Report: Taliban interfering with NGO work in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Taliban fighter fired his rifle into the air at a food distribution event in Afghanistan, an example of their harassment of nongovernmental...
Belarus: Dissident journalist sentenced to 8 years in prison
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Belarus has convicted a dissident journalist who was removed from a commercial airplane that was forced to land in...
Huge fire rages at oil depot behind Russian lines
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A massive blaze broke out at an oil depot behind Russian lines, local officials said Wednesday, while the Kremlin’s forces used 26...
Anadolu Efes player Singleton hospitalized with chest pains
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — American basketball player Chris Singleton has been admitted to a hospital in Turkey after suffering chest pains, his Istanbul-based team said Wednesday....
UN humanitarian chief arrives in Sudan on last day of truce
PORT SUDAN, Sudan (AP) — The UN’s humanitarian chief arrived in Sudan’s main seaport on Wednesday, as thousands of Sudanese and foreign nationals gathered there in...
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy in Finland for summit of Nordic leaders
HELSINKI (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in the Finnish capital, Helsinki, for a one-day Nordic summit. Zelenskyy is expected to meet with four Nordic...
US Navy: Iran seizes oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran seized a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the second-such capture by Tehran in recent...
Palace weapons arrest comes amid coronations security push
LONDON (AP) — The coronation of King Charles III involves one of the most important security operations in U.K. history, Britain’s security minister said Wednesday, after...
Pope greets Russian Orthodox envoy amid peace mission talk
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Wednesday greeted the foreign envoy of the Russian Orthodox Church, just days after revealing a secret “mission” was under...
Priest, scientist on trial in Germany over climate protest
BERLIN (AP) — A Jesuit priest and a scientist are appearing before a German court Wednesday charged with coercion in connection with a climate protest last...