Trump emerging as ‘third candidate’ in Australian election
President Donald Trump is looming large in the final weeks of Australia’s general election campaign, spelling trouble for conservative opposition leader Peter Dutton just as a new poll shows Australians’ faith in the United States at an all-time low. A survey released on Wednesday by the Lowy Institute, a research foundation, found only 36% More...
Ex-Israeli military and spy agency leaders say Netanyahu should end ‘political’ war in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should end his “political” war in Gaza and bring the remaining hostages home, former leaders of the Mossad intelligence agency and members of the military told NBC More...
Journalists accused of working for Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny convicted of extremism
A Russian court convicted four journalists of extremism Tuesday for working for an anti-corruption group founded by the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny and sentenced them to 5 1/2 years in prison each. Antonina More...
Lego executive and friend of Denmark’s Queen Mary dies in skiing accident
Michael Halbye, Lego executive and friend of Denmark’s Queen Mary, died on Saturday after a fall during a skiing session, according to Kirkbi, a management company that owns The LEGO Group. He was 64. More...
Death toll in Dominican Republic disaster nears 250 as nightclub faces lawsuits
Jet Set nightclub is owned by Antonio Espaillat, the second-largest broadcaster in the Dominican Republic and owner of 50 radio stations. “From the very beginning we have been collaborating fully and transparently More...
Xi Jinping goes on charm offensive as Asia reels from tariff whiplash
HONG KONG — Chinese President Xi Jinping is turning on the charm as he looks to sweep up the shards of America’s shattered economic relationships. As the world’s markets and leaders try to absorb the More...
Will this end other basic rights?
BUDAPEST — Hungarian lawmakers are preparing to vote on a constitutional amendment viewed by many critics as both a crackdown on the freedoms of assembly and expression and the most recent move by the populist More...
2 U.S. citizens detained for 2 weeks in Denmark after ‘scuffle’ with Uber driver
Two U.S. citizens who were arrested and charged with assault in Denmark’s capital city last month after an altercation with an Uber driver can leave the country after they were detained for two weeks, More...
Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ public events
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s parliament on Monday passed an amendment to the constitution that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ communities, a decision that legal scholars and critics More...
Ex-U.K. lawmaker charged with cheating in election betting scandal
A former Conservative lawmaker and 14 others have been charged with cheating when placing bets on the timing of Britain’s general election last year, the Gambling Commission said Monday. Craig Williams was More...
