Famed Madrid flamenco venue closes amid virus restrictions
<p>MADRID — Artists at one of Madrid’s best-known flamenco bars put on a final outdoor show Thursday, marking its closure after 140 years because...
Doctors Without Borders staffer killed in north Syria camp
BEIRUT — The international aid organization Doctors Without Borders said Tuesday a staff member was killed and three were injured in separate incidents last...
Thailand probes Facebook’s removal of army-linked accounts
BANGKOK — Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha says he has assigned the Royal Thai Army to investigate after Facebook Inc. removed 185 accounts and...
Mexico Senate passes energy bill favoring state, fossil fuel
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Senate passed an electrical energy bill that favors government-owned generating plants that largely run on fossil fuels Tuesday, putting renewable...
Canada lawyer says Trump comments shouldn’t halt extradition
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Comments made by former U.S. President Donald Trump do not meet the standard to halt an extradition hearing of a...
Chief European Union diplomat in Venezuela leaves country
<p>CARACAS, Venezuela — The chief European Union diplomat in Venezuela left the country on Tuesday, a week after the government of Nicolás Maduro ordered...
Animated ‘Demon Slayer’ strikes chord with pandemic Japan
<p>TOKYO — The demons are everywhere, sometimes spreading like purple slime, lurking, killing. The terrifying plight depicted in the swashbuckling animated film, “Demon Slayer:...
Ethiopia now calls Axum massacre allegations ‘credible’
NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia on Wednesday said it is investigating “credible allegations of atrocities and human rights abuses” in its embattled Tigray region, including...
Sarkozy rules out French presidential run after conviction
PARIS — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has ruled out running again for office next year, a day after a court found him guilty...
Three have life-threatening wounds after Sweden ax attack
STOCKHOLM — Hospital officials say three people wounded in an assault by a man using an ax in southern Sweden are in life-threatening condition...