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Ukraine’s president in Estonia on swing through Russia’s Baltic neighbors

 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in the capital of Estonia on Thursday for meetings with the country’s leaders on the second day of trip through the small Baltic states, where concern is...

Moving central Japan quake evacuees high priority as deaths rise

Local authorities are speeding up efforts to move evacuees of the powerful earthquake that rocked Ishikawa Prefecture and other central Japan areas on New Year's Day to hotels and other accommodations after...

Central Japan quake death toll tops 200, over 100 unaccounted for

The death toll from a powerful New Year's Day earthquake that struck Ishikawa Prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan has surpassed 200 with over 100 still missing, as a large-scale search...

Trump to return to federal court as judges hear arguments on whether he is...

 Donald Trump is set to return for the first time in months to the federal courthouse in Washington as an appeals court hears arguments Tuesday on whether the former president is immune from prosecution on...

German farmers block highway access roads, stage protests against plan to scrap diesel tax...

Farmers blocked highway access roads in parts of Germany Monday and gathered for demonstrations, launching a week of protests against a government plan to scrap tax breaks on diesel used in agriculture.Chancellor...

Blinken says Turkey is committed to a ‘positive’ role in postwar Gaza as he...

 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that Turkey is committed to playing “a positive, productive” role for postwar Gaza and prepared to use its influence in the region to prevent the Israel-Hamas...

Biden will address State of the Union in a moment the House speaker calls...

President Joe Biden will give his annual State of the Union address on March 7. In a letter sent to the White House on Saturday, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.,...

Michigan Republicans set to vote on chair Karamo’s removal as she promises not to...

 Michigan Republicans plan to discuss the removal of state GOP Chairwoman Kristina Karamo during a meeting Saturday after many of the party’s leaders have called for her resignation following a year of leadership plagued...

Woman rescued 5 days after Japan quake, as death toll tops 120

A woman was rescued from a collapsed house in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture on Saturday, five days after a powerful earthquake struck the prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast, as the death...

The cost of maritime transport triples on some routes due to Houthi attacks

The cost of transporting goods by sea between Asia and Europe has skyrocketed during the last week, tripling on some routes, as attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels against ships in the Red Sea and...