Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from the key battleground town of Avdiivka in the east of the country which could pave the way for a Russian advance as the war nears its second anniversary. The withdrawal, announced as Ukraine faces acute shortages of ammunition with U.S. military aid delayed for months in…

Slovakia’s president, Zuzana Caputova, is challenging a recent amendment that eliminates the special prosecutor’s office handling major crime and corruption.Caputova is seeking to freeze the legislation, which was approved by lawmakers loyal to populist Prime Minister Robert Fico.The amendment, passed in early February, has faced criticism domestically and internationally.Slovakia’s president…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has commenced a broad cleaning measure this week, starting with sweeping changes in naval leadership as Moscow stares down the start of a third year of its invasion of Ukraine. “Admiral Viktