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's interim president appointed a new prime minister on Tuesday, a day after Marcel Ciolacu stepped down following the failure of his coalition's candidate to make the runoff in a rerun of the presidential election.
Ilie ...