France’s weak lineup for the first rugby test against New Zealand raises questions
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — France’s selection of eight uncapped players among a team of unknowns for the first…
Australia choose to bat first in Grenada against a West Indies four-pace attack
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada — Australia won the toss and chose to bat first against the West Indies in…
Wildfire kills 2 people in Spain amid European heat wave
BARCELONA, Spain — Two people died in northeastern Spain in a wildfire that spread quickly before firefighters brought…
Adrien Saddier claims 1st European tour title at Italian Open in 200th start
MONTE ARGENTARIO, Italy — Adrien Saddier claimed his first European tour title in his 200th start with a…
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…