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Thu, 29 Jan 2026 03:03:49 +0000
Kim Keon Hee, the wife of former president Yoon Suk Yeol, was handed a 20-month sentence in a country where high-level prosecutions have become standard fare.
By:Sammy Westfall
Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:01:30 +0000
Secretary of State Marco Rubio would not rule out another U.S. attack in Venezuela, but he told lawmakers the Trump administration does not intend to order one.
By:Noah Robertson
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:41:53 +0000
There was no malicious intent in removing the flags, said a State Department spokesperson, who added that the flags had been replaced.
By:Tobi Raji
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 21:04:51 +0000
A routine role for ICE around next month’s Winter Olympics has drawn ire in Italy, amid President Donald Trump’s sprawling immigration crackdown.
By:Anthony Faiola, Tobi Raji, Rick Maese
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:55:56 +0000
Ukraine’s foreign minister described the Russian officials involved in the new rounds of talks, which resume Sunday in the United Arab Emirates, as much more serious than before.
By:David Stern, Anastacia Galouchka
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:55:18 +0000
Germany and France want to speed up action on strengthening the euro currency, cooperating on military spending and building supply chains for critical raw materials.
By:Aaron Wiener
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:06:06 +0000
This summer’s North American World Cup is inextricably tied to President Donald Trump. Some of his critics are questioning the fitness of the U.S. as a host.
By:Ishaan Tharoor
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:05:43 +0000
Jude Owens has already scored two Guinness World Records for his snooker skills. He’s 3 years old and needs a stool to reach the table.
By:Victoria Craw
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:28:51 +0000
Prime Minister Viktor Orban has aligned himself closely with President Donald Trump’s brand of populist conservatism and is a MAGA darling.
By:Steve Hendrix
Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:00:24 +0000
Vika, 18, needed a job. Then an offer came for $2,500 to make a simple delivery that seemed too good to be true. It was a Russian sabotage operation.
By:Lizzie Johnson, Serhii Korolchuk
Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:01:23 +0000
Some airports in Asia are on alert after confirmed cases in West Bengal of Nipah virus, which has no known cure. South Asia sees outbreaks nearly every year.
By:Sammy Westfall
Tue, 27 Jan 2026 14:07:20 +0000
The accord, among two of the world’s largest economies, would create a free trade zone of 2 billion people, as President Trump upends U.S. alliances and global trade.
By:Ellen Francis, Karishma Mehrotra
Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:44:40 +0000
Israel recovered the body of Rani Gvili, the final hostage left in Gaza after the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack.
By:Victoria Bisset, Lior Soroka
Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:26:32 +0000
Keir Starmer’s visit is part of a flurry of diplomacy between Europe and China, but risks angering President Donald Trump.
By:Karla Adam, Katrina Northrop, Lyric Li
Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:01:23 +0000
“There’s not that many survivors left that I can be picky,” said Jiri Kluc who devotes his free time to interviewing Holocaust survivors around the world.
By:Kyle Melnick
Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:45:58 +0000
Israel recovered the body of Rani Gvili, the last of the 251 hostages taken into Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023. Here’s what happened to him and the others.
By:Victoria Bisset, Júlia Ledur, Leslie Shapiro, Maham Javaid
Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:25:53 +0000
As European nations race to build their militaries, Poland has already bolstered its capabilities — but it prepared for conventional war, not hybrid threats like drones.
By:Aaron Wiener
Tue, 27 Jan 2026 07:37:39 +0000
President Trump said he would raise import levies for American buyers of South Korean cars, lumber, pharmaceuticals and other items, despite a deal reached in July.
By:Andrew Jeong