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Vietnam imprisons noodle vendor over a political joke

Colombia searches Amazon for children after plane crash

Villagers evacuated from sliding mountain in Switzerland

Foes fire off accusations after explosions over Moscow

Philippines and U.S. hold largest-ever military drill

Egypt, Saudi Arabia target dissidents in the U.S.

Soccer Team shuts down in Tunisia as players all emigrate to Europe

Tennessee House ousts 2 Democratic lawmakers

Vatican rejects ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ used to justify colonial rule

Young flee Albania to seek a new future in UK

Russia’s leader faces arrest warrant

Rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia to renew ties after 7 years

Belarus jails Nobel Peace Prize winner for 10 years

Bird flu kills 11-year-old girl in Cambodia

Russia accused of plot to topple Modova’s government

Tensions rise as deaths soar in Turkey earthquake

New Hampshire sets a wind-chill record

Journalist deaths jump 50%, led by war-torn Ukraine

Gangs rule much of Haiti as it loses its last elected leaders

United Arab Emirates picks oil boss to head climate summit

World War II map starts a treasure hunt in the Netherlands

Sudan’s young archaeologists take charge

Germany arrests 25 in plot to overthrow government

Hawaii’s Mauna Loa erupts for first time in 38 years

Qatar hosts the World Cup and controversy

Missile blast in Poland was accident, NATO says

Chile’s first lady aims to eliminate her job

Truce signed after 2 years of civil war in Ethiopia

Bird flies 8,435 miles non-stop from Alaska to Australia

Inflation triggers strikes across France

Cough syrup tied to scores of child deaths in Gambia

1.8-million-year-old human tooth found in Georgia

Dozens dead in Florida from Hurricane Ian

Iran protests spread after young woman’s death

Cheetahs return to India after 70 years

5 dead after New Zealand boat flips in possible whale strike

Political refugees strain Costa Rica

Pakistan flooding kills more than 1,000

Tanzania is bringing the internet to Mount Kilimanjaro

Bartering increases in Argentina as inflation soars

Nicaragua police investigate bishop critical of government

Hungary’s leader sparks outrage over ‘mixed race’ speech

States face tough choices as Colorado River reservoirs run low

Wildfires spread as extreme heat grips Mediterranean

Britain’s leader quits amid scandal and party revolt

Russia threatens Lithuania over blocking trains

Deal ends ‘whiskey war’ over a tiny island near Greenland

Colombia’s frustrated voters to choose between ‘outsiders’

Japan records big population decline as births fall

19 children and 2 teachers killed in Texas elementary school

North Korea faces a coronavirus crisis

Migrant boat capsizes near Puerto Rico

Spain spy chief admits hacking politicians’ phones

Finland and Sweden consider NATO membership

Honduras ex-president faces drug charges in U.S.

UK to give some migrants a one-way ticket to Rwanda

Peru official blasted after citing Hitler as a model

Sri Lanka’s economic crisis brings mass protests and resignations

Prince William tells Jamaica of “profound sorrow” for slavery

Saharan dust turns skies orange over Europe

Lost ship of Antarctic explorer found after 106 years

Taiwan’s residents worry they may be next after Ukraine

What is the role of NATO?

Luxury cars go up in smoke near Portugal islands

Ontario clears protesting truckers away from bridge

California team ‘visits’ its own stadium for Superbowl LVI

California team ‘visits’ its own stadium for Super Bowl LVI

Thanks for aid but lower the war talk, Ukraine president asks

China’s “zero-Covid” strategy targets hamsters

Australia deports unvaccinated tennis champ

Russia leads troops into strife-torn Kazakhstan

Webb telescope heads for a special spot a million miles from Earth

Kentucky hardest hit as tornadoes leave dozens dead

Suspect’s parents also charged in Michigan school shooting

World scrambles to cope with coronavirus variant first seen in Botswana

Flooding strands thousands in British Columbia

Austria orders lockdown for the unvaccinated

Tanker explosion kills scores in Sierra Leone

Climate crisis brings world leaders to Scotland

Poaching tied to tuskless elephants in Mozambique

5 killed by bow-and-arrow attack in Norway

Lebanon slips into darkness as electricity grid shuts down

‘Squid Game’ sparks talk about inequality in South Korea

Volcanic eruption rocks Canary Islands

Faeroe Islands dolphin slaughter sparks debate over tradition

Pope Francis visiting impoverished Roma quarter in Slovakia

Hungry monkeys raid homes on Bali in Indonesia

Persian Gulf first stop for many Afghan evacuees

2 Pakistani children killed by bomb aimed at Chinese workers

Sicily reports highest temperature ever recorded in Europe

Thousands flee wildfires in Greece and Turkey

First group of interpreters fleeing Afghanistan arrive in U.S.

Death rates soar in Southeast Asia as virus wave spreads

Hunger and despair fuel rare protests in Cuba

Gunmen kill the president of Haiti in his bedroom

Collapse of condominium tower stuns Florida

Chocolate makers protected from lawsuit over child slavery in Ivory Coast

Nicaragua arrests opponents to president

Did a ‘killer robot’ attack soldiers in Libya?

China tests emotion-detection software on Uyghurs