Gaza has become a moonscape in war. When the battles stop, many fear it...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military offensive has turned much of northern Gaza into an uninhabitable moonscape. Whole neighborhoods have been erased. Homes, schools and...
Venice rolls out day-tripper fee to try to regulate mass crowds on peak weekends
ROME (AP) — Venice authorities on Thursday unveiled a pilot program to charge day-trippers 5 euros ($5.45) apiece to enter the fragile lagoon city...
EU sends border police reinforcements to Finland over fears that Russia is behind a...
HELSINKI (AP) — The European Union’s border agency said Thursday that it will send dozens of officers and equipment as reinforcements to Finland to...
Hungary set to receive millions in EU money despite Orban’s threats to veto Ukraine...
BRUSSELS (AP) — Hungary is set to receive 900 million euros ($981 million) in European Union money, the EU's executive arm said Thursday, despite...
OxyContin maker’s settlement plan divides victims of opioid crisis. Now it’s up to the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The agreement by the maker of OxyContin to settle thousands of lawsuits over the harm done by opioids could help combat...
Hezbollah fires rockets at north Israel after an airstrike kills 5 of the group’s...
BEIRUT (AP) — The militant Hezbollah group fired more than 50 rockets at military posts in northern Israel on Thursday, a day after an...
Greece’s left-wing opposition party slips into crisis as lawmakers quit in defiance of new...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s main left-wing opposition party, Syriza, suffered a damaging setback Thursday when nine lawmakers quit the party in protest against...
Madagascar president on course for reelection as supporters claim they were promised money to...
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina was on course to win reelection Thursday after a vote boycotted by most opposition candidates and...
Turkey’s central bank hikes interest rates again as it tries to tame eye-watering inflation
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank delivered another huge interest rate hike on Thursday as it tries to curb double-digit inflation that has...
Ukraine says 3 civilians killed by Russian shelling and Russia says a drone killed...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shelling killed three civilians in southeastern regions of Ukraine, Kyiv authorities said Thursday, while a Russian television journalist was...
