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3 dead, 3 critically wounded in shooting at Denmark mallDanish police say three people were killed and three others are in critical condition after a shooting rampage Sunday at a shopping mall in Copenhagen....Germany, Ireland slam UK move toward overriding Brexit dealGermany and Ireland have condemned the UK government’s move towards unilaterally rewriting parts of the post-Brexit deal with the European Union.German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock...Russian diplomats depart Bulgaria amid soaring tensionsTwo Russian airplanes departed Bulgaria on Sunday with scores of Russian diplomatic staff and their families amid a mass expulsion that has sent tensions soaring...With hospitalizations up, France weighs return to masksTourism is booming again in France — and so is COVID-19. French officials have “invited" or “recommended” people to go back to using face masks...'Revolutionary' U.S. Supreme Court term on abortion, guns and moreAbortion, guns and religion — a major change in the law in any one of these areas would have made for a fateful Supreme Court...Striking Paris airport workers call new walkout on July 8-10Striking Paris airport workers said on Saturday they would stage another walkout at the French capital's main international hub from July 8-10 to press their...Israel shoots down Hezbollah drones over MediterraneanThe Israeli military on Saturday said it shot down three unmanned aircraft launched by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah heading toward an area where an...China's top diplomat visits Myanmar amid opposition protestChina’s top diplomat on Saturday arrived on his first visit to Myanmar since the military seized power last year to attend a regional meeting that...'Stop interfering in Afghanistan', says Taliban leader in rare appearanceThe Taliban's reclusive supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada called Friday for the world to stop telling them how to run Afghanistan, insisting sharia law was the...China's Xi: No reason to change Hong Kong's 'one country, two systems' formulaThere is no reason to change Hong Kong's "one country, two systems" formula of governance, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on a rare visit to...North Korea blames 'alien things' near border with South for COVID outbreakNorth Korea claimed on Friday that the country's first COVID-19 outbreak began with patients touching "alien things" near the border with South Korea, apparently shifting...Australian, French leaders meet to mend frayed tiesFrench President Emmanuel Macron will hold talks Friday in Paris with Australia's new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, seeking to repair ties badly damaged by the...Russian forces leave Snake Island; keep up eastern assaultRussian forces withdrew from a strategic Black Sea island Thursday, potentially easing the threat to the vital Ukrainian port city of Odesa, but kept up...Judge to block Florida abortion ban; Kentucky ban on holdA Florida judge said Thursday that he will temporarily block a 15-week ban on abortions in his state, but his bench ruling won't take effect...Russia steps up attacks in Ukraine after landmark NATO summitRussia pressed on with its offensive in eastern Ukraine on Thursday after NATO branded Moscow the biggest "direct threat" to Western security and agreed plans...NATO deems Russia its most significant and direct threatNATO declared Russia the “most significant and direct threat” to its members’ peace and security on Wednesday and vowed to strengthen support for Ukraine, even...Lone surviving attacker in Paris massacre guilty of murderThe lone survivor of a team of Islamic State extremists who terrorized Paris in 2015 was convicted Wednesday of murder and other charges and sentenced...U.S.-Iran indirect nuclear talks in Doha end without progressIndirect talks between Tehran and Washington aimed at breaking an impasse over how to salvage Iran's 2015 nuclear pact have ended in Qatar without the...Gas leak may have killed 21 youths in South Africa tavernTwenty-one young people found dead in a tavern on South Africa's east coast over the weekend may have died by poisoning from a gas leak,...Last remaining WWII Medal of Honor recipient dies at 98Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, whose heroics under fire over several crucial hours at the...Crypto crash threatens North Korea's stolen funds as it ramps up weapons testsThe nosedive in cryptocurrency markets has wiped out millions of dollars in funds stolen by North Korean hackers, four digital investigators say, threatening a key...Russia working on Taliban ties, Putin says in TajikistanPresident Vladimir Putin says Russia is trying to build relations with the Taliban and that Russia wants to see all the ethnic groups in Afghanistan...Fire kills 51 after apparent riot attempt at Colombia prisonA fire at a prison in southwestern Colombia has killed at least 51 people and injured a dozen more, prison authorities reported Tuesday.The director of...46 dead migrants found in truck in TexasThe bodies of 46 dead migrants were discovered inside a tractor-trailer on Monday in San Antonio, Texas, city officials said, in one of the most...Australia commits to Pacific islands defense training as China seeks rival meetingAustralia will establish a defense school to train Pacific island militaries, Canberra's new Pacific minister said, amid intensifying competition