UNHCR says up to 150 people may have died in shipwreck off Libya
Up to 150 people are feared to have died in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, while another 150 were rescued and are being...
Ukraine seizes Russian tanker, frees crew after Moscow threat
Ukraine on Thursday seized a Russian tanker for its alleged involvement in the capture of three Ukrainian navy vessels by Russia, prompting Moscow to warn...
North Macedonia must reform judiciary before accession talks can start: EU’s Hahn
North Macedonia needs to reform its judiciary to ensure it can handle high-level crime and corruption cases before the European Union can set a date...
Van and passengers buried by landslide in Moroccan mountains, authorities say
Search operations are under way to unearth a van with passengers buried by a landslide following torrential rains in the Atlas mountains south of Marrakech,...
Wall Street falls after mixed earnings; ECB chief disappoints
U.S. stocks fell on Thursday after a handful of mixed earnings reports pointed to a slowing global economy, and as the European Central Bank chief’s...
Russia arrests man over murder of LGBT activist
Russian police said on Thursday they had detained a man over the fatal stabbing of an LGBT activist near her home in St Petersburg and...
EU takes Hungary to court for criminalizing help for asylum seekers
The European Union executive on Thursday took Hungary to court over a law that makes it a crime to help asylum seekers, the latest in...
U.S. Justice Department resumes use of the death penalty, schedules five executions
The U.S. Justice Department has scheduled the execution of five death row federal inmates, after Attorney General William Barr announced he has reinstated a two-decades...
‘The Rock’ joins Hawaii protests against telescope
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson joined protesters in Hawaii on Wednesday to demonstrate against the construction of the billion-dollar telescope atop the summit of Mauna Kea,...
Heatwave sets new German temperature record for second day running
An all-time record temperature was measured in Germany for the second day running on Thursday, with 40.9 degrees Celsius measured in the northwestern town of...