A sticky bomb exploded in northeastern Afghanistan, killing at least three police officers on Wednesday, officials said. Abdul Mateen Qani, a spokesman for the Taliban’s interior ministry, said the bomb which was “attached to a motorcycle, exploded in Faizabad, the capital of
The Olympic torch will finally enter France when it reaches the southern seaport of Marseille on Wednesday. And it’s already been quite a journey. After being lit on April 16 in Ancient Olympia, the torch was carried around Greece before leaving Athens
The governor of the Italian region surrounding the port city of Genoa was placed under house arrest Tuesday as part of a corruption investigation by prosecutors alleging he granted political favors in exchange for money. ITALIAN PM MELONI ALLY FIRES BACK AGAINST
China said on Tuesday its military took steps to warn and alert an Australian aircraft after Australia blamed a Chinese fighter jet for endangering one of its military helicopters during an “unsafe” confrontation over the Yellow Sea. The incident could create a
Rumbling out of its forest hideout, the hulking German-supplied howitzer has only a few minutes to fire before slipping back under cover to evade Russian surveillance in the skies above. Across the hills and valleys of the east, Ukrainian artillery units play
In the jungles of southeastern Burma’s Dawna Hills, rebels from an armed ethnic group are fighting to hold back columns of reinforcements sent by the country’s ruling junta to try to reclaim Myawaddy, a critical trading outpost on the Thai border. What
Ukrainian authorities have arrested two colonels from the Ukrainian forces who had allegedly collaborated with Russians to plot the assassination of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “The attempt was planned under the supervision of employees of the 5th department of the FSB as
The mother of a U.S. soldier detained in Russia, accused of stealing from his girlfriend, believes he was “set up.” The detainment of Army Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, 34, on May 2 in the Russian Pacific port city of Vladivostok was announced
The mayor of Porto Alegre, Brazil, requested water rationing as 80% of the population lacks running water due to recent flooding. Rescue efforts continue in Rio Grande do Sul as the area sees closed airports, blocked roads and disrupted water treatment facilities.
Russia has defended its veto of a U.N. resolution urging prevention of a nuclear arms race in space. The country has also challenged the U.S. and Japan to support its resolution calling for a ban on all space weapons indefinitely. Russia recently
The U.S. has repatriated 11 citizens from Syrian camps housing ISIS militants’ families. The U.S. also facilitated the repatriation of 11 others, including eight children, to Canada, the Netherlands and Finland. The camps are managed by local authorities affiliated with the U.S.-backed