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Liechtenstein changes its rules to allow women to inherit the Alpine principality’s throne
Liechtenstein’s royal house said on Saturday that the tiny country’s rules of succession will be changed so that a woman could in the future ... -
Fidel’s 100th birthday: his shadow still shapes a nation in crisis
Fidel Castro would have turned 100 on Thursday, and his long shadow continues to loom over the island as he remains revered by some ... -
Millions crowd cities to see Spain’s first total solar eclipse in over a century
Millions of people packed cities and towns across Spain on Wednesday (early yesterday, Macau time) to witness the country’s first total solar eclipse in ... -
Poland says it thwarted unprecedented plot by Russia to kill an American citizen in a NATO country
Poland’s prime minister said yesterday authorities arrested a Russian citizen who was allegedly recruited by Russia’s secret services, thwarting his plan to kill a ... -
Thousands flee yearslong drought as hunger deepens
After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally arrived in the southwestern Somali city of Baidoa with no ... -
Chinese automaker Chery buys Nissan plant in Africa
Chinese automakers are increasingly shifting from exporting vehicles to building them in Africa, betting that rapid urbanization, a growing middle class and supportive government ... -
Lebanon passes a controversial general amnesty law
Lebanon’s parliament yesterday passed a controversial general amnesty law, a day after a majority of legislators voted to formally abolish the death penalty. Lawmakers who ... -
Trump used ruse to fly out of Turkey after summit amid Iran threat
President Donald Trump secretly flew out of last month’s NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on an alternate military aircraft while the White House made ... -
Colombia searches for its missing after earthquake kills more than 100
Search and rescue efforts were underway yesterday in dozens of cities and towns in western Colombia after a powerful earthquake struck the region, killing ... -
Zuckerberg manifesto sketches out Meta’s ambitions for world-changing AI technology
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out a vision of what he said artificial intelligence can do for the world, imagining a future where ... -
Count Binface, the man in a can with a plan, seeks Parliament seat
Timing is everything in comedy and, so it seems, in British politics for a perennial joke candidate who wears a garbage can on his ... -
Vintage computers find new life as AI reshapes world
As Silicon Valley races toward an artificial intelligence-driven future, a growing community of enthusiasts is looking backward, restoring and preserving the computers that launched ... -
Western Europe sets new temperature record as heat waves pummel the region
The heat waves roiling Western Europe this summer toppled an average temperature record for the June-July period set in 2022, according to the European ... -
Cyprus natural gas to supply Europe by first half of 2028, minister says, as EU seeks new sources
European consumers can expect natural gas from an undersea deposit off Cyprus to help meet their energy needs as early as March 2028, the island nation›s ... -
Nagasaki marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary as mayor says nuclear deterrence only increases risk
Nagasaki yesterday marked the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern city, as the mayor called nuclear weapons “absolute evil,” denounced growing ... -
British Army faces pressure over abuse claims at teen college
The British Army is under mounting pressure after a BBC investigation uncovered allegations of rape, sexual assault and widespread misogyny at its main training ... -
Congo Ebola health workers protest unpaid wages
Dozens of Congolese health workers at the epicenter of the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record staged protests yesterday to demand payment for their wages, ... -
Russian missile and drone barrage in Kyiv region kills 17
Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding region killed 17 people and wounded 44 others overnight into yesterday, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr ... -
Extreme heat causes flight delays: aviation experts
Extreme heat is emerging as an increasingly important cause of flight disruptions, even on cloudless days when passengers would normally expect smooth departures. Aviation ... -
Gene-edited beagles may offer a future option for people with dog allergies
Matt Walker couldn’t pet a dog without sneezing — until he and other scientists used a gene editing technique to produce a hypoallergenic beagle ... -
Cargo ship reports being struck in Strait of Hormuz
A British maritime monitoring agency said a cargo ship reported being hit by a projectile overnight off the coast of Oman in the Strait ... -
THE CEUTA MIRAGE
Runaway online rumors sparked frantic rush by migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta It started with Instagram posts that suggested Spain’s border with ... -
Putin critic leaves Russia after being barred from running for parliament
Opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin, who criticized Russia’s war in Ukraine and tried to challenge President Vladimir Putin in the 2024 election, said yesterday [Macau ... -
Ebola kills 1,700 in eastern Congo as the fastest-growing outbreak surges
Ebola has killed more than 1,700 people in eastern Congo in the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease, data showed. As of yesterday, 3,802 cases ... -
This ethnic community turns a village into a symbolic kingdom for a day
As an accordion plays, 80-year-old Maime Kapten spins across the grass field, her embroidered skirt swirling and silver chains and coins around her neck ... -
US dollar weakens sharply against the Japanese yen after market interventions
The U.S. dollar weakened sharply against the Japanese yen after U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan’s finance minister confirmed both sides had intervened in ... -
Britain’s new leader shifts power from Downing Street to Manchester with ‘No. 10 North
Britain has a new hub of power: a bland modern office block about 165 miles (260 kilometers) from the prime minister’s official London office ... -
Hundreds of thousands line Amsterdam canals for the annual Pride boat parade
Hundreds of thousands of people lined Amsterdam’s canals on Saturday to watch the city’s canal boat parade, the highlight of an annual Pride festival ... -
Plane carrying European tourists crashes in Peru, killing 13 people on Nazca Lines viewing flight
A plane carrying European tourists to view the famed Nazca Lines crashed into a field Saturday outside the Peruvian city of Nazca, killing 13 ... -
Lebanese banker faces possible arrest at home after dining with Netanyahu
A Lebanese judge issued an order Wednesday that could lead to the arrest of prominent banker Antoun Sehnaoui if he returns to Lebanon over ... -
US and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolution to the five-month conflict
The United States and Iran each fired barrages of missiles yesterday, as the pattern of back-and-forth strikes took hold again and hope dimmed for a quick ... -
Record-low Danube River affects tourism and industry as drought and heat grip Central Europe
As wildfires rage in France and Spain and a renewed heat wave is bearing down on Western Europe, a prolonged drought half a continent ... -
Raid on a Pakistani police post leaves 11 officers and 15 attackers dead
The death toll from an overnight deadly militant attack on a police post in northwestern Pakistan rose to 11 early yesterday, police and a government official ... -
Heat wave threatens to intensify France’s mega-fire near Bordeaux
A wildfire covering an area four times the size of Paris remained uncontained in southwest France yesterday as temperatures were forecast to reach 40 ... -
Netanyahu’s first meeting with Trump since the Iran war began is a chance to smooth over strains
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with President Donald Trump yesterday is the first since the two leaders launched a joint war against Iran and a ...
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