A national strike called by Italy’s largest trade union in protest against the government’s budget plans has widely disrupted transportation, health and school services across the country
December 12, 2025
British writer Joanna Trollope, known for her bestselling novels about romantic escapades in rural England, has died at 82
December 12, 2025
Russia’s Central Bank says it has filed a lawsuit against Belgian financial institution Euroclear
December 12, 2025
Archaeologists in Britain say they have found the earliest known evidence of deliberate fire-making, dating to around 400,000 years ago
December 10, 2025
International Criminal Court judges and prosecutors are trying to live and work under the same financial and travel restrictions brought against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Osama bin Laden
December 12, 2025
Aston Villa extends its winning streak to eight games in all competitions with a 2-1 victory against Basel in the Europa League to secure at least a playoff spot
December 11, 2025
A man accused of killing a Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina train has appeared in federal court
December 11, 2025
US proposes ‘free economic zone’ in parts of Donbas after Ukrainian pullback, Zelensky says
December 11, 2025
Swiss singer Nemo, who won the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, has decided to return the winners' trophy
December 11, 2025
A rare magnum of Dom Pérignon Vintage 1961 champagne that was specially produced for the 1981 wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana has failed to sell during an auction
December 11, 2025
The U.N.'s cultural agency has listed Switzerland’s long-celebrated yodeling among 67 traditions honored its list of intangible cultural heritage
December 11, 2025
Venezuelan opposition leader says US helped her travel to Norway to accept Nobel Prize
December 11, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says negotiators are tackling territorial issues in U.S.-led peace talks with Russia
December 11, 2025
The IOC has taken a big step toward reintegrating Russia and Belarus into world sports
December 11, 2025
NATO chief warns European allies they could be Russia’s next target
December 11, 2025
Italian food is known and loved around the world for its fresh ingredients and palate-pleasing tastes, but the U.N.’s cultural agency is giving foodies another reason to celebrate their pizza, pasta and tiramisu by listing Italian cooking as part of the world’s “intangible” cultural heritage
December 10, 2025
Researchers uncover clues to mysterious origin of famous Hjortspring boat
December 11, 2025
Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum plans to open a new branch in Eindhoven
December 11, 2025
The European Union has handed Ukraine a list of reforms needed to join the bloc
December 11, 2025
Videos of sexually suggestive, AI-generated children are racking up millions of likes on TikTok, study finds
December 11, 2025
Verona's ancient Roman Arena is getting a modern facelift for the 2026 Milan Cortina Games
December 11, 2025
‘Trump Gold Card’ launches, offering expedited immigration pathway with a $1 million fee
December 11, 2025
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has appeared in public for the first time in 11 months
December 10, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump says he and European leaders have discussed proposals to end the war in Ukraine, adding that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “has to be realistic” about his country’s position on a peace plan
December 10, 2025
Ukraine presents response to US peace plan as Trump says European leaders want a meeting
December 10, 2025
Ewa Pajor put Barcelona on course for a 3-1 win against Benfica in the Champions League and moved within sight of Sam Kerr’s scoring record
December 10, 2025
Twelve more pounds of muscle
December 10, 2025
Could Ukraine really hold elections in the next 90 days?
