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US secures the release of the soldier who crossed into North Korea 2 months ago
The U.S. has secured the release of a U.S. soldier who sprinted across a heavily fortified border into North Korea more than two months ago, and he is on his way back to America, officials announced Wednesday. U.S. ally Sweden and rival China helped with the transfer.
North Korean leader urges greater nuclear weapons production in response to a 'new Cold War'
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for an exponential increase in production of nuclear weapons and for his country to play a larger role in a coalition of nations confronting the United States in a ''new Cold War,'' state media said Thursday.
3M again halts PFAS production in Belgium amid pollution problems
Belgian authorities are considering more legal action after discovering emissions of forever chemicals still occurring at the company's plant.
Spanish police raid soccer federation as part of probe into Barcelona's payments to referee official
Spanish police raided the offices of the country's soccer federation on Thursday as part of an investigation into the payment of millions of dollars over several years by Barcelona to a former vice president of Spain's refereeing committee.
Shooting incident in Slovak capital leaves 1 dead, 4 injured
A shooting incident early Thursday in the Slovak capital left one person dead and four others injured, officials said.
Israel's High Court hears a challenge to a law that makes it harder to remove Netanyahu from office
Israel's Supreme Court on Thursday was hearing a challenge to a law that makes it harder to remove a sitting prime minister, which critics say is designed to protect Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who has been working to reshape the justice system while he is on trial for alleged corruption.
Vietnam sentences climate activist to 3 years in prison for tax evasion
A Vietnamese climate activist was sentenced on Thursday to three years in prison on charges of tax fraud, state media reported.
Israel reopens Gaza crossing for Palestinian laborers after sealing it over rising tensions
Israel reopened a main crossing with the Gaza Strip on Thursday, allowing thousands of Palestinian laborers to enter the country for the first time since it was sealed last week.
Stock market today: Global shares mostly fall over China worries
Global shares were mostly lower Thursday in subdued trading on looming worries about China property woes.
Analysis: American soldier's release from detention was quick by North Korean standards
Maybe it never made sense for North Korea to hold on to Pvt. Travis King.
As thaw accelerates, Swiss glaciers have lost 10% of their volume in the past 2 years, experts say
A Swiss Academy of Sciences panel is reporting a dramatic acceleration of glacier melt in the Alpine country, which has lost 10% of its ice volume in just two years after high summer heat and low snow volumes in winter.
Deadly violence continues in Sweden. 3 people killed in overnight shootings and an explosion
Three people were killed overnight in separate incidents in Sweden as deadly violence linked to a feud between criminal gangs escalated.
Storm Elias crashes into a Greek city, filling homes with mud and knocking out power
A second powerful storm in less than a month hammered parts of central Greece Thursday, sweeping away roads, smashing bridges and flooding thousands of homes.
M.S. Swaminathan, who helped India's farming to grow at industrial scale, dies at 98
Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, a renowned agricultural scientist who revolutionized India's farming and was a key architect of the country's ''Green Revolution'' died Thursday. He was 98.
Koepka only identifies with 3 letters at Ryder Cup: USA, not LIV
The three letters Brooks Koepka represents this week in the Ryder Cup are USA.
Taiwan launches the island's first domestically made submarine for testing
Taiwan's president launched the island's first domestically made submarine for testing Thursday at a port in Kaohsiung.
Shelters for migrants are filling up across Germany as attitudes toward the newcomers harden
Dozens of people from around the world lined up on a sunny morning this week in front of a former mental health hospital in Berlin to apply for asylum in Germany.
TikTok says it regrets Indonesia's decision to ban e-commerce sales on social media platforms
Chinese-owned app TikTok on Thursday said it regretted the Indonesian government's decision to ban e-commerce transactions on social media platforms and particularly the impact it would have on the millions of sellers who use TikTok Shop.
Chinese ambassador says Australian lawmakers who visit Taiwan are being utilized by separatists
China's ambassador to Australia on Thursday criticized Australian politicians who visit Taiwan, saying they are being utilized by separatists on the self-governing island.
Half of Nagorno-Karabakh's population flees as the separatist government says it will dissolve
The separatist government of Nagorno-Karabakh announced Thursday that it will dissolve itself and the unrecognized republic will cease to exist by the end of the year, and Armenian officials said more than half of the population has already fled.