N Ireland leaders call for calm after night of rioting
<p>LONDON — Rioters set a hijacked bus on fire and hurled gasoline bombs at police in Belfast in the fourth night of violence in...
Kenya court suspends gov’t move to close 2 refugee camps
<p>NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya's high court on Thursday suspended the government move to shut down two camps that hold hundreds of thousands of refugees...
Holocaust survivors harness social media to spread message
BERLIN — Alarmed by a rise in online anti-Semitism during the pandemic, coupled with studies indicating younger generations lack even basic knowledge of the...
UN chief warns that use of IEDs is increasing globally
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday that the use of improvised explosive devices is increasing as conflicts become more urbanized and armed...
Welsh soccer team Swansea boycotts social media over racism
<p>SWANSEA, Wales — Swansea City and its players will boycott social media over the racist abuse sent on the platforms, the club announced on...
Turkey rejects claim it snubbed von der Leyen, blames EU
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey on Thursday strongly rejected accusations that it snubbed Ursula von der Leyen — one of the European Union’s most powerful...
Israeli academic won’t receive prize after signing petition
<p>JERUSALEM — Israel's top court on Thursday upheld a Cabinet minister's decision to temporarily block a prominent academic from receiving the country's highest honor...
Top US envoy Blinken urges Kosovo resume talks with Serbia
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Antony Blinken, the U.S. Secretary of State, has told Kosovo that the normalization of talks with Serbia is essential in its...
French Open postponed by a week because of pandemic
<p>PARIS — The French Open tennis tournament will be delayed by one week because of the coronavirus pandemic, organizers said Thursday.</p>
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Mexico detains cartel leader, local politician in 2 raids
<p>MEXICO CITY — Mexican prosecutors say they have detained one of the leaders of the Gulf Cartel, and in a related raid at a...