Catalan separatist Puigdemont leaves Spain after avoiding arrest, ally says
BARCELONA — Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont was on his way back to Belgium on Friday, having appeared at a rally in central Barcelona despite anчитати
Germany’s membership in UN Command signals commitment to Indo-Pacific
washington — Germany’s entry into the U.S.-led U.N. Command, which expanded the multinational body tasked with defending South Korea against North Korea, reflects growing fears inчитати
British police, prepared for far-right agitators, find peaceful anti-racism protesters instead
LONDON — Far-right demonstrations that had been anticipated by police in dozens of locations across Britain failed to materialize Wednesday as peaceful anti-racism protesters instead showedчитати
Berlin once again becomes haven for exiles from Russia
Following last week’s prisoner exchange between Russia and Western nations, several of the political prisoners released by Moscow have arrived in Germany, historically a refugeчитати
Turkey formally asks to join genocide case against Israel at UN court
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey on Wednesday filed a request with a U.N. court to join South Africa’s lawsuit accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, the foreignчитати
British police brace for anti-Muslim riots and counter protests
LONDON — British police braced for further anti-Muslim riots on Wednesday as far-right groups pledged to target asylum centers and immigration law firms across the country,читати
Nigerian authorities warn against calling for coup after protests
Abuja, Nigeria — While nationwide protests appeared to have ebbed Tuesday, the Nigerian government said it will not tolerate calls for coups after some protesters inчитати
First rise in six months for German industrial orders
Frankfurt, Germany — German factory orders rose more strongly than expected in June, official data showed Tuesday, boosting hopes that a recovery in Europe’s top economyчитати
France beats Egypt, will face Spain in men’s soccer final at Paris Olympics
Lyon, France — Jean-Philippe Mateta scored twice as France advanced to the final of the men’s soccer tournament at the Paris Olympics with a 3-1 winчитати
Kremlin-backed TV channel woos Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa — Billboards and videos popping up in several African cities show 20th-century independence leaders and anti-colonial quotes as part of a drive toчитати
Turkey to meet Instagram officials after access ban, minister says
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s government will hold talks with Instagram officials on Monday after blocking access to the social media platform last week, Transport and Infrastructure Ministerчитати
Shah Rukh Khan to be honored at Locarno Film Festival
Geneva — Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival opens on Wednesday with Shah Rukh Khan, Jane Campion, Alfonso Cuaron and Irene Jacob set to be honored with specialчитати
Emotional Mahuchikh dedicates Olympic gold to slain Ukrainian athletes
Paris, France — Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh dedicated her Olympic high jump gold medal on Sunday to the nearly 500 athletes and coaches who have been killedчитати
Russian ‘neutrals’ at Paris Olympics are politically isolated and rarely in the spotlight
Paris — Rarely on the podium and barred from the opening ceremony, the 15 Russians competing at the Paris Olympics have an uneasy status as “Individualчитати
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy displays new F-16s to combat Russia in the air
Somewhere in Ukraine — Ukraine’s newly arrived F-16 fighter jets were put on display Sunday by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said the planes will boost theчитати
Ukraine intensifies its long-range strikes, sinking Russian submarine and striking airfield
Kyiv — Ukraine has sunk a Russian submarine and hit a Russian airfield in the past 24 hours, in line with a surge of long-range attacksчитати
UK police face far-right rioters seeking to enter hotel thought to be housing asylum seekers
London — Police in the north of England town of Rotherham were struggling to hold back a mob of far-right rioters Sunday who were seeking toчитати
Italian coast guard: 2 migrants dead after rescue at sea
rome — Italy’s coast guard said Sunday two migrants died after they were rescued along with more than 30 others in the Mediterranean off the easternчитати
Ukraine now has F-16s; here’s what to know about the possible impact
KYIV, Ukraine — The American-made F-16 is an iconic fighter jet that’s been the front-line combat plane of choice for the NATO alliance and numerous airчитати
Al-Qaida affiliate says it has 2 Russian hostages in Niger, shows video
DAKAR, Senegal — Two men claiming to be Russian nationals and saying they were taken captive in Niger by militants linked to al-Qaida appeared in aчитати
Former Ukrainian tennis star puts sports training to use on front lines
Ukrainian tennis player Alex Dolgopolov was once ranked 13th in the world. But shortly after Russia invaded his homeland in 2022, he volunteered to fightчитати
Ukrainian military says it attacked Russian airfield, oil depots
KYIV, UKRAINE — Ukraine’s military said on Saturday it had attacked Russia’s Morozovsk airfield and several oil depots and fuel storage facilities in three Russian regionsчитати
French judo icon Teddy Riner wins 3rd individual Olympic gold
PARIS — The stands at Champs de Mars filled up quickly. One fan dressed in a white martial arts uniform waved a French flag back andчитати
Russian drone hits bus in Kharkiv region, injuring six, official says
KYIV — A Russian drone hit a bus in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region early on Friday, injuring six construction workers, including one who was in aчитати
Historic prisoner swap frees Americans imprisoned in Russia
Americans Paul Whelan, Alsu Kurmasheva, Evan Gershkovich, and others are freed from Russian prisons in a deal involving 16 political prisoners exchanged for eight individualsчитати
For Ukraine’s Olympic athletes, war backdrops Paris Games
The war in Ukraine has killed hundreds of the country’s most promising athletes. But that hasn’t stopped Kyiv from sending a 140-member Olympic team toчитати