The election could bring to power a left-leaning ex-president just days after Hungarian voters rejected the authoritarian policies and global far-right movement o… Read moreLeaders vote in Bulgaria's national elections
Russia’s Ministry of Defense said that its forces had destroyed 258 Ukrainian drones overnight on Saturday over 16 Russian regions, as well as over the annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea and the Black and Azov seas.
The winner from Honor, a Chinese smartphone maker, completed the 21-kilometer (13-mile) race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, according to a WeChat post by the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area, also known as Beijing E-Town, where …
A gunman who killed at least six people in the streets of Kyiv Saturday before taking hostages and barricading himself in a nearby supermarket has been shot dead by police, Ukrainian officials said. The head of Ukraine's Interior Ministry, Ih…
A new rare earth mineral facility that uses what it claims to be a ground-breaking extraction technique is set to open in South Africa, with US investment. US President Donald Trump has had to put aside his hostility towards South Africa to g…
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh said his country isn't for a new round of face-to-face talks with the US because the Americans “have not abandoned their maximalist position.” On Friday, US President Donald Trump said the US w…
Four decades on, Chernobyl remains too dangerous for humans. But the wildlife has moved back in. Wolves now prowl the vast no-man’s-land spanning Ukraine and Belarus, and brown bears have returned after more than a century. Populations of lyn…
Nestled in a sea of yellow daffodils lies an oasis of calm and tranquility founded in 1245: the Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde of Bruges. And for 22 years, Trees Dewever has called the beguinage home. Her neighbor 23-year beguinage residen…
Canada is entering a new era of nation-building. From clean-energy corridors and critical-minerals projects to modern rail and port infrastructure, the federal governm…
When it comes to personal finances, knowledge makes all the difference. Why is it important to create and stick to a household budget? What’s the real cost of using cr…
There are few lights on the streets, no families out for a stroll, no couples canoodling in central Havana. (AP video: Ariel Fernández & Milexsy Durán)
The Lexington Minutemen are marking the anniversary of the Battle of Lexington in Massachusetts on Saturday, as they do every year. Thousands of people gathered on the Lexington Green to witness the historic clash. (AP Video: Mike Casey)
Star Wars fans gathered Saturday for the third edition of the “Parade of the Galaxies,” an event featuring a variety of cosplayers who showcased their best costumes along a main avenue in central Santiago. (AP Video: Alexandre Plaza)
A trail of damaged homes and buildings dotted a wide swath of the U.S. on Saturday after a burst of destructive winds and reported tornadoes tore off roofs, uprooted trees and rendered rural roads impassable with debris. No deaths have been r…
Former President Barack Obama met with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for the first time on Saturday and led Bronx preschoolers in a singalong. (AP Video: Ted Shaffrey)
Here's the latest for Saturday, April 18th: Iran fully closes Strait of Hormuz over US blockade; Mass shooting in Ukraine's capital leaves six dead; Trump signs order to speed review of psychedelics; Powerful winds and reported tornadoes rip …
A gunman who killed at least six people in Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, before taking hostages and barricading himself inside a supermarket on Saturday has been shot and killed by police, Ukrainian officials said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Ze…
The attack near the southern Lebanese village of Ghandouriyeh came after a 10-day ceasefire went into effect at midnight Thursday between Israel and Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group.
President Donald Trump on Saturday directed his administration to speed up reviews of certain psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine, which recently has been embraced by combat veterans and conservative lawmakers despite having serious safety risks.
Speaking to reporters, Pope Leo XIV addressed head the spiralling back-and-forth saga of Trump’s critiques of his peace message, which have dominated news headlines this week. But the American pope also sought also to set the record straight,…
Confusion over the critical chokepoint threatened to deepen the energy crisis roiling the global economy and push the two countries toward renewed conflict, even as mediators expressed confidence a new deal was within reach. Iran’s joint mili…
Friday marked the half-way point in Leo’s 11-day tour of four African nations. He leaves Saturday for Angola, another country blessed with oil and other natural resources, but where a third of the population lives on less than $2.15 a day.
President Donald Trump's influence on the Republican Party faces a test in Indiana's primary on May 5. After state senators opposed redistricting, Trump endorsed seven primary challengers. (AP video: Obed Lamy)
The announcement was made the day after U.S. President Donald Trump said the American blockade “will remain in full force” until Tehran reaches a deal with the U.S., including on its nuclear program.
Since a fragile ceasefire began last October, conflict in the region has calmed, but much of the territory remains in ruins with no clear timeline for reconstruction. Local municipalities and the United Nations Development Program, or UNDP, h…
“We went to help. These aren't just civilians, they're our colleagues, so it was a little emotional for us,” Mohammed Jaber, 43, told The Associated Press. Three strikes which killed four paramedics and wounded six others were the latest exam…
After declaring the Strait of Hormuz open, Tehran maintained its grip on transit and threatened to close it again if the US kept in place its blockade of Iranian ships and ports. U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters accompanying him abo…
Following the revelation in the Guardian newspaper, the UK government said Prime Minister Keir Starmer was not aware the Foreign Office had overruled a security vetting process for Peter Mandelson to become UK ambassador to Washington “until …
A gold tailored dress and an ancient Egyptian mask welcome visitors upon entry. A few meters away, a colourful display of goddess-like dresses embellish a renaissance-style painting. An edgy Alexander McQueen garment sits next to a Rembrandt …
The role of Black and Indigenous people in the American Revolution is getting greater attention as the country remembers their contribution to America's independence. (AP Video: Rodrique Ngowi)
A likely tornado tore through a small village in northwest Illinois on Friday, ripping down power lines and roofs, uprooting trees. There were no reports of severe injuries or deaths.
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested in a speech in Arizona that Iran has agreed to hand over its enriched uranium. Neither Iran nor countries acting as intermediaries in the conflict have said Tehran has made such an agreement.
Two women who once lived in the same house as a man charged in a string of deadly attacks in the Atlanta suburbs speak out about his behavior prior to his arrest (AP Video: Ron Harris)