December 10, 2025
European nations have agreed to consider changes that rights advocates say would weaken migrant protections that have underpinned European law since World War II
December 10, 2025
Denmark sees US as potential security concern
December 10, 2025
The hardest bed he ever felt: Former French president recounts his 20 days behind bars
December 10, 2025
Archaeologists find earliest known fire made by humans
December 10, 2025
Iceland's national broadcaster has announced it will boycott next year's Eurovision Song Contest due to discord over Israel's participation
December 10, 2025
At least 197 children were fathered by sperm donor with cancer-causing gene. Some have already died
December 10, 2025
Brigitte Macron’s use of sexist slur sparks outrage in France
December 10, 2025
McKinney's "Grandma Stand" offers holiday comfort, connection and free advice
December 10, 2025
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy describes his time behind bars in a book released Wednesday
December 10, 2025
Scottish artist Nnena Kalu has won the Turner Prize for her vivid abstract drawings and sculptures
December 10, 2025
Nnena Kalu ‘makes history’ by winning Turner Prize 2025
December 10, 2025
Pope Leo XIV is insisting that Europe must have a role in any Ukraine peace deal
December 09, 2025
Rod Paige, the first African American to serve as U.S. secretary of education, has died at 92
December 10, 2025
A planned news conference by Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado has been canceled after a several-hour delay, a day before Wednesday's award ceremony in Oslo
December 09, 2025
Stowe Mountain Rescue in Vermont has noticed a troubling trend among skiers
December 09, 2025
Ukraine is ready to hold elections in next 90 days if allies can guarantee security, Zelensky says
December 09, 2025
As Trump states Ukraine is losing the war with Russia, officials say the battlefield situation hasn’t changed significantly
December 09, 2025
Liverpool picked up a much-needed win over Inter Milan in the Champions League without Mohamed Salah while Barcelona and Bayern Munich celebrated comeback wins and Chelsea lost
December 09, 2025
The United Nations chief is calling on Yemen’s Houthi rebels not to prosecute detained U.N. personnel and to work “in good faith” to immediately release all detained staff from the U.N. and foreign agencies and missions
December 09, 2025
The NHL remains cautiously optimistic about sending top hockey players to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in February
December 09, 2025
Tottenham says a rainbow flag showing support for the LGBTQ+ community has been moved to a new location inside the team's stadium for the Champions League match against Sparta Prague following a request from the Czech club
December 09, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reaffirmed his refusal to cede territory, resisting U.S. pressure for compromise with Russia
December 09, 2025
Britain has announced sanctions against several Russian media and ideas organizations
December 09, 2025
Slovakia’s parliament has approved a plan to dismantle an independent office that protects whistleblowers
December 09, 2025
With uncertainty hanging over his Liverpool career, Mohamed Salah sent out another message
December 09, 2025
How one extraordinary interview caused Liverpool great Mohamed Salah to fall out with the club
December 09, 2025
AC Milan has returned to the top of Serie A
December 08, 2025
Lithuania's government has declared a national emergency over security risks from meteorological balloons sent from Russia-allied Belarus in recent weeks
December 09, 2025
The European Union is investigating Google for potential antitrust violations related to its AI models
December 09, 2025
Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš has been sworn in as the Czech Republic’s new prime minister following October’s parliamentary election
December 09, 2025
Christel Dauwe has been living in a holiday wonderland year-round with her Christmas ornament shop in Antwerp, Belgium
December 09, 2025
Angry farmers protesting delays in the payment of subsidies have swarmed onto an airport tarmac on the southern Greek island of Crete
December 08, 2025
Manchester United has moved into the English Premier League's top six with a comprehensive 4-1 win over bottom club Wolverhampton
December 08, 2025
Hockey at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics will be played on slightly shorter ice than NHL regulation size
December 08, 2025
Liverpool coach Arne Slot says he hasn't spoken to Mohamed Salah since the forward's public criticism of the club
December 08, 2025
British, French and German leaders met in London with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a show of European support for Kyiv at what they called a “critical moment” in the U.S.-led effort to end Russia’s war in Ukraine
December 08, 2025
Zelensky says Ukraine will refuse to concede territory to Russia as peace talks press on
December 08, 2025
Pope Leo XIV embraces a Roman tradition by praying for peace at a statue of the Madonna near the Spanish Steps
December 08, 2025
Deputies discover driver using flashlight for headlight
December 08, 2025
