Blast at university laboratory in Tehran kills one, injures 4, Iranian media says
TEHRAN, Iran — One person has died and four others were injured on Thursday after an explosion at…
Syria’s first parliamentary elections since Assad’s fall raise questions of inclusivity
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria is set to hold parliamentary elections on Sunday for the first time since the…
Anti-foreigner sentiments are on the rise as Japan faces a population crisis
TOKYO — Outside a train station near Tokyo, hundreds of people cheer as Sohei Kamiya, head of the…
Freed political prisoner who refused to leave Belarus vanishes
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Scores of political prisoners pardoned by the authoritarian leader of Belarus sat on a…
Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and punishment
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the…
ACLU sues Puerto Rico’s government over release of immigrants’ information
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The American Civil Liberties Union chapter in Puerto Rico sued the island’s justice…
Trump signs executive order vowing to defend Qatar
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order vowing to use…
At least 69 people killed in a powerful earthquake that hit the Philippines
CEBU, Philippines — Rescuers used backhoes and sniffer dogs to look for survivors in collapsed houses and other…
What to know about the flotilla seeking to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A flotilla carrying activists seeking to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza was on alert…
Cuban FM says Rubio’s ‘personal’ agenda in Latin America risks Trump’s peace prospect
NEW YORK — Recent U.S. escalations in the Caribbean are a result of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s…
Denmark warns that Russia is waging a hybrid war on Europe, as EU leaders hold security talks | National News
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Europe is in the middle of a hybrid war waged by Russia and the…
Trump imposes sanctions on Iranian firms after UN move to punish Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration sanctions announced Wednesday target dozens of companies and individuals involved in Iran’s missile…