The State Department allows the sale of F-16 jets to Turkey to move forward
The sale of the 40 F-16 fighter jets and upgrades to dozens of other jets became linked to Sweden's accession to NATO, after Turkey had objected.
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Russia and Ukraine exchange blame for a plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners being shot
Ukraine and Russia are blaming each other for the downing of a Russian military transport plane this week, which Russia says had 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war aboard. All aboard were killed.
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, a look at how Germany remembers the past
Germany devotes enormous resources to educating school children about the Holocaust, antisemitism, and discrimination. Despite that, antisemitic and anti-immigrant rhetoric has increased.
Between bombings, Ukrainians find fun (and a sense of normalcy) at a Kyiv ski resort
A ski resort in Kyiv offers a respite during a war that has lasted nearly two years. "We are looking forward to victory but we cannot put our lives on stop," says a parent who brought her family here.
Nepal wants its men back from Russia's war in Ukraine after deaths on the front
Russia recruits Nepali men with promises of citizenship and enticing wages. But after news of at least 10 Nepali troops killed, Nepal's government and families want to bring their soldiers home.
King Charles III 'doing well' after scheduled prostate treatment, Queen Camilla says
The 75-year-old British monarch is doing well after undergoing a "corrective procedure" for an enlarged prostate, Queen Camilla said Friday as she left the private hospital where he was being treated.
International Court of Justice orders Israel to do more to protect Palestinian lives
The United Nations' top court in The Hague stopped short of ordering a cease-fire in Gaza. But demanded that Israel do more to contain the death and damage its military operation has wrought there.
Sweary parrots become unlikely stars at a British zoo ($#@%!)
The profane parrots please patrons, despite the staff's fears that visitors might be scandalized from hearing so much salty language from the birds.
A U.S. scientist's tea recipe has Brits aghast. Salt? Warm milk? The horror!
Some 250 years after Americans ruined a lot of British tea in Boston Harbor, a U.S. chemist's salty tip for the perfect cup has prompted an intervention from the U.S. Embassy in London.
Criminal trial for Spain's former soccer head is proposed for his unwanted kiss
A high court judge also says three men who pressured Jenni Hermoso to absolve Luis Rubiales — by acting together in an attempt "to break the will" of the star forward — could also face charges.