NATO allies on Wednesday selected Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as NATO’s next boss, as the war in Ukraine rages on its doorstep and uncertainty hangs over the United States’ future attitude to the transatlantic alliance.

Chess players from Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are introducing children traumatised by violence to the joys of playing the board game

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Several balloons were spotted in and around the airport boundaries, as one balloon landed on the tarmac near passenger terminal two

Takeoffs and landings at South Korea’s Incheon international airport have been disrupted for about three hours because of balloons launched by North Korea filled with refuse, an airport spokesperson said.

One balloon landed on the tarmac near passenger terminal two and the three runways at Incheon were temporarily shut down on Wednesday, the spokesperson said.

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Peru will stop listing individuals who identify as trans, among others, as suffering from mental disorders, the country’s health ministry announced after weeks of backlash.

The World Health Organization and other outside scientists said the spread of a dangerous, deadly strain of mpox in Africa needs to be addressed urgently.

Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said not enough Americans were studying STEM fields, and the U.S. should recruit international students from India, not China.

New York's Nassau County passed a law banning women's and girls' sports teams from using facilities unless they exclude transgender women and girls from playing.

Israel’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that ultra-Orthodox Jewish men must be drafted into the military, a new blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that could lead to the collapse of his increasingly fragile governing coalition.

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The ICC issued warrants for Sergei Shoigu, Russia's ex-defense minister, and general Valery Gerasimov for alleged crimes committed during the Ukraine war.

Britain’s ruling Conservative Party said Tuesday it had withdrawn support from two parliamentary candidates “as a result of ongoing internal enquiries,” relating to alleged bets placed on the timing of a July 4 national election.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday he had replaced the commander of the Joint Forces of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Lt.

Israel’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that ultra-Orthodox Jewish men must be drafted into the military, a new blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that could lead to the collapse of his increasingly fragile governing coalition.

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U.S. auto dealers grappled with an ongoing cyber attack-led software outage on Monday, with some reverting to manual paperwork as car industry technology provider CDK worked to restore systems used by more than 15,000 retail locations.

Deepening cooperation between Russia and North Korea could create an uncomfortable situation for China, which is close with both countries.

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Deepening cooperation between Russia and North Korea could create an uncomfortable situation for China, which is close with both countries.

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Russia, the world’s biggest nuclear power, has started updating its nuclear doctrine.

A fire broke out at a lithium battery factory in South Korea on Monday, killing at least 16 people and leaving five others missing, local fire officials said.

Democracy is not a crime and autocracy is the real “evil,” Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said Monday after China threatened death for Taiwan separatists.

French interior minister says the vote could bring civil unrest and worse less than a month before the Paris Olympics.

For generations the Gurung community in Taap, about 175km (110 miles) west of the capital, Kathmandu, and other villages in the districts of Lamjung and Kaski, have scoured the steep Himalayan cliffs for honey. The villagers say the proceeds, split among them, are drying up as the number of hives has declined over the past decade, although some also earn a living from growing crops of rice, corn, millet and wheat

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Tourists who have booked a hotel on Capri will be allowed back onto the Italian island as the local administration works to secure water supplies after damage to the aqueduct on the mainland deprived it of running water.

The death of an Indian farm laborer in a gruesome accident has put a spotlight on the conditions of migrant agricultural workers in Italy.

At Euro 2024, France's football players including Kylian Mbappe and Marcus Thuram are taking a stand against the far-right of Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella's Rassemblement National after President Macron called a snap election.

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The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to bar the sale of antivirus software made by Russia’s Kaspersky Lab in the United States, citing the firm’s large U.S. customers, including critical infrastructure providers and state and local governments.

The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to bar the sale of antivirus software made by Russia’s Kaspersky Lab in the United States, citing the firm’s large U.S. customers, including critical infrastructure providers and state and local governments.

During a panel discussion between students and the Pope, Acebedo Rivera told the Pope that his use of homophobic slurs has caused "immense pain."

Two adolescent boys in a Paris suburb have been given preliminary charges of raping a 12-year-old girl and religion-motivated violence, French authorities said.

A Russian-American woman arrested earlier this year while visiting family in Russia went on trial for alleged treason on Thursday after authorities accused her of raising money to send to the Ukrainian army.

A nationwide electricity outage struck Ecuador on Wednesday, leaving the nation of some 18 million in the dark, including the capital’s subway system.

Hundreds of visitors have died during the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca amid scorching heat.

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A pro-tax Austrian heiress has given away $27 million of her inheritance.

Investigators in Russia have and charged three people after more than 120 people in Moscow and dozens in other cities fell sick with suspected food poisoning.

Putin appoints relative after firing four deputy defense ministers.

Tobacco giant Philip Morris International said on Monday that it would suspend online sales on Swedish Match North America’s ZYN.com nationwide as the Zyn nicotine pouch maker responds to a subpoena from the District of Columbia.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the six-member war Cabinet, an Israeli official said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the six-member war Cabinet, an Israeli official said.

A freight train smashed into the rear of a stationary passenger train in India’s West Bengal state, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens.

China views the annexation and “elimination” of Taiwan as its great national cause, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Sunday, telling cadets at the military’s premier academy they must know their enemy and not give in to defeatism.

Russian special forces freed two guards and killed several men linked to Islamic State who had taken them hostage at a detention center in the southern city of Rostov on Sunday, the prison service said.