6 migrants die in crash after police try to stop a van in Bulgaria
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Six migrants died, while three others and their driver were injured in a vehicle crash…
Ukraine says it has hit a major Russian oil refinery with long-range drones
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian drones struck a major oil refinery in Russia’s Volgograd region for the second time…
Dutch voters head to polls in a knife-edge election focused on housing and Wilders
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch voters are going to the polls Wednesday in a knife-edge general election after…
2 men face sentencing in plot to kill Iranian American journalist
NEW YORK — A plot to assassinate Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad at her Brooklyn home came “chillingly near…
UK police hunt for an imprisoned asylum-seeker who was released in error
LONDON — An asylum-seeker sentenced to 12 months in a British prison for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl…
Deadly semitrailer crash in California renews federal criticism of immigrant truck drivers
A 21-year-old semitruck driver accused of being under the influence of drugs and causing a fiery crash that…
North Korea says latest missile tests demonstrate new hypersonic systems
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Thursday that its latest missile tests involved new hypersonic systems aimed…
California labor leader’s felony charge over immigration protest is reduced
LOS ANGELES — The leader of a labor union in Southern California who was arrested while protesting an…
In Iceland, a town still shaken by volcanic eruptions tries to recover
GRINDAVIK, Iceland — Vignir Kristinsson smiles as two women, the only customers all morning, enter his gift shop…
Pentagon will build a training facility for Qatari pilots in Idaho
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is moving forward with plans to build a dedicated facility in Idaho to…
Trump blasts Spain for being NATO’s spending ‘laggard.’ Madrid replies that it is a ‘loyal’ ally
BARCELONA, Spain — Spain’s defense minister has defended her country’s commitment to NATO after U.S President Donald Trump…
Turkey lifts flight ban on airport in Kurdish region after peace initiative with PKK militant group
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey has lifted its flight ban on an airport in Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region, a…