Russian presidential hopeful loses appeal against authorities’ refusal to register her for the race

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MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian politician calling for peace in Ukraine on Wednesday lost her appeal against election officials' refusal to accept her nomination...

Israel launches heavy strikes across central and southern Gaza after widening its offensive

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RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel launched heavy strikes across central and southern Gaza overnight and into Wednesday after broadening its offensive against Hamas...

A Russian drone and artillery attack kills 6 in Ukraine and knocks out power...

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired almost 50 Shahed drones at targets in Ukraine and shelled a train station where more than 100 civilians...

China sanctions a US research firm and 2 individuals over reports on human rights...

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BEIJING (AP) — China says it is banning a United States research company and two analysts who have reported extensively on claims of human...

Wolfgang Schaeuble, German elder statesman and finance minister during euro debt crisis, dies at...

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BERLIN (AP) — Wolfgang Schaeuble, who helped negotiate German reunification in 1990 and as finance minister was a central figure in the austerity-heavy effort...

TEPCO’s operational ban is lifted, putting it one step closer to restarting reactors in...

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TOKYO (AP) — Japanese nuclear safety regulators lifted an operational ban Wednesday imposed on a nuclear plant owned by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings,...

Former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif will seek a fourth term in office, his party...

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LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will seek a fourth term in office, his party said Wednesday, noting he would...

Live updates | Israel’s forces raid a West Bank refugee camp as its military...

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Israeli forces raided a refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank, killing at least six Palestinians, Palestinian health authorities said early Wednesday. The...

North Korea’s Kim boasts of achievements as he opens key year-end political meeting

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un praised what he called achievements and victories that strengthened national power and boosted...

Here’s what to know about Turkey’s decision to move forward with Sweden’s bid to...

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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Sweden edged closer toward joining NATO on Tuesday after the Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee greenlighted a protocol for the...