Barry Hatton

A paramedic gives first aid to a resident who was injured in a Russian airstrike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

European officials welcome progress in talks on US proposals to end Russia-Ukraine war

November 24, 2025 at 8:43 a.m.

European officials said Monday they were comforted by the outcome of discussions on U.S. peace proposals for Ukraine that they had viewed as tilted in Russia’s favor, but they didn’t...

A rescuer works at a market destroyed by a Russian airstrike on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine faces a stark choice and risks losing American support over US peace plan

November 21, 2025 at 5:08 p.m.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told his country in an address Friday that it could face a pivotal choice between standing up for its sovereign rights and preserving the American support...

Firefighters carrying the body of a person on a stretcher at the site of a derailed electric streetcar in Lisbon, Portugal, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Famed streetcar in Portugal’s capital derails and crashes, killing 15 people

September 3, 2025 at 7:55 p.m.

An electric streetcar that is one of Lisbon’s landmarks and a big draw for tourists derailed Wednesday, killing 15 people and injuring 18 others, emergency services said.

Rescuers evacuate an injured civilian after a residential building was hit following Russia’s missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

What to know about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s meeting with President Donald Trump

August 18, 2025 at 8:47 a.m.

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House on Monday to discuss how to end Russia’s three-year war in...

Locals look at a residential house destroyed by a Russian air strike in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, on Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Yevhen Titov)

President Trump says he would meet with Vladimir Putin even if the Russian leader won’t meet with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

August 7, 2025 at 6:28 p.m.

President Donald Trump says he would meet with Vladimir Putin even if the Russian leader won’t meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Spectators roam inside the Madrid Open tennis tournament venue during a general blackout in Madrid, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Massive power outage in Spain and Portugal leaves thousands stranded and millions without light

April 28, 2025 at 9:36 p.m.

A blackout brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill Monday, halting subway and railway trains, cutting phone service and shutting down traffic lights and ATM machines for the...

In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024, an Su-34 bomber of the Russian air force drops bombs on Ukrainian positions at an undisclosed location. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP)

Latest ‘massive’ Russian aerial attack cuts power to 1 million homes in Ukraine

November 28, 2024 at 9:20 a.m.

Russia conducted a “massive” attack against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Thursday, firing nearly 200 missiles and drones and leaving more than a million households without power, Ukrainian officials said.

Women hold up scarves during a demonstration in front of the Italian Health Ministry to mark International Women's Day in Rome on March 8, 2019.

International Women’s Day around the world: Strikes, protests and holidays

August 22, 2019 at 3:40 p.m.

Marches and protests are held Friday across the globe to mark International Women's Day under the slogan #BalanceforBetter, with calls for a more gender-balanced world. The day, sponsored by the...

Socialist Pedro Sanchez speaks during a debate on a no-confidence motion at the Lower House of the Spanish Parliament in Madrid.

Spain’s prime minister is out; Socialist PM is in

August 22, 2019 at 9:04 a.m.

Socialist party leader Pedro Sanchez is set to become Spain's new prime minister after a no-confidence vote in parliament Friday unseated Mariano Rajoy's conservative government. The incoming leader vowed to...

Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira in 2010 at the 63rd international film festival, in Cannes, Southern France.

Manoel de Oliveira, world’s oldest filmmaker, dead at 106

April 6, 2019 at 4:09 a.m.

Manoel de Oliveira, a celebrated Portuguese movie director believed to be the world's oldest filmmaker, has died, authorities said. He was 106. The city council of Porto, where Oliveira was...

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