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Emergency officials in Ecuador say at least 16 people died and 16 others were injured after a massive landslide

The British government is pushing its contentious migration bill forward in Parliament, despite a call from Europe’s top human rights organization to block the legislation

A new survey from the Japanese government indicates that rocket launches into space from China have more than quadrupled over the past decade.

Social media users quickly noted that the topic was a 1990 'Simpsons' episode in which an angry mob of Springfield parents protested the famous statue.

A video showcasing pilots from the 16th and 18th brigades fighting against enemy forces in the eastern region was posted on General Oleksandr Syrskyi’s Telegram channel on March 26.

The supplier launches 12-month tariff of £2,275, as falling gas prices finally start feeding through to bills.

It comes ahead of a package of measures on energy security, which the BBC understands will be announced on Thursday.

The West’s steady criticism of Hungary on democratic and cultural issues makes the small European country’s right-wing government reluctant to offer support on practical matters, specifically NATO’s buildup against Russia, Hungary’s foreign minister said. In an interview with The Associated Press, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó also said Friday that his country has not voted on whether to allow Finland and Sweden to join NATO because Hungarian lawmakers are sick of those countries' critiques of Hungarian domestic affairs. Lawmakers from the governing party plan to vote Monday in favor of the Finnish request but “serious concerns were raised" about Finland and Sweden in recent months "mostly because of the very disrespectful behavior of the political elites of both countries towards Hungary,” Szijjártó said.

Despite Russia spending months trying to take the city, Ukrainian officials say they are holding on.

Russia’s space agency says three astronauts who were supposed to leave the International Space Station this month will be brought back to Earth in late September

Police say a man has driven into several pedestrians in a parking garage at the Cologne-Bonn Airport in western Germany and there were some injuries

Each day, they might fly three or four sorties, says the commander, whose two-crew Mi-24 helicopter, built about 40 years ago, is older than he is. The conflict in Ukraine is largely an artillery war, with territory being fought for inch by inch under a barrage of shells and missiles. “The importance of the helicopters is huge,” said the commander, who is part of Ukraine’s 12th Army Aviation Brigade.

A U.S. contractor was killed and five U.S. service members and one other U.S. contractor were wounded when a suspected Iranian drone struck a facility on a coalition base in northeast Syria on Thursday, the Pentagon said. In a statement released late Thursday, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said U.S. Central Command forces retaliated with “precision airstrikes” against facilities in eastern Syria used by groups affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. The Defense Department said the intelligence community had determined the unmanned aerial vehicle was of Iranian origin.

European Union leaders endorsed a plan to fast-track 1 million artillery rounds to Ukraine within the next year at a Thursday summit in Brussels.

Parliament plays host to two grandmasters - and some keen MP amateurs - to show support for Ukraine.

British police have charged a 28-year-old man with two counts of attempted murder after men were set on fire near mosques

EU leaders are set to endorse a deal aimed at sending Ukraine 1 million rounds of artillery shells within the next 12 months to help the country repel Russia’s invasion forces

Myron and his mother Kateryna fled missiles in Ukraine and "feel like family" to their UK sponsors.

Asteroid 2023 DZ2 will zip between Earth and the moon's orbit on March 25 and may be visible with the right telescope.

Pakistan’s elections oversight body has delayed elections for a regional assembly after the government of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif refused to provide the necessary funds and polling staff citing financial constraints

The Prince of Wales meets British and Polish troops an hour's drive from the border with Ukraine.

Prince William has traveled to Poland for a surprise visit that underscores Britain’s support for a nation on the front line of efforts to help Ukraine fight off Russia’s invasion

The IMF and Ukraine have agreed on a new loan package aimed at shoring up government finances severely strained by Russia’s invasion.

The $15.6bn financing package is expected to be approved in the coming weeks.

Fox News senior strategic analyst Lt. Gen. Jack Keane says China and Russia are adversaries and enemies of the United States on 'The Story with Martha MacCallum.'

China is aiming at becoming the world's dominant space power which poses a threat to U.S. security. Beijing is collaborating with Russia to make their space ambitions possible.

UK officials say the depleted uranium shells, which it is sending to Ukraine, are "standard".

A powerful blast at an illegal fireworks workshop near Mexico City has left seven people dead and 15 injured

But after talks with President Xi in Moscow, Mr Putin claims the West and Ukraine are not ready for peace.

A strong earthquake has rattled Pakistan’s capital Islamabad and other parts of the country

Senior government officials at a climate meeting in Copenhagen have given a muted response to calls from the head of the United Nations for greater ambition when it comes to reducing countries’ greenhouse gas emissions

Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak and U.S. officials attended a ceremony Tuesday to formally upgrade the U.S. military presence in NATO member Poland amid the war in neighboring Ukraine. There are more than 10,000 American troops stationed in the former communist bloc country.

