International News

9:03 AM on Wednesday, April 29

In the world of diplomatic faux pas it could have been a lot worse

6:12 AM on Wednesday, April 29

A barge carrying a stranded humpback whale nicknamed Timmy has begun its journey toward the North Sea

4:33 AM on Wednesday, April 29

A South Korean appeals court on Wednesday sentenced ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol to seven years in prison for resisting arrest and bypassing a legitimate Cabinet meeting before his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024

2:20 PM on Tuesday, April 28

A jury in Virginia is deliberating in the trial of an alleged Islamic State militant accused of helping plan a deadly suicide bombing at a Kabul airport during the U.S. military’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021

1:06 PM on Tuesday, April 28

Young Palestinian artists in Gaza have staged an impromptu exhibit to show the world the impact of war and the fragile ceasefire

9:00 AM on Tuesday, April 28

Croatia and Bosnia have signed an agreement to build a gas pipeline aimed at reducing energy dependency on Russia

8:34 AM on Tuesday, April 28

The United Arab Emirates will leave OPEC effective Friday, stripping the oil cartel of its third-largest producer and further weakening its leverage over global oil supplies and prices

7:47 AM on Tuesday, April 28

The International Criminal Court has ordered an al-Qaida-linked leader to pay 7.2 million euros in reparations for atrocities in Timbuktu in Mali

7:23 AM on Tuesday, April 28

Officials say prominent journalist Andrzej Poczobut has been released from jail in Belarus in a swap with Poland that also saw a total of 10 people freed as the authoritarian leader of Belarus seeks improved relations with the West

6:30 AM on Tuesday, April 28

Ukraine’s defense minister says the country's armed forces shot down more than 33,000 Russian drones of various types in March, a record monthly figure since Moscow launched its all-out invasion more than four years ago

5:07 AM on Tuesday, April 28

Greek authorities say several people have been wounded after a gunman opened fire at a social security office and at a courthouse in central Athens

4:37 AM on Tuesday, April 28

Australia is proposing to tax digital giants Meta, Google and TikTok on a part of their revenue to pay for news reporters

2:06 AM on Tuesday, April 28

The United Arab Emirates has announced it will leave OPEC and the OPEC+ group, effective May 1

1:23 AM on Tuesday, April 28

Displaced people in a South Sudan village have been denied lifesaving aid by the government, according to eyewitnesses and aid groups

1:03 AM on Tuesday, April 28

A man accused of plotting to attack one of superstar singer Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna nearly two years ago has pleaded guilty as his trial began on Tuesday

12:14 AM on Tuesday, April 28

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has avoided a parliamentary inquiry over appointing Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington

12:09 AM on Tuesday, April 28

King Charles III has marked the 250th anniversary of American independence from Britain with gratitude that the two countries united to build “one of the most consequential alliances in human history.”

10:31 PM on Monday, April 27

Rescuers have finished removing victims from a damaged commuter train car, confirming the crash outside Indonesia’s capital killed 15 people

6:19 PM on Monday, April 27

Officials say militants with the Islamic State group attacked a village overnight in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 29 people

3:09 AM on Monday, April 27

Iran has offered to end its control over the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. lifts its blockade and ends the war