France’s left-wing parties projected to finish first in parliamentary elections, keep far right at bay
A tense alliance between France’s centrist and leftist parties has kept the far-right National Rally party at bay, according to exit polls, with Prime Minister Gabriel Attal set to resign. In a surprising upset for the far-right, a bloc of left-wing parties is projected to finish first, while President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance is More...
Pope decries populists, warns democracy is in bad health
Pope Francis denounced populist politics and what he called “the dross of ideology” on Sunday, warning that democracy was not in good shape in many parts of the world. The 87-year-old pope was in the northeastern More...
Heavy rains trigger landslides in Nepal, 11 killed, 8 missing
Heavy rains triggered landslides and flash floods killing at least 11 people in the last 36 hours in Nepal and blocking key highways and roads, officials said on Sunday. Eight people were missing, either washed More...
Netherlands beats Turkey, advances to semifinal against England
BERLIN — The Netherlands came from behind to beat Turkey 2-1 on Saturday and book its place in the European Championship semifinals. An own goal from Mert Muldur in the 76th minute, only six after Stefan De More...
Missing American teen who left cruise ship at German port has been found safe
A 14-year-old American boy who walked away from the Caribbean Princess cruise ship after its scheduled stop at a German port more than three days ago has been found safe, his grandmother said Saturday. Aydin More...
China anchors ‘monster ship’ in South China Sea, Philippine coast guard says
MANILA — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Saturday that China’s largest coastguard vessel has anchored in Manila’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea, and is meant to intimidate More...
Life in the DMZ is getting more tense for the soldiers monitoring North and South Korea’s fragile peace
PANMUNJOM, Demilitarized Zone — With his bed less than 50 feet from the North Korean border, Maj. Luca Meli jokes that he sleeps closer to the reclusive nuclear-armed state than anyone in the world. From More...
Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential runoff election, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates— Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election Saturday, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement More...
Iranians voting in a run-off presidential election
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Iranians voting in a run-off presidential election 02:29 UP NEXT How an Afghan student fulfilled More...
Israel says potential ceasefire talks ‘could last for several weeks’
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. ‘There will be no honeymoon’: Keir Starmer becomes U.K.’s first Labour PM in 14 years 12:04 Biden More...
