When asked whether he would send Polish troops to Ukraine, Poland’s foreign minister, Radek Sikorski, said, “We should not exclude any option. Let Putin be guessing as to what we will do.”When asked about a German magazine’s report suggesting Poland might send troops to Ukraine, a spokesperson for Poland’s Defense…

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te thanked fighter pilots who had scrambled against China last week during its war games around the island.China, which claims democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory, ran military drills around Taiwan in what it called “punishment” for Lai’s inauguration speech that week.Lai said pilots are on standby…

Claudia Sheinbaum, front-runner in Mexico’s upcoming presidential election, campaigned on the reduction of Mexico City’s murder rate during her term as mayor.The recent cancelation of a campaign event, allegedly due to local cartel violence, highlights the challenges facing Sheinbaum in repeating her success on a nationwide scale.Six out of 10…

Former Dutch intelligence chief Dick Schoof is set to be presented as the proposed prime minister of the incoming government of the Netherlands.Geert Wilders, the election winner, reached an agreement on government formation with three other conservative parties after opting out of the top job himself.Schoof, 67, currently holds a…

Almost two months after police raided the Mexican embassy in Ecuador, the South American country’s government wants to re-establish communication with officials in Mexico and reach a solution to the diplomatic rift that followed the extraordinarily unusual use of force.Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld, in an interview with The Associated…

French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he will greet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy along with other world leaders in Normandy for the 80th anniversary commemorations of D-Day.President Joe Biden is also scheduled to attend this year’s commemorations of the landings that led to the liberation of France and Europe from…

The deadly collapse of a building on Spain’s Mallorca island occurred due to the lack of proper authorization for the structure.Excess weight and poorly executed construction work on the first-floor terrace were cited as the primary causes of the collapse.At the time of the incident, 21 people were on the…

Hundreds of people packed into a sweltering church in Haiti’s capital on Tuesday to mourn Judes Montis, a mission director killed by gang members who also fatally shot an American couple that worked with him.Wails filled the crowded church during the early morning service as tears streamed down the face…

The Georgian parliament has overridden a presidential veto of the “foreign agents” legislation that has fueled Western concerns and sparked massive protests for weeks.The bill requires media, nongovernmental organizations and other nonprofit groups to register as “pursuing the interests of a foreign power” if they receive more than 20% of…

Western countries led by the U.S., France and Germany pushed for a deal to bolster pandemic response rules at a major World Health Organization meeting after states failed to finalize a pandemic treaty.A separate deal on updates to existing health rules known as the International Health Regulations that includes a…