World

Europe 21 hrs ago

Policy allowing transgender people to bathe in park’s female enclosure sparks outcry

A London bathing pond described as a “female sanctuary” has been thrust into the center of one of the latest gender disputes as summer temperatures are heating up in the British capital.

World 38 mins ago

Nizhny Novgorod: Soviet 'closed city' teems with tourists

It's hard to fathom for 21-year-old Valeria Kashnikova as she delivers pizzas to tables jammed with Swedes, Croats, and Argentines that her Russian city was closed to foreigners ...

World 44 mins ago

World Cup fans rev up revenues for sanctions-hobbled Russia

Moscow's beer kegs are emptying fast and demand for Vladimir Putin T-shirts is overwhelming St. Petersburg street vendors as the World Cup sends business surging across the 11 ...

World 1 hr ago

South Sudan's latest cease-fire is violated within hours

South Sudan government troops violated the country's latest cease-fire just hours after it began at midnight, the armed opposition claimed Saturday, while a government spokesman ...

ENVIRONMENT 10 hrs ago

In song and prayer, Thais show solidarity with missing boys

It's a simple melody sung to the plucking of acoustic guitars by schoolchildren sitting around candles: "I beg the skies to show mercy and empathy/ My brothers are in Tham Luang ...

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VIDEO 12 hrs ago

Families seek recovery of US remains from Korean War

Secretary of State Pompeo is 'optimistic' U.S. will receive some remains from North Korea in 'not-too-distant future'; families of Americans missing in Korean War speak out on 'The ...

TERRORISM 12 hrs ago

3 killed in attack on West African counterterror force's HQ

A car packed with explosives detonated at the headquarters of a new, five-nation West African counterterror force in Mali, setting off a gun battle that killed two soldiers, a ...

World 12 hrs ago

Ahead of Mexico vote, fears and warnings over possible fraud

The specter of possible fraud rears its head in Mexico each electoral campaign, both in the popular imagination and among candidates on the ballot.

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VIDEO 13 hrs ago

How Mexico's presidential election could impact the US

The frontrunner is Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, or AMLO, a far-left populist whose campaign is sweeping Mexico; William La Jeunesse reports from Mexico City.

World 15 hrs ago

'Permanent' cease-fire begins in South Sudan's civil war

A cease-fire began at midnight Saturday in South Sudan as a weary nation wondered whether this latest attempt to end a five-year civil war would hold.

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VIDEO 16 hrs ago

Voters in US await Mexican election

Voters anticipate what's being billed as largest Mexico election in history.

State Department 18 hrs ago

US says 26th diplomat hurt in mysterious health incident in Cuba

The State Department confirmed Thursday that another U.S. diplomat has been affected by mysterious health incidents in Cuba, bringing the total of Americans suffering from such ...

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