Fox News host Laura Ingraham shares how the Biden administration's foreign policy has led to the start of a new world order Monday on 'The Ingraham Angle.'

If confirmed as a Ukrainian attack, it would be a rare foray into the occupied region.

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Monday endorsed a plan for the multinational governing body to send one million 155-millimeter artillery shells to Ukraine.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba hailed the "game-changing decision" from the EU.

China's leader, whose Ukraine plan has been criticised in the West, gets a warm welcome in Moscow.

In an interview, the Ukrainian president makes a pragmatic case for continued American support.

Spanish environmental groups have called on the European Union to open an inquiry into the approval of 26.4 million euros of “green” recovery funds to join two ski resorts in the rapidly warming Pyrenees mountain range

European Union ministers are meeting to try to finalize a plan to supply Ukraine with sorely needed artillery shells, replenish their own national stocks and ramp up Europe’s defense industry

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has invited his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to the Group of Seven summit and announced a new action plan for a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Yevgeny Prigozhin ran hot dog stalls after his release from prison. Now he leads the Wagner group.

Our correspondents Steve Rosenberg and Stephen McDonell tell us what to expect from the talks.

Publication of a major new United Nations report on climate change is being held up by a battle between powerful rich and developing countries over emissions targets and financial aid to vulnerable nations

A speeding bus has fallen into a roadside ditch in central Bangladesh, leaving at least 19 people dead and more than 20 others injured

President Putin toured Mariupol, a Ukrainian city devastated by Russian shelling, the Kremlin says.

Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to occupied areas of Ukraine, ignoring a warrant for his arrest issued by the International Criminal Court.

NATO is discussing the need to strengthen the eastern borders with Russia by concentrating equipment and a military contingent of up to 300,000 soldiers, which should prevent Russia from expanding the war beyond Ukraine.

The renewed accord means exports can continue via Ukraine's Black Sea ports, but it is unclear how long for.

There is no immediate word on damage or injuries after a strong earthquake shook Ecuador

Brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, the deal allows Ukraine to ship food and fertilizer through a humanitarian corridor from Black Sea ports. The duration of the extension remained uncertain.

The deal will allow for the continued exportation of crucial grain supplies from Ukraine.

The U.S. military has released newly declassified video it says shows a Russian fighter jet harassing and colliding with an American drone over the Black Sea.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says there would be “consequences” if China sends weapons to Russia for Moscow’s war in Ukraine, but he’s fairly optimistic that Beijing will refrain from doing so.

U.S. intelligence agencies say they cannot link a foreign adversary to any of the incidents associated with so-called “Havana syndrome,” the hundreds of cases of brain injuries and other symptoms reported by American personnel around the world.

Polish people since the start of the war have been helping Ukrainian refugees throughout Poland. Whether it’s to set up shelter for the short-term or long-term, they have extended a helping hand.

For more than a year, millions of Ukrainians have called Poland home. Shortly after Russia invaded their country, millions of Ukrainians fled to the west, passing through Chelm a town near the Poland-Ukraine border.

Our day began in Chelm, Poland. We returned to Baptist Church Chelm, what a difference a year makes.

As the Russian-Ukraine conflict continues past one year, Ukrainian refugees seeking shelter in Poland say they might have to return to their war-torn country.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sought assurances Saturday from India that it would support, or at least not block, Western efforts to isolate Russia for waging a devastating war against Ukraine.

The City of Houston announced on Friday that they have suspended their Sister City relationship with Tyumen, a city in Russia, amid the one-year anniversary of the Russian-Ukraine war.

Friday marks one year since Russia invaded Ukraine.

A closely watched survey shows that German business confidence has strengthened for a fourth consecutive month as managers look past current problems to take a more optimistic view of the months ahead.

China has sharply criticized a visit to Taiwan by a senior Pentagon official and reaffirmed sanctions against Lockheed Martin and a unit of Raytheon for supplying military equipment to the self-governing island.

Just hours before Russia began its invasion of Ukraine nearly a year ago, actor Sean Penn had his first on-camera meeting with the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

One hundred and one Ukrainian prisoners were released on Thursday, Feb. 16, in a swap that also saw 101 Russian POWs returned to Russian soil, according to both Ukrainian and Russian officials.

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nearing the one-year mark, Estonia’s military leaders are warning that if Vladimir Putin is not stopped now, he could entangle the region in a much larger conflict, perhaps one with even larger security implications for the U.S. Kristjan Mäe is the head of the Estonian Ministry of Defense’s NATO and EU department.

