By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Monday calling on Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to swiftly reverse their crackdown on women and to combat militant groups inside Afghanistan that Pakistan accuses of ...
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's largest remaining rebel group announced a unilateral ceasefire Monday as the nation heads into a highly polarized presidential election next weekend. In a statement published on its X account, the National Liberation ...
By DAVID McHUGH and CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writers FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The tentative agreement to end the war in Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz would be good news for the global economy. But even as the price of oil dropped Monday, many questions remained about when and ...
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Some of Cuba's sickest people are feeling the effects of the U.S. energy blockade, with surgeries delayed, kidney dialysis treatments disrupted and children with cancer facing a higher risk of death, according to a report published ...
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis from across the political spectrum reacted angrily Monday to the news of an initial deal between the U.S. and Iran, calling it a disaster for Israel and directing their fury at one man: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The ...
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine on Monday officially started European Union membership negotiations, launching a process that will require its government to commit to years of political reforms even as it fights a Russian invasion. Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister ...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Officials in Brazil on Monday were inspecting the site of a crash in which six people were killed Sunday, after two helicopters collided midair over a suburb of Rio de Janeiro. American singer Oliver Tree was among those listed on the passenger list filed with aviation ...
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and FATMA KHALED Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece' s migration minister on Monday called criticism from human rights groups a "badge of honor" and vowed to further toughen migration policies he called "the toughest — if not the toughest — in ...
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Syrian national accused of crimes against humanity was sentenced on Monday to 26 years in prison by a Dutch court for the torture and rape of imprisoned opponents of the government of former president Bashar Assad during the ...
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya will pay compensation to almost 2,000 victims of protest-related human rights abuses, President William Ruto said on Monday, marking a rare national reparations process outside the judicial system. Violent protests in the ...