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Germany asks Poland to arrest Ukrainian diver in Nord Stream probe, media reports
Berlin — Germany has asked Poland to arrest a Ukrainian diving instructor who was allegedly part of a team that blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines two years ago, according…
Environmentalist and reality TV star faces possible extradition to Japan
Vancouver, British Columbia — Tens of thousands of people have signed online petitions for the release of environmentalist Paul Watson, the controversial activist arrested in Greenland on an extradition request by…
China resubmitted plans for a super embassy in London
LONDON — The Chinese government has resubmitted its plans to build a “super embassy” in London, a decision testing the new British government’s strategy for dealing with China after the victory…
Poland signs $10 billion deal for US Apache attack helicopters
Warsaw, POLAND — Poland on Tuesday signed a $10 billion deal to buy 96 Apache attack helicopters from U.S. manufacturer Boeing in an upgrade to the country’s military capabilities. Poland has…
More than 1,000 arrested following UK riots, police say
LONDON — British authorities have arrested more than 1,000 people following days of rioting involving violence, arson and looting as well as racist attacks targeting Muslims and migrants, a national policing…
Ukraine’s surprise push into Russia sparks concerns of escalation
Ukraine took the fight to Russia in recent days, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed on Monday his army’s move to “push the war out into the aggressor’s territory” with…
Media crackdown continues 4 years after contested Belarus election
San Diego, Calif. — Belarus sentenced two more journalists to prison last week in what media groups say is a continuation of a crackdown on media since the contested 2020 election…
Ancient Pompeii reveals 2 more victims of eruption, with coins, jewelry
ROME — Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have discovered the remains of two more victims of the volcanic eruption almost 2,000 years ago. The skeleton of a man…
San Marino’s bid to access EU financial sector dogged by ties to Russia
San Marino, a landlocked independent republic surrounded by Italy, has been subject to scrutiny due to reports this year highlighting its ties to Russia. Although its officials deny wrongdoing, European…
Iran shows long-range drones at Russian event, state news reports
dubai, united arab emirates — Iran has put its long-range Mohajer-10 drones on display at a defense exhibit in Russia, Iran’s official news agency reported Monday. U.S. officials have accused Iran…
London police say man arrested after child and adult stabbed in busy square
London — A man has been arrested after an 11-year-old girl and a 34-year-old woman were stabbed in central London, London’s Metropolitan Police said Monday. The attack occurred in Leicester Square,…
More Russians are urged to flee Ukraine’s cross-border attack as the Kremlin scrambles to respond
KYIV — An official in the Kursk border region of Russia on Monday urged more residents to evacuate due to the “very tense situation” in the area, where Russian forces are…
Southport, England, mourns young stabbing victim, calls for end to unrest
London — The people of Southport, England, came together Sunday for the first of the funerals for three girls killed during a dance class, remembering 9-year-old Alice da Silva Aguiar’s radiant…
Greek residents flee as wildfire rages uncontrolled near Athens
VARNAVA/ATHENS — Residents fled their homes Sunday in the village of Varnava near Athens as fire crews struggled to contain a fast-moving wildfire fueled by hot, windy weather that sent smoke…
Police arrest man climbing Eiffel Tower hours before Olympic closing ceremony
Paris — French police evacuated the area around the Eiffel Tower after a man was seen climbing the Paris landmark hours before the Olympics closing ceremony Sunday. The shirtless man was…
Ukraine’s president indirectly confirms daring military incursion onto Russian soil
KYIV, Ukraine — Days after Ukraine began a surprise military incursion into Russia’s Kursk border region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy broke the government’s silence on it late Saturday by indirectly acknowledging…
Anti-racism protesters rally across UK
London — Thousands of anti-racism demonstrators rallied Saturday across the United Kingdom to protest recent rioting blamed on the far right in the wake of the Southport knife attack that killed…
Russia launches new operation to halt advancing Ukrainian troops
moscow — Moscow on Saturday launched a “counter-terror operation” in three border regions adjoining Ukraine to halt Kyiv’s biggest cross-border offensive in the two-and-a-half year conflict. Ukrainian units stormed across the…
Bangladesh not the first student uprising to help bring about radical change
BANGKOK — In Bangladesh, weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs turned into a broad uprising that forced the prime minister to flee the country and resign. The…
China appeals to WTO over EU tariffs on electric vehicles
washington — China said Friday that it had filed an appeal with the World Trade Organization regarding hefty European Union tariffs placed on the import of Chinese electric vehicles. The EU…