1 hour ago'We just ran': Ethiopians fleeing war find little reliefNearly 40,000 people have fled the Ethiopian government’s offensive in the defiant Tigray region.
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15 minutes agoParis police under fire for forcing migrants from tent campFrance’s interior minister ordered an internal police investigation after officers were filmed tossing migrants out of tents while evacuating a Paris protest camp.
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3 hours agoTokyo governor: Japan can host Olympics despite virus spikeTokyo Governor Yuriko Koike remains firm about being able to safely host the Olympics next year despite growing concerns about Japan’s recent resurgence of COVID-19 infec...
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2 hours agoLunar mission is latest milestone in China's space ambitionsChina’s latest trip to the moon is another milestone in the Asian powerhouse’s slow but steady ascent to the stars.
1 day agoSpeedboat taking migrants to Greece partially sinks; 1 deadGreece’s coast guard says a speedboat that appeared to have been smuggling migrants to the island of Rhodes from nearby Turkey partially sank before reaching land, leavin...
1 day agoTrial opens in death of toddler in migrant smuggling case A trial has opened in the shooting death of a two-year-old toddler who was in a van during a high-speed chase between police and suspected migrant smugglers seeking to ge...
1 day agoChina lashes out at US withdrawal from open skies treatyChina is lashing out at Washington over its withdrawal from the “Open Skies Treaty” with Russia, saying the move undermines military trust and transparency and imperils f...
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17 hours agoReports: Israeli PM flew to Saudi Arabia, met crown princeIsraeli media are reporting that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia for a clandestine meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which would mark ...
17 hours ago3rd major COVID-19 vaccine shown to be effective and cheaperDrugmaker AstraZeneca says that late-stage trials show its COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective, buoying the prospects of a relatively cheap, easy-to-store product that m...
12 hours agoChina launches mission to bring back material from moonChina has launched an ambitious mission to bring back rocks and debris from the moon’s surface for the first time in more than 40 years — an undertaking that could boost ...
1 day agoChina tests millions after coronavirus flare-ups in 3 citiesChinese authorities are testing millions of people, imposing lockdowns and shutting down schools after locally transmitted coronavirus cases were discovered in three citi...
2 days agoRussia's health system under strain as the virus surges backRussia’s health care system has been under severe strains in recent weeks, as a resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic has swept the country.
1 day agoBurkina Faso votes amid ongoing extremist violence, threatsFears of attacks by extremists prevented voting in many parts of Burkina Faso on Sunday, as the country went to the polls for presidential and legislative elections marre...
1 day agoThe Latest: Washington state sees record hospitalizationsHealth officials in Washington state said the number of people who were hospitalized to receive treatment for the coronavirus has reached a record high.
2 days agoAsia Today: Seoul tightens virus rules, shuts nightclubsSouth Korea says it will impose stricter social distancing rules in the greater Seoul area to fight a coronavirus resurgence, as the country registered more than 300 new ...
2 days agoHundreds of thousands at Honduras' shelters after hurricanesShelters for people whose homes were flooded or damaged by hurricanes Eta and Iota in Honduras are now so crowded that thousands of victims have taken refuge under highwa...
2 days agoProtesters torch Guatemala's Congress building amid unrestHundreds of protesters have broken into Guatemala’s Congress and burned part of the building amid growing demonstrations against President Alejandro Giammattei and the le...
2 days agoAzerbaijani leader: Cease-fire may improve Armenia relationsThe president of Azerbaijan says he hopes the ceasefire that ended a six-week war with Armenia this month will lead to improving relations between the countries.
2 days agoNetanyahu: Convicted spy Pollard expected in Israel soonIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has welcomed the lifting of American parole restrictions on Jonathan Pollard, the former U.S. Navy intelligence analyst who serv...
2 days agoG-20 summit opens as leaders urge united response to virusThe Group of 20 summit has begun with appeals by the world’s most powerful leaders to collectively chart a way forward as the coronavirus pandemic overshadows this year’s...
2 days agoIran closes businesses, curtails travel amid virus surgeIran has shuttered businesses and curtailed travel between its major cities, including the capital of Tehran, as it grapples with the worst outbreak of the coronavirus in...
2 days agoFrance: Bill on publishing police images sparks protestsThousands of people in France have protested a proposed security law that would make it a criminal offense to publish images of police officers with the intent to cause t...
2 days agoShe fled Ethiopia's fighting. Now she warns of 'catastrophe'One of the few hundred evacuees from Ethiopia's sealed-off Tigray region has provided in an interview with The Associated Press rare details of anger, desperation and gro...
