A climate activist who allegedly smeared paint on a case surrounding 19th century French artist Edgar Degas’ “Little Dancer Aged Fourteen” sculpture at Washington, D.C.’s National Gallery of Art was charged. Joanna Smith, 54, of Brooklyn, N.Y., got 60 days of prison
At least eight people from one family have died after their homemade boat sank in central Mozambique, state media reported Tuesday. Monday’s sinking on a tributary of the Zambezi River in Sofala province came days after nearly 100 people, many of them
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s highest criminal court reported a new development Thursday in the elusive quest for justice in the deadliest attack in the country’s history — the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center headquarters — concluding Iran had
Russian President Vladimir Putin joined international calls for cool heads in the Middle East as tensions remain high following Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel over the weekend. “Vladimir Putin expressed hope that all sides would show reasonable restraint and prevent a new
A fire raged through one of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings on Tuesday, causing the collapse of the iconic spire from the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange as passersby rushed to help emergency services save priceless paintings and other valuables. Danish Culture Minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt
A Muslim student from the UK has lost a court battle against her London school that banned prayer on campus. The judge ruled that the student had accepted the school’s secular nature and strict rules upon enrollment. The school said that accommodating
The talk before the opening ceremony of the Paris Games ideally should be about its grandiose backdrop: a summer sun setting on the Seine River as athletes drift by in boats and wave to cheering crowds. But behind the romantic veneer that
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has posed a threat to global security, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday. Scholz criticized Russia’s actions as violations of the UN Charter’s principle of national border inviolability. He urged Xi to leverage
North Korea is intensifying its surveillance efforts by installing surveillance cameras in schools and workplaces. The country also plans to collect biometric information such as fingerprints and photographs from its citizens. The use of digital surveillance tools threatens the few remaining private
Armenia has filed a case with the United Nations’ International Court of Justice alleging that Azerbaijan has violated the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination. Azerbaijan argued that most allegations in Armenia’s case fall outside the scope of
Australia church stabbing captured on livestream A suspect was apprehended after multiple people were injured during a stabbing at a church in Wakeley, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, on Monday night. (Credit: Christ The Good Shepherd Church) Australia’s prime minister says a