The U.N.’s humanitarian aid and refugee agencies say they are seeking $5.6 billion to help millions of people in Ukraine and 10 countries that have taken in fleeing Ukrainians in the wake of Russia’s invasion of their country nearly a year ago.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Ukraine is using up ammunition far faster than its allies can provide it just as Russia ramps up its military offensive.

President Joe Biden will travel to Poland later this month to rally allies a year after Russia’s assault on Ukraine began.

A former Israeli prime minister who served briefly as a mediator at the start of Russia’s war with Ukraine says he drew a promise from the Russian president not to kill his Ukrainian counterpart.

The Clear Creek Independent School District lead network engineer is accused of stealing 58 iPhones from the district and shipping them to Russia and Uzbekistan.

A closely watched study by an anti-graft organization has found that most of the world continues to fail to fight corruption, with 95% of countries having made little to no progress since 2017.

Samsung Electronics says its profit for the last quarter plummeted nearly 70% as a weak global economy depressed demands for its consumer electronics products and computer memory chips.

The outlook for the global economy is growing slightly brighter as China eases its zero-COVID policies and the world shows surprising resilience in the face of high inflation, elevated interest rates and Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine.

The Biden administration is expanding sanctions against Russia's Wagner Group and related companies and individuals for their role in the war in Ukraine and mercenary activities, including human rights abuses, in Africa.

President Biden is delivering remarks about the White House’s decision to supply Abrams tanks to Ukraine, which would be a major step in providing offensive capabilities to that country. Watch the livestream at 11 a.m.

Local, and state leaders will gather Monday to denounce the recently-filed Senate Bill 147, which would prohibit citizens and business entities from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia from purchasing land within the state of Texas.

The Biden administration says Iran’s sale of lethal drones to Russia for use in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine means the country may be “contributing to widespread war crimes.”.

The Russian military claims to have carried out deadly missile strikes on Ukrainian troops, but Ukrainian officials deny there were any casualties.

Orthodox Christians packed churches on Friday evening for Christmas Eve services, a holiday darkened for many by the conflict raging between Orthodox neighbors Russia and Ukraine.

Europe ended a bad year for inflation with some relief as price gains eased again.

The State Department says it’s adopted Turkey’s preferred spelling for the name of the country — T-U-R-K-I-Y-E.

Shareholders of German energy company Uniper have approved a rescue package for the gas supplier, clearing the way for its nationalization.

The European Central Bank has slowed its record pace of interest rate increases.

A new report says the war in Ukraine, chaos in Haiti and criminal groups in Mexico contributed to a 30% spike in the number of journalists killed in 2022 over the previous year.

There have been mixed emotions around the world about the news of Brittney’s Griner’s release from a Russian prison, while another U.S. citizen, Paul Whelan, remains “wrongfully detained” in the penal system abroad. Although bittersweet for some, local leaders are celebrating the safe return of the Houston area native.

EU leaders and their counterparts in the Western Balkans have worked to strengthen their partnership during a summit in Albania as Russia's war in Ukraine threatens to reshape the geopolitical balance in the region.

Finland’s leader says it must give more weapons and support to Ukraine to ensure it wins its war against Russia.

Two Texas parents are extra grateful this Thanksgiving season after Project DYNAMO rescued their twin infants from a Russian state-run orphanage, completing the organization’s first rescue mission inside Russia.

The United States is sending another $400 million in ammunition and generators to Ukraine.

Towering clouds of ash and glowing lava are spewing from two volcanoes on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula and scientists say major eruptions could be on the way.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has downplayed Qatar’s last minute ban on the sale of beer at World Cup stadiums as nothing more than a brief inconvenience to spectators.

The Australian government confirmed that Novak Djokovic has been granted a visa to compete in the Australian Open in January a year after he was deported over his stance against COVID-19 vaccination.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has announced that 100 Canadians have been added to the list of people banned from entering the country in response to sanctions against Russia by Canada.

A showdown between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin isn’t happening, but the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and growing tensions between China and the West will be at the fore when leaders of the world’s biggest economies gather in tropical Bali this week.

European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has paid an official visit to Moldova and announced a 250 million-euro (-dollar) support package to help the small nation overcome an acute winter energy crisis amid Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The German government’s panel of independent economic advisers is forecasting that Europe’s biggest economy will shrink by 0.2% next year after growing by 1.7% in 2022.

President Emmanuel Macron says France’s military strategy must strengthen the country as an independent, respected, nuclear-armed power through the end of the decade.