Retired French tennis player Caroline Garcia has turned down a $270,000 sponsorship deal for her podcast from a betting company
December 08, 2025
Real Madrid defender Éder Militão is expected to be sidelined for at least three months because of a left leg injury
December 08, 2025
A top European Union official has warned the United States against interfering in European affairs
December 08, 2025
Water leak in Louvre damages hundreds of books
December 08, 2025
Greenland is hosting meetings with U.S. officials
December 08, 2025
President Donald Trump is claiming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “ hasn’t read” a U
December 07, 2025
Tom Hicks, the Texas businessman and philanthropist who owned two Dallas-area professional sports franchises and an English Premier League soccer team, died Saturday
December 07, 2025
Real Madrid has had two players sent off in a 2-0 home defeat to Celta Vigo as it lost more ground to Spanish league leader Barcelona
December 07, 2025
The gala crowd at Milan's Teatro alla Scala has cheered the season premiere of Dmitry Shostakovich's "Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk" with a 12-minute standing ovation
December 07, 2025
Defender Marc Guehi has scored late as Crystal Palace won 2-1 at Fulham to move up to fourth place in the Premier League
December 07, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel and Hamas are expected to move into the second phase of their ceasefire soon
December 07, 2025
A top Ukrainian sea-drone commander says more complex attacks on Russian forces are expected next year as Kyiv’s uncrewed fleet continues to restrict the once-dominant Black Sea navy
December 07, 2025
The Nordic countries are no strangers to the long, dark winter
December 07, 2025
Ukraine peace talks in Miami end with lingering questions over security guarantees and territory
December 07, 2025
This year’s royal Christmas card is a nod to love
December 06, 2025
Olympic swimming champion Gregorio Paltrinieri started off the torch relay for the Milan Cortina Winter Games on Saturday marking exactly two months before the Feb. 6 opening ceremony
December 06, 2025
The Premier League title race has been blown open after Arsenal conceded in stoppage time and lost at Aston Villa 2-1
December 06, 2025
Russia has launched a major missile and drone attack on Ukraine, targeting energy infrastructure and triggering air raid alerts
December 06, 2025
Chernobyl protective shield can no longer confine radiation after drone strike, UN nuclear watchdog says
December 06, 2025
Investigations launched after more unexplained drone sightings off two European coasts
December 06, 2025
Max Verstappen took a brilliant pole position for the title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ahead of Formula 1 title rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri
December 06, 2025
New infant burial site discovered at Tuam Mother and Baby home amid ongoing excavation
December 06, 2025
Construction on the main hockey arena is still not finished
December 06, 2025
Mexico is optimistic about advancing in the 2026 World Cup after being drawn against South Africa, South Korea, and a yet-to-be-determined European team
December 05, 2025
President Donald Trump’s advisers and Ukrainian officials say they’ll meet for a third day of talks on Saturday after making progress on finding agreement on a security framework for postwar Ukraine
December 05, 2025
If you listen to the words spoken after the World Cup draw by the various coaches who were at the Kennedy Center, it would seem impossible for any of them to win next year’s tournament
December 05, 2025
French first lady Brigitte Macron has reunited with a giant panda born in France during a visit to China with President Emmanuel Macron
December 05, 2025
European Union regulators have fined Elon Musk’s social media platform X 120 million euros for failing to comply with digital regulations
December 05, 2025
President Donald Trump has come out with a new national security strategy that paints European allies as weak and aims to reassert America’s dominance in the Western Hemisphere
December 05, 2025
French officials are investigating an illegal drone overflight of the Atlantic coast base for France's nuclear-armed submarines
December 05, 2025
Trump national security strategy calls for ‘cultivating resistance’ in Europe and changing US’ role in Western Hemisphere
December 05, 2025
Riot police have fired tear gas at farmers attempting to block the main access road to the international airport in Greece’s second-largest city Thessaloniki
December 05, 2025
World shares are mixed after AI worries drag Wall Street tech stocks lower
Turning Point youth conference begins in Phoenix without founder Charlie Kirk
Wisconsin judge accused of helping immigrant set to present her case as trial winds down
Arab female directors drive change at the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah
Belgium demands ironclad guarantees of protection as EU leaders weigh a massive loan for Ukraine
FACT FOCUS: Trump's glowing account of progress is at odds with his government's own stats
Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported on Vietnam and Gulf wars, has died