Nobel winner Maria Ressa acquitted of tax evasion though she faces 2 more legal...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa was acquitted of a final tax evasion charge Tuesday though she still faces two...
Israeli Supreme Court hears first challenge to Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday opened the first case to look at the legality of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial...
Balzan Prizes recognize achievements in study of human evolution, black holes with $840,000 awards
MILAN (AP) — An American literary historian, a French paleoanthropologist, a Danish evolutionary geneticist and a German-Dutch astrophysicist have been named the winners of...
On the brink of joining NATO, Sweden seeks to boost its defense spending by...
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Swedish government said Monday it wants to increase its defense budget by 28%, putting it on track to reach the...
Ukraine claims to recapture Black Sea oil platforms seized during Crimea’s annexation
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian military said Monday that it recaptured strategic gas and oil drilling platforms from Russia in the Black Sea...
‘No risk’ that NATO member Romania will be dragged into war, senior alliance official...
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — NATO Deputy-General Secretary Mircea Geoana said on Monday there is “no risk” that Alliance member Romania will be dragged into...
What to know about a major rescue underway to bring a US researcher out...
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A major rescue operation is underway in Turkey’s Taurus Mountains to bring out an American researcher who fell seriously ill...
Israel’s contentious legal overhaul comes to a head as judges hear cases on their...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul plan has plunged the country into nine months of unrest and exposed bitter divisions...
Russia’s election commission says the ruling party wins the most votes in occupied Ukrainian...
Russia’s Central Election Commission said Monday that the country’s ruling party won the most votes in elections held in occupied Ukrainian regions, as Kyiv...
Escaped prisoner may have used bedsheets to strap himself to a truck, UK prosecutor...
LONDON (AP) — A former British soldier who escaped from prison may have sneaked out by using bedsheets to strap himself to the bottom...