‘Tantalizing’ results of 2 experiments defy physics rulebook
<p>Preliminary results from two experiments suggest something could be wrong with the basic way physicists think the universe works, a prospect that has the...
El Salvador’s long-dominant parties in crisis after drubbing
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Saúl Meléndez, a former fighter during El Salvador’s civil war, was for years a loyal member of the leftist...
EU life expectancy drops across bloc amid virus pandemic
<p>BRUSSELS — Life expectancy across much of the European Union has dropped last year, as the 27-nation bloc struggled with the impact of the...
US envoy talks migration with El Salvador, VP calls Mexico
<p>SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — A U.S. envoy arrived in El Salvador on Wednesday for talks on immigration amid a surge of child migrants...
Battle for Yemen desert city now a key to Iran, US tension
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The battle for an ancient desert city in war-torn Yemen has become a key to understanding wider tensions now...
Mexico president justifies release of kingpin targeted by US
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Wednesday defended the 2013 ruling that freed one of the drug lords most wanted...
Main opposition party against mining wins Greenland election
<p>HELSINKI — Greenland’s main opposition party, which is against an international mining project involving uranium and other metals on the Arctic island, has emerged...
EU agency to share results of probe into AstraZeneca shot
LONDON — The European Union's medicines regulator will announce the conclusions of its investigation into the possible connection between AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine and rare...
Top Polish academic sees threat in plan for new state body
<p>WARSAW, Poland — Poland's top academic has expressed concern at government plans to form a new major state scientific institution, amid fears that the...
Merkel backs ‘short, uniform lockdown’ across Germany
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday threw her weight behind a “short, uniform lockdown” as the country grapples with a high level...