Afghan arrested after car ramming 'attack' wounds 30 in Germany
Police arrested an Afghan asylum seeker at the scene of what German leaders labelled a car ramming "attack" Thursday that wounded 30 people, some seriously, in the southern city of Munich.
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Conservation efforts can shift nature loss to more vulnerable regions: study
Could restoring the environment in one place -- say by turning farmland in Europe into a nature reserve -- harm plants and animals on the other side of the planet?
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Ecuador's wild west shows limits of Noboa's 'iron fist'
On Ecuador's lawless southwest coast, drug gangs operate with impunity and terrified residents ask if their president's "iron fist" security policies are just words.
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Estonians plead guilty to US charges in $577 mn crypto scheme
Two Estonian nationals have pleaded guilty to defrauding hundreds of thousands of people around the world in a $577 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, the Justice Department said Thursday.
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WWF legal challenge against Norway deep-sea mining fails
An Oslo court on Thursday rejected a legal challenge by the WWF environmental group against Norway's bid to mine its seabed for minerals crucial to the green energy transition.
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Former Olympic champion Grospiron to take top 2030 Games post
Former Olympic champion Edgar Grospiron will be named next week as president of the 2030 Winter Olympics in the French Alps, an official said Thursday.
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Lebanon says refuses Israeli demand to stay in five southern locations
Lebanon's parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri said on Thursday that Beirut rejected Israel's demand to remain in five southern locations after a February 18 deadline for fully implementing a ceasefire deal.
Read moreTrump launches 'reciprocal tariffs' targeting allies and adversaries
US President Donald Trump announced plans Thursday for sweeping "reciprocal tariffs" hitting both allies and competitors, in a dramatic escalation of an international trade war that economists warn could fuel inflation at home.
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Vaccine critic RFK Jr. confirmed as US health secretary
The Republican-controlled US Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary Thursday, ignoring dire warnings from the medical community and elevating his anti-vaccine advocacy into the highest levels of government.
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Injury forces Olympic champion Hodgkinson out of 800m record bid in own race
Olympic 800 metres champion Keely Hodgkinson has been forced to abandon a world record attempt this weekend after the British middle-distance star withdrew from her own event, the Keely Klassic, with a hamstring injury.
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