Turkey sentences 11 people to life in prison over ski resort hotel fire
ISTANBUL – A Turkish court sentenced 11 people to life in prison on Friday over a fire that killed 78 people at a ski resort in northwest Turkey’s Bolu mountains…
Cameroon opposition leader Tchiroma says loyal soldiers escorted him to safety
DAKAR – Cameroon opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary said on Friday he had been escorted to a secure location by soldiers loyal to him for his protection, a move that…
Count of Paris urges Louvre thieves to ‘give us back our jewels’
DREUX, France – The Count of Paris, whose great-grandmother once wore the sapphire tiara stolen from the Louvre Museum, has pleaded with the robbers to return the stolen jewels intact…
Explainer-Are the deadly US strikes on alleged drug vessels legal?
WILMINGTON, Delaware – U.S. strikes against suspected drug vessels in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean have killed dozens of what the Trump administration says are drug trafficking terrorists responsible for…
Explainer-Britain’s Andrew and the sex scandal that cost his royal titles, privileges
LONDON – Britain’s King Charles stripped younger brother Andrew of his title of prince and ordered him out of his royal home over renewed scrutiny after the release of a…
Hungary’s PM Orban flags pension top-up as tough 2026 election nears
BUDAPEST – Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday his government would launch a pension top-up, stepping up his political campaign ahead of national elections in 2026. Read More
Russia uses missile in Ukraine that led Trump to quit nuclear treaty, Kyiv says
LONDON – Russia has in recent months attacked Ukraine with a cruise missile whose secret development prompted Donald Trump to abandon a nuclear arms control pact with Moscow in his…
Russia uses missile in Ukraine that led Trump to quit nuclear treaty, Kyiv says
LONDON – Russia has in recent months attacked Ukraine with a cruise missile whose secret development prompted Donald Trump to abandon a nuclear arms control pact with Moscow in his…
Heavy rains in New York kill two, disrupt flights
Heavy rains lashed New York on Thursday, killing two people in the city, Mayor Eric Adams said, while accompanying storms disrupted flights and weather authorities warned of floods in some…
Growing rice in Britain ‘not so crazy’ as climate warms
British researchers are embarking on a journey of agricultural transformation. Read More