International

COVID-vaccine maker BioNTech reports $1.37B profit in Q1

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BERLIN — German pharmaceutical company BioNTech reported a net profit of 1.13 billion euros ($1.37 billion) in the first quarter of this year on...

French court dismisses case over Agent Orange use in Vietnam

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PARIS — A French court on Monday dismissed the case of a French-Vietnamese woman who sued 14 companies that produced and sold the powerful...

US unions file first trade labor complaint against Mexico

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MEXICO CITY — U.S. and Mexican unions on Monday filed the first labor complaint against Mexico under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade pact. ...

Palestinians fear loss of family homes as evictions loom

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JERUSALEM — When Samira Dajani’s family moved into their first real home in 1956 after years as refugees, her father planted trees in the...

Fire erupts at Kuwait’s largest oil field; two injured

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A fire erupted Monday at Kuwait's largest oil field, injuring two workers, the country's state-run news agency reported. ...

Report: Israeli helicopter strike on Syria wounds 1 person

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DAMASCUS, Syria — An Israeli helicopter gunship opened fire on Monday on a home at the edge of Syria’s Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, wounding one...

Mexican mothers march in capital for disappeared children

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MEXICO CITY — Hundreds of people observed Mothers Day in Mexico's capital Monday by marching to demand authorities find their missing children. ...

Migrant arrivals by sea on Italian isle swell past 2,100

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ROME — Several hundred more migrants reached a tiny Italian island before dawn on Monday, swelling to past 2,100 the number of arrivals in...

Primary, junior high schools, courts, reopen in Greece

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ATHENS, Greece — Primary and junior high schools reopened for in-person classes in Greece Monday for the first time in months, as the country...

France honors Paris teacher who saved jogger’s life

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PARIS — The French government gave a medal Monday to a math teacher-volunteer fighter who used CPR to save the life of a jogger...