Belgium requires a controversial class program. Now schools are burning and the country is...
BRUSSELS (AP) — A series of school arsons in Belgium believed to be connected to a controversial school program in some parts of the...
Czech court cancels lower court ruling that acquitted former PM Babis of fraud charges
PRAGUE (AP) — Prague’s High Court cancelled a lower court ruling that acquitted former Prime Minister Andrej Babis of fraud charges in a $2...
Daughter of long-detained activist in Bahrain prepares to travel to island kingdom on Friday
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain plans to return to the island kingdom Friday...
EU lets Ukrainian grain ban expire even as countries threaten to pass their own
LONDON (AP) — The European Union on Friday decided not to renew a ban on Ukrainian food heading to nearby countries that have complained...
Italian leader Giorgia Meloni vows to take ‘extraordinary measures’ to deal with a migrant...
ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni vowed Friday to take “extraordinary measures" to deal with an influx of migrants, including calling anew for...
Nobel Foundation raises the amount for this year’s Nobel Prize awards to 11 million...
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Foundation said Friday that it will raise the award amount for this year’s Nobel Prizes by 1 million kronor...
Laos deports human rights lawyer who was fleeing state pressure back to China
BEIJING (AP) — A human rights lawyer who was arrested in neighboring Laos has been deported back to China, his attorney said, despite pleas...
Libya seals off flooded city so searchers can look for 10,000 missing after death...
DERNA, Libya (AP) — Libyan authorities sealed off an inundated city on Friday to allow search teams to dig through the mud and hollowed-out...
Ukrainian forces reclaim a village in the east as part of counteroffensive
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's forces have recaptured a village in the country’s east after intense battles with Russian troops, the military said Friday...
Things to know about Sweden’s monarchy as King Carl XVI celebrates 50 years on...
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf celebrates his golden jubilee on Friday, marking 50 years since he ascended the throne on Sept....
