Sen. Jeff Merkley raised concerns about ending the SAVE student-loan repayment plan. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A group of Democratic lawmakers raised concerns with Trump's proposed settlement to e...
A Dutch court on Tuesday sentenced Eritrean Amanuel W. to 20 years in prison in one of the Netherlands’ largest human trafficking cases. Six more suspects are set to attend hearings over the coming da...
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, the victims of the Nazi regime are commemorated throughout Germany. At the same time, anti-semitism in the western European country and across the continent is rising at ...
At least 17 people have been confirmed dead after a landslide in Indonesia's West Java province last weekend. More than 20 naval officers are said to be among those who were trapped by the disaster....
European leaders are gathering in Hamburg to discuss energy and security cooperation. The summit comes on the heels of a fraught week that saw US President Trump continue pushing to acquire Greenland....
Just as it did in Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022, politics is dominating the build up to World Cup 2026. Could discontent with Donald Trump in Europe see football heavyweights united behind such a cause?...
Donald Trump has again doubled down on threats to seize the autonomous territory. Foreign ministers from Denmark and Greenland are in Washington DC for talks on easing the tensions over the Arctic isl...
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The plan involves the reopening the Rafah border crossing, a critical lifeline for Palestinians in Gaza. Israel has maintained it will not advance to the second phase until the remains of the last hos...
Life is slowly returning to normal in Russia’s far east after what residents are calling a “snow apocalypse.” A powerful cyclone dumped record snowfall on the Kamchatka region, burying homes, blocking...
The Louvre museum and several other French cultural sites are increasing the price of entry for visitors from outside Europe. So-called "dual pricing" is quite common in less wealthy countries but rar...
Several state prosecutors have reportedly resigned over the lack of a civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an ICE agent. The US Justice Department denies the...
For decades, German cars symbolized engineering perfection and economic power. Now, sales are down as China, a key market, goes electric. India could fill some of that gap for German carmakers. But wi...
Cillian Murphy as Jim in "28 Days Later." Fox Searchlight Pictures Warning: Major spoilers below if you haven't seen "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple." "28 Years Later" directo...
Fans of mysteries, crime fiction, and Nicole Kidman have been eagerly awaiting any glimpses of the forthcoming Prime Video series Scarpetta, based on the best-selling novels by Patricia Cornwell. Well...
A group of American ICE agents is set to travel to Italy and provide additional security to the US delegation during the Winter Olympics. "It's not like the SS are coming," Italy's Foreign Minister An...
Mary Barra, chair and CEO at General Motors, discusses fourth-quarter results, the vehicle offerings that are driving profits, commitment to EVs and hybrid vehicles, and how the automaker is managing ...
Mette Frederiksen said she was visiting to show "strong support" to the people of Greenland. Her visit comes amid a turbulent week in which President Trump backed down on his bid to forcibly annex the...
Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni are showing closer ties than their countries have in years. Meloni is no longer seen as a right-wing outsider, taking on a role as mediator ...
X head of product Nikita Bier said the feature will launch in a few weeks, and already has over 1,000 pre-made "packs" of accounts to follow in each interest category — such as memecoins trading and c...