Suspect in Madeleine McCann disappearance case acquitted of unrelated sexual offense charges
A German court on Tuesday acquitted a man who is also under investigation in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler...
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Family of third American held by Taliban calls for his immediate release: ‘We are concerned’
U.S. citizen Mahmood Habibi ended his second year of detention in Afghanistan, as his Taliban captors continued to deny they...
American ballerina left out of Russia prisoner swap pleads guilty to treason: report
A U.S.-Russian ballerina who was not part of last week’s massive prisoner swap between Russia and the West has pleaded...
Russia sentences journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison on espionage charges
A Russian court has handed down its sentence for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich after over a year of...
ISIS threat rising in Syria, Iraq as US military warns terror attacks could double in 2024
The number of attacks claimed by the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria are on track to more than...
Israel releases director of Shifa Hospital, who claims he was abused in custody
Israel released the director of Gaza's main hospital on Monday after holding him for seven months without charge or trial...
Ship hit twice in apparent Houthi cruise missile attack off Yemeni coast
The U.S. said Thursday that the Iranian-backed Houthis launched two anti-ship cruise missiles and struck a commercial ship in the...
4 US college instructors stabbed in attack at Chinese public park
Four university tutors from Iowa were stabbed by an unknown assailant in an attack at a public park in China...
Guatemalan court orders release of journalist jailed for nearly 2 years on money laundering charges
A Guatemalan court ordered the release Wednesday of journalist José Rubén Zamora, jailed for nearly two years on money laundering...
Romanian court rules that Andrew Tate’s trial on charges of rape and human trafficking can start
A court in Romania’s capital on Friday ruled that a trial can start in the case of influencer Andrew Tate,...
22 arrested across Europe after allegedly stealing $650M in Italy’s pandemic relief funds
Police in Italy, Austria, Romania and Slovakia arrested 22 people Thursday as part of an investigation into the suspected siphoning...
Thai court acquits nearly 70 protesters who shut down Bangkok’s airports in 2008
A Thai court on Friday acquitted nearly 70 people of all charges related to mass protests that shut down Bangkok’s...
Finding that Israeli women were sexually attacked by Hamas doesn’t justify hostilities, UN diplomat says
The U.N. envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict warned Israel on Monday that the finding of "clear and convincing...
Experts slam leaked UNRWA report claiming Israel coerced workers into making false statements: ‘Ridiculous’
JERUSALEM – The scandal-plagued United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) claimed in a...
UN expert on freedom of expression urges end to Julian Assange’s prosecution over press freedom concerns
A United Nations expert on freedom of expression called on the U.S. government to drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder...
