Ukraine fires 6 deputy defense ministers as heavy fighting continues in the east
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Six Ukrainian deputy defense ministers were fired Monday following the dismissal two weeks ago of Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov in...
Human rights in Russia have ‘significantly’ worsened since Ukraine war began, UN-backed expert says
GENEVA (AP) — The rights situation in Russia has “significantly deteriorated” since President Vladimir Putin launched his war against Ukraine in February last year,...
Russell Brand gigs postponed and police probe complaint, after media air sexual assault allegations
LONDON (AP) — British police said Monday that they had received a sexual assault allegation after media outlets published claims by several women against...
Iran-US prisoner swap likely set in motion as $6 billion of once-frozen Iranian assets...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and the United States will exchange prisoners on Monday after some $6 billion once frozen in South...
9 teenage boys who escaped from a detention center in Pennsylvania are in custody,...
MORGANTOWN, Pa (AP) — Nine teenagers who escaped from a detention center in Pennsylvania after overpowering staff and crawling under a fence were captured...
Turkey’s President Erdogan and Elon Musk discuss establishing a Tesla car factory in Turkey
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Elon Musk, the head of electric carmaker Tesla, to establish a factory in Turkey...
Russia urges UN’s top court to toss out Ukrainian case that seeks to halt...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Russia on Monday called a Ukrainian case alleging that Moscow abused the Genocide Convention to justify its invasion last...
Oregon judge to decide in new trial whether voter-approved gun control law is constitutional
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon judge is set to decide whether a gun control law approved by voters in November violates the state’s...
China’s foreign minister holds talks in Russia after meeting with US national security adviser
MOSCOW (AP) — China's top diplomat on Monday began several days of security consultations with Russian officials following his weekend talks with U.S. President...
As Slovakia’s trust in democracy fades, its election frontrunner campaigns against aid to Ukraine
MICHALOVCE, Slovakia (AP) — A populist former prime minister whose party is favored to win Slovakia’s early parliamentary election plans to reverse the country’s...