Outcry after Israel police beat mourners at journalist funeral
The US and EU led an international outcry Saturday after Israeli police charged the funeral procession in Jerusalem of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and beat pallbearers who almost dropped her coffin.
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Intense fighting in east Ukraine as Europe pledges more military aid
Intense fighting raged in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region where Russia has been concentrating its forces without making significant progress, while "very difficult negotiations" were under way over the fate of the last besieged defenders in the city of Mariupol.
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Wolves, witches and rapping Ukrainians compete for Eurovision title
Will it be Norway's banana-eating wolves, France's coven of witches or Britain's space man?
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Debate in Spain over 'menstrual leave' plan
Spain's plan to become the first European nation to allow women to take "menstrual leave" from work has sparked a debate that has split the country's leftist coalition government and unions.
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Myanmar’s gaming stars face barriers in tough eSports journey
Myanmar's eSports athletes must battle not only online opponents but also a creaky national infrastructure in their bid to make it in the ferociously competitive world of gaming.
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North Korea reports 21 new deaths as it battles Covid outbreak
North Korea announced 21 new "fever" deaths Saturday and said more than half a million people had been sickened nationwide, two days after confirming its first-ever cases of Covid-19.
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NATO membership prospect brings relief for border Finns
Troubled by the war in Ukraine, Finnish pensioner Martti Kailio, 73, keeps his hunting rifle to hand at his home in Hiivaniemi, overlooking the Russian border on the other side of a lake.
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Macron starts second term with challenges mounting
French President Emmanuel Macron formally begins his second term in office on Saturday, maintaining suspense about his new government ahead of parliamentary elections next month that will shape his next five years in power.
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Colombia elections: the spectre of political assassination
Every time Colombian leftist presidential candidate Gustavo Petro, who leads opinion polls, steps out in public the scene is striking: he is surrounded by a wall of nervous-looking bodyguards brandishing bullet-proof shields.
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Nicaragua ends sentencing of opposition figures, negotiations next?
Earlier this week, Nicaragua finished sentencing 45 opponents of President Daniel Ortega's government to up to 13 years in prison for allegedly "undermining" national security.
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