Italy Senate rejects motion to block train link with France
The Italian Senate on Wednesday rejected a motion by one of the ruling coalition parties, the 5-Star Movement, to block an alpine rail link with...
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says called Putin after four soldiers killed
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had a phone conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Wednesday morning after four Ukrainian soldiers were killed by...
Trump says talks with South Korea under way over defense costs
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday talks have begun aimed at getting South Korea to pay more for the cost of maintaining U.S. troops...
In Iraqi holy city, row over female violinist at soccer match shows social rift
The match should have been cause for young Iraqis to celebrate. Their national team beat Lebanon 1-0 in the first competitive international hosted by Iraq...
Patient groups push back against Gilead’s pricey HIV prevention treatment
Gilead Sciences Inc hopes to soon introduce a pricey new pill to prevent HIV in people at risk of contracting the infection, but the drugmaker...
1,000km relay to honor 2011 disaster victims ends in Tokyo
A 1000 kilometer, two-week relay which started in Northern Japan to raise awareness for the 2011 earthquake and tsunami ended in Tokyo on Wednesday in...
As U.S. college admission process opens, scandal weighs on low-income students
Christine Bascombe, a New York City high school student who dreams of attending Cornell University, says she was devastated last spring to hear that dozens...
Turkey says drill ships continue work in eastern Mediterranean, another en route
Two Turkish drill ships are continuing operations in the eastern Mediterranean and another ship will join them this month, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said, as...
Explainer: Argentina heads to the polls. What’s up for grabs?
Argentina’s election fever is starting to mount....
EU wheat harvest well advanced as heatwave enabled rapid work
The summer heatwave has enabled west Europe’s farmers make rapid progress with wheat harvesting, but rain in recent days has slowed progress in some countries,...