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 Å ulc 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…
Tradition meets AI in Nishijinori weaving style from Japan’s ancient capital
KYOTO, Japan — Nishijinori, the intricate weaving technique for kimonos that dates back more than a thousand years…
French court to decide if Assad can be stripped of immunity and tried for Syrian chemical attacks
BRUSSELS — France’s highest court is ruling Friday on whether it can strip the head of state immunity…
An ammunition depot explosion in Syria kills at least 7 people and injures scores
DAMASCUS, Syria — An explosion at an ammunition depot in northern Syria on Thursday killed at least seven…