Niger orders French ambassador to leave the country within 48 hours
NIAMEY — Niger’s junta ordered the French ambassador in Niamey on Friday to leave the country within 48 hours, according…
High-altitude heist shocks Switzerland – Saudi Gazette
GENEVA — Thieves in Switzerland have conquered one of the country’s most challenging protected climbing routes. They ascended to an…
FIFA suspends Spain soccer chief Rubiales over kiss
MADRID — The crisis in Spanish soccer deepened after world governing body FIFA Saturday suspended Luis Rubiales, president of Spain’s…
SpaceX, NASA launch four astronauts from four countries
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida – Four astronauts — representing four nations and space agencies across the globe — launched aboard a…
Wagner mercenaries must swear allegiance to Russia — Putin
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin has called on all employees of Wagner and other Russian private military contractors to take…
Georgia Republicans begin to look beyond Donald Trump
GEORGIA — This week, a group of young Republicans gathered at a bar to watch their party’s first presidential debate.…
British Museum recovers some of 2,000 stolen items
LONDON — About 2,000 items are thought to have been stolen from the British Museum, but some of the missing…
Daesh and affiliates still a threat in conflict zones, UN counter-terrorism officials report
NEW YORK — Despite successful international counter-terrorism initiatives, the extremist group Daesh and its affiliates continue to pose a serious…
DPR Korea: Dialogue ‘only way forward’, UN official says in wake of latest launch
NEW YORK — The recent launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) of a satellite posed a major…
New global fund ‘welcome boost’ to safeguarding biodiversity
GENEVA — A new global environmental fund marks a major step towards securing the wellbeing of biodiversity in developing countries…