for security ties and as Beijing...Supreme Court's abortion ruling sets off new court fightsThe fall of Roe v. Wade shifted the battleground over abortion to courthouses around the country Monday, as one side sought quickly to put statewide...Russia strikes Kyiv as troops consolidate gains in the eastRussia attacked the Ukrainian capital in the early hours of Sunday morning, striking at least two residential buildings, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, as elsewhere...Abortion pills to become next battleground in U.S. reproductive fightAs conservative U.S. states rush to enact abortion bans following the Supreme Court's bombshell decision, the fight over reproductive rights in America is poised to...Sievierodonetsk falls to Russia after one of war's bloodiest fightsRussian forces have fully occupied Sievierodonetsk, the mayor of the eastern Ukrainian city said on Saturday, confirming Kyiv's biggest battlefield setback for more than a...Boris Johnson seeks to stay in power until the mid-2030sBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday he aims to remain in power until the middle of the next decade, despite calls for him...Biden's mission in Europe: Shore up alliance against RussiaU.S. President Joe Biden is out to sustain the global alliance punishing Russia for its invasion of Ukraine as he embarks on a five-day trip...Biden signs landmark gun measure, says 'lives will be saved'U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise that seemed unimaginable until a recent series...Putin promises Belarus nuclear-capable missiles to counter 'aggressive' WestRussian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday told his counterpart from Belarus that Moscow would supply Minsk with missile systems capable of carrying nuclear weapons, the...Spain unveils emergency actions to curb soaring living costsThe Spanish government has approved a package of emergency economic measures worth more than 9 billion euros ($9.5 billion) to try to temper the economic...5-month-old girl in car fatally shot in ChicagoA 5-month-old girl was shot to death while in the rear of a car in a neighborhood on Chicago's South Side.The infant, who was identified...Shanghai reports zero COVID cases for first time since MarchChina reported zero new COVID-19 infections in Shanghai for the first time since March on Saturday, as the country's latest outbreak subsides after months of...Ukrainian forces ordered to withdraw from key battleground cityUkrainian forces have been ordered to withdraw from the key battleground city of Sievierodonetsk after weeks of fierce street fighting, in order to limit more...Boris Johnson under pressure after crushing UK election defeatsBoris Johnson's Conservatives lost two parliamentary seats on Friday, a new blow to Britain's prime minister who then lost a close ally with the surprise...Afghanistan seeks help for earthquake survivors as aftershock kills fiveAfghanistan lacks the medical supplies to treat those injured in an earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people this week, a senior official said, as...Protesters in Ecuador attack military, police convoyAuthorities in Ecuador on Friday accused a mob of attacking a military and police convoy, seriously injuring 17 soldiers and burning three trucks near the...Myanmar’s Suu Kyi moved to solitary confinement in jailMyanmar military authorities have transferred deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to a prison in the capital from an undisclosed location where she had been...French parties brush off Macron appeal to unblock parliamentFrench parties from left and right brushed off President Emmanuel Macron's appeal for help to overcome a hung parliament on Thursday, demanding he clarify what...Australian leader to visit France to fix damaged relationsAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday he will meet President Emmanuel Macron in France next week to reset a bilateral relationship that was damaged...Israel thanks Turkey for thwarting Iranian assassination plotIsrael's incoming prime minister on Thursday thanked Turkey for thwarting an Iranian assassination plot against its tourists in Istanbul that prompted an urgent call for...UK sets out planned change to law to minimize impact of strikesThe British government set out planned changes to law on Thursday that would make it easier for businesses to use temporary staff to minimize the...4 people wounded by man on stabbing rampage in New ZealandA man wounded four people in a stabbing rampage stopped by bystanders who brought him to the ground in a New Zealand city neighborhood Thursday,...Afghanistan earthquake kills at least 1,000A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing at least 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more in one of...Biden, Chevron chief trade sharp words over gas pricesIn a pointed back and forth, the head of Chevron complained Tuesday that President Joe Biden has vilified energy firms at a time when gasoline...Most land mine use by U.S. military banned, except for KoreaPresident Joe Biden's administration announced Tuesday that it would restrict the use of anti-personnel land mines by the U.S. military, aligning the country's policy more...Wisconsin's Johnson under heat for fake elector revelationAn aide for U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told former Vice President Mike Pence’s staff that the Republican from Wisconsin wanted to hand-deliver to Pence fake...