PHOTO ESSAY: Life in LA swings between courage and caution for thousands after immigration raids
LOS ANGELES — Three months after aggressive immigration raids began in Southern California, everyday life has shifted. Masked…
Push to recruit Kurds and religious minorities to Syrian security forces brings hope and skepticism
AFRIN, Syria — Young Kurdish men, including members of religious minorities, recently signed up to join the Syrian…
Spain battles record fires even as end of heatwave brings lower temperatures
MADRID — Spain tackled several major wildfires on Tuesday in one of the country’s most destructive fire seasons…
Google to pay $36M fine for anticompetitive deals with Australia’s largest telcos
MELBOURNE, Austalia — Google has agreed to pay a 55 million Australian dollar ($36 million) fine for signing…
100 days of Pope Leo XIV: a calm papacy that avoids polemics is coming into focus
VATICAN CITY — When Pope Leo XIV surprised tens of thousands of young people at a recent Holy…
Spain, Portugal, and Greece battle wildfires as heatwave is expected to last for days
MADRID — Firefighters in Spain, Portugal and Greece continued to battle wildfires Friday on a public holiday in…
South Korean investigators seek arrest of wife of jailed ex-President Yoon
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean investigators on Thursday requested a warrant to arrest the wife of jailed…
Trump wields influence over GOP and keeps potential successors vying for his favor
WASHINGTON — Although President Donald Trump has not directly said he thinks JD Vance should be the heir…
Lyon completes the signing of Czech Republic midfielder Pavel Šulc from Viktoria Plzeň
LYON, France — Czech Republic international Pavel Šulc has completed a move to French club Lyon from Viktoria…
Syria’s new rulers set up a committee to probe attacks on civilians in recent sectarian violence
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s new authorities have set up a committee tasked with investigating attacks on civilians during…
Syria’s foreign minister to make first official visit to Moscow since Assad’s ouster
DAMASCUS, Syria — Russia announced Wednesday that Syria’s foreign minister will visit Moscow, the first official visit to…
2 volunteers die fighting Turkey wildfires, raising deaths to 17 since late June
ISTANBUL — The death toll from wildfires outside the city of Bursa in northwest Turkey rose to four…