US ambassador to Israel claims the country has a right to much of the Middle East
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Arab and Muslim nations on Saturday sharply condemned comments by the U.S. ambassador…
Iran and the US lean into gunboat diplomacy
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and the United States leaned into gunboat diplomacy Thursday as nuclear…
José María Balcázar becomes Peru’s interim leader
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s Congress late Wednesday elected legislator José María Balcázar as the country’s eighth president…
Russia plans to bolster its forces near NATO borders, an intelligence chief says
LONDON (AP) — Russia cannot launch an attack on NATO this year or next but is planning to…
Italian police fire tear gas as protesters clash near Winter Olympics hockey venue
MILAN (AP) — Italian police fired tear gas and a water cannon at dozens of protesters who threw…
US sending more aid to Cuba as Díaz-Canel decries a US ‘energy blockade’
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. government on Thursday announced an additional $6 million in aid…
Violence is flaring in Gaza months into the ceasefire
JERUSALEM (AP) — As the bodies of two dozen Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes arrived at hospitals in…
Vatican’s ‘trial of the century’ resumes with setbacks for prosecutors
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The appeals phase of the Vatican’s “trial of the century” resumed Tuesday after a…
Paris to host first NFL regular-season game in 2026; Saints one of participating teams
The National Football League will play its first-ever regular season game in Paris, France in 2026, as the…
Czechs rally in support of President Petr Pavel over foreign minister dispute
PRAGUE (AP) — Tens of thousands Czechs rallied Sunday in the capital and elsewhere to throw their weight…
NFL announces multiyear regular-season game return to Madrid, Spain starting in 2026
Spain is an important market for the NFL globally with 11 million fans. As part of a broader…
NATO is spending big but its credibility has taken a major hit
BRUSSELS (AP) — European allies and Canada are pouring billions of dollars into helping Ukraine, and they have…