Japan launches a climate change monitoring satellite on mainstay H2A rocket’s last flight
TOKYO — Japan on Sunday launched a satellite monitoring greenhouse gas emissions using its mainstay H-2A rocket, which…
Surging travel in Europe spikes concerns over tourism’s drawbacks
MADRID — Suitcases rattle against cobblestones. Selfie-snappers jostle for the same shot. Ice cream shops are everywhere. Europe…
Japan’s royal couple mourn A-bomb victims ahead of Hiroshima’s 80th anniversary
TOKYO — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito paid respects to atomic bombing victims in Hiroshima as the city marks the…
A new natural gas project off Senegal makes fishing communities feel threatened
GUET NDAR, Senegal — It’s impossible to miss the gas platform off the coast of northern Senegal. Its…
Crypto crime spills over from behind the screen to real-life violence
HARTFORD, Conn. — A man says he was tortured for weeks in a New York townhouse. Another in…
Bear attack leaves woman in critical condition in Slovenia
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — A woman was in critical condition on Wednesday after a bear attack in a forested…
France is tackling a crypto kidnapping wave denting its image and a potential presidential contender
PARIS — Having chopped a finger from their hostage, the kidnappers were preparing to drill one of his…
Denmark takes over as chair of the Arctic Council at a time when Trump eyes Greenland
TROMSOE, Norway — Denmark on Monday takes over the Arctic Council’s rotating chairmanship from Norway at a time…
6 Bulgarians convicted in the UK of spying for Russia across Europe face sentencing
LONDON — The Russian spy ring used code names from the movies, with the ringleader calling himself Jackie…
How the democracy sausage, a polling day snack, became Australia’s election symbol
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Many Australians arriving at polling places on Saturday followed their civic duty by eating…
Lebanon warns Hamas not to carry out any attacks from its territories
BEIRUT — Lebanese authorities warned the Hamas group Friday that it would face the “harshest measures” if it…
Vatican issues ‘sede vacante’ postage stamps valid until a new pope is elected
VATICAN CITY — Vatican post offices and selected collectors’ shops this week started selling special stamps marking the…