World News

Russia vetoes UN resolution on North Korean sanction monitoring

Abhinav Thawait

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution Thursday in a move that effectively abolishes the monitoring by United ...

A fight to protect the dignity of Michelangelo’s David raises questions about freedom of expression

Carol Dennis

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Michelangelo’s David has been a towering figure in Italian culture since its completion in 1504. But ...

Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill 16, militant rockets kill 1 Israeli as cross-border violence soars

Abhinav Thawait

HEBBARIYE, Lebanon (AP) — A series of Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon killed 16 people and a barrage of rockets ...

Russia strikes Ukraine’s Kharkiv with aerial bombs for the first time since 2022

Abhinav Thawait

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia struck the northeastern city of Kharkiv with aerial bombs Wednesday for the first time since ...

Thailand lawmakers approve bill to legalize same-sex marriage

Abhinav Thawait

BANGKOK (AP) — Lawmakers in Thailand’s lower house of Parliament overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill on Wednesday that would ...

France and Brazil announce $1.1 billion investment plan for the Amazon

Abhinav Thawait

SAO PAULO (AP) — The Brazilian and the French presidents on Tuesday announced a plan to invest 1 billion euros ...

Former Hungarian insider releases audio he says is proof of corruption in embattled Orbán government

Abhinav Thawait

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A former Hungarian government insider turned critic released an audio recording on Tuesday that he says ...

Julian Assange: UK court orders delay to extradition of WikiLeaks founder to US

Abhinav Thawait

LONDON (AP) — A British court ruled Tuesday that Julian Assange can’t be extradited to the United States on espionage ...

Japan approves plan to sell fighter jets to other nations

Abhinav Thawait

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to sell future next-generation fighter jets that it’s developing with ...

Russian massacre suspects’ homeland is plagued by poverty and religious strife

Abhinav Thawait

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The four men charged with the massacre at a Moscow theater have been identified by authorities ...

12344 Next