World
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From Dec. 1, citizens of five European countries and Malaysia can enter China without a visa
China announced Friday that it will allow visa-free entry for citizens of five European countries and Malaysia as it tries to encourage more people...
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On the cusp of climate talks, U.N. chief Guterres visits crucial Antarctica
On the cusp of the COP28 climate talks, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited frozen but rapidly melting Antarctica and said Thursday...
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Hostages in Gaza set to be released Friday after Hamas, Israel agree to temporary ceasefire
The fighting in Gaza is set to cease for four days beginning at 7 a.m. local time on Friday as part of a deal brokered Thursday in Qatar that will...
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Trump plans to meet with Argentina President-elect Javier Milei
Former President Donald Trump said he's making plans to head to Argentina to meet President-elect Javier Milei, the president-elect's office said...
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Dublin protesters storm streets after knife attack that injured 3 children
Protests broke out in central Dublin on Thursday evening after Irish police said a 5-year-old girl was receiving emergency medical treatment...
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Daniel Noboa is sworn in as Ecuador's president, inheriting the leadership of a country on edge
Daniel Noboa, an inexperienced politician and heir to a fortune built on the banana trade, was sworn in Thursday as Ecuador's president, a role...
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Virginia AG Miyares examines scene in Israel of Hamas' rampage from Gaza
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares was among a group of international legal officials invited to Israel last week to examine evidence of...
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Venice rolls out day-tripper fee to try to regulate mass crowds on peak weekends
Venice authorities on Thursday unveiled a pilot program to charge day-trippers 5 euros ($5.45) apiece to enter the fragile lagoon city on peak...
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U.K. museum gives Roman emperor Elagabalus a pronoun change
A Roman emperor from the third century, who has a display at the North Hertfordshire Museum in the United Kingdom, has been reclassified as a...
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Ex-Wagner Group members now considered full Russian military veterans
Some former members of Russia's Wagner Group are receiving official documents formally identifying them as military veterans. The move appears to...
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Biden's Global Media CEO warns VOA over activism in Israel coverage
The CEO who runs the board in charge of Voice of America, Radio Free Europe and other U.S. government-funded news agencies lectured employees this...
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North Korea deals final blow to 2018 bilateral military agreement with South, raising tensions
As tensions surge in the wake of Tuesday's reconnaissance satellite launch by North Korea, Pyongyang killed off an inter-Korean conflict-prevention...