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By Tom Balmforth and Max Hunder KYIV -Russia is preparing for the next stage of its offensive in Ukraine, a Ukrainian military official said, after Moscow said its forces would …

By Guillermo Martinez JERTE, Spain -Authorities across southern Europe battled on Sunday to control huge wildfires in countries including Spain, Greece and France, with hundreds of deaths blamed on soaring …

By Michael Holden and David Milliken LONDON -British foreign minister Liz Truss clashed over tax policy with former finance minister Rishi Sunak on Friday, as the five remaining contenders to …

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on Sunday criticized President Joe Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia, saying it rewarded a dictatorship and should have never taken place given its leader’s …

By Tom Balmforth and Max Hunder KYIV -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday abruptly fired the head of Ukraine’s powerful domestic security agency, the SBU, and the state prosecutor general, citing …

By David Shepardson (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday named the members of an emergency board tasked with helping resolve disputes between freight rail carriers and their unions, the …

By Kirsty Needham SUVA -Pacific island nations, courted by China and the United States, put the superpowers on notice, telling the world’s two biggest carbon emitters to take more action …

(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday differed with Saudi Arabia in their account of discussions at a bilateral summit about the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, …

ATHENS -A Ukrainian cargo plane carrying munitions from Serbia to Bangladesh crashed in northern Greece late on Saturday, killing all eight crew members on board, Greek and Serbian authorities said …

By Uditha Jayasinghe and Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO -Sri Lanka’s ousted president, who fled overseas this week to escape a popular uprising against his government, has said he took “all possible …

By Juliette Jabkhiro and LEA GUEDJ PARIS – When police came knocking on the door of his eastern Paris home on July 16, 1942, 15-year-old French Jew Joseph Schwartz was …

EUGENE, Ore. – American sprint coach Rana Reider, who is being investigated for sexual misconduct, was warned and removed from the World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field by police after …

(Reuters) – Russia is preparing for the next stage of its offensive in Ukraine, a Ukrainian military official said, after Moscow said its forces would step up military operations in …

NEW DELHI – The Indian government’s COVID-19 vaccinations hit 2 billion on Sunday, with booster doses underway for all adults, as daily infections hit four-month high, official data showed. Prime …

By Crispian Balmer ROME – Italy’s mayors, business organisations and union leaders urged Prime Minister Mario Draghi at the weekend to rethink his decision to resign, warning that the stability …

By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen launched her party’s campaign for November local elections on Sunday, touting the island’s economic resilience in the face of global challenges …

(Reuters) – United Arab Emirates authorities have detained Asim Ghafoor, a U.S. citizen and civil rights attorney who previously served as a lawyer for slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi, said U.S.-based …

By Layli Foroudi and Sergio Goncalves PARIS/LISBON -Wildfires raged in southwestern France and Spain on Saturday, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes as blistering summer temperatures …

By Tom Balmforth and Max Hunder KYIV -Russia said on Saturday its forces would step up military operations in Ukraine in “all operational areas” as Moscow’s rockets and missiles pounded …

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – A federal judge in Tennessee has temporarily blocked Biden administration directives allowing transgender workers and students to use bathrooms and locker rooms and join sports …

SKOPJE – Lawmakers in North Macedonia on Saturday passed a French-brokered deal aimed at settling a dispute with Bulgaria and clearing the way to long-due European Union membership talks. With …

By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST – Around 1,000 Hungarians demonstrated against Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government on Saturday in the latest of a series of smaller demonstrations this week since his …

By Jarrett Renshaw JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia – President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman took a step to mending their troubled relationship with a fist bump, but …

By Steve Holland, Aziz El Yaakoubi, Jarrett Renshaw and Maha El Dahan JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia -President Joe Biden told Arab leaders on Saturday that the United States would remain an …