Month: October 2025

By CATHERINE GASCHKA and THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) — The families of two French nationals detained in Iran for more than three years said their loved ones have reached “the limit of what they can endure” following a report that an Iranian court sentenced them to decades in prison on spying charges. Relatives of Cécile

OSLO, Norway (AP) — A former security guard at the U.S. Embassy in Norway was convicted of espionage Wednesday after a court in Oslo found that he spied for Russia and Iran. The 28-year-old Norwegian man, whose name has not been made public, was sentenced to three years and seven months behind bars. He had

By GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced the use of hunger as a weapon of war as he urged world leaders to act responsibly and focus on the multitudes across the globe who face hunger, wars and misery. During an address on World Food Day at the U.N.

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — The military has seized power in a coup in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar and ousted President Andry Rajoelina, who has fled the country. Here’s a timeline of major events leading up to the takeover in the former French colony off Africa’s east coast: Sept. 25: Youth protests erupt Thousands

By JOHN LEICESTER and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu survived two votes of no-confidence Thursday that could have toppled his fragile new government and plunged France deeper into political chaos. The National Assembly votes clear the way for the embattled Lecornu to pursue what could be an even

By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia battered Ukraine’s energy facilities with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in its latest heavy bombardment of the country’s power grid, authorities said Thursday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepared to ask President Donald Trump at a White House meeting for more American-made air

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations on Thursday urged Pakistan and Afghanistan to bring “a lasting end to hostilities” to protect civilians, after days of fighting killed dozens of people in both countries and injured hundreds more. It’s the deadliest crisis between the neighbors since 2021, when the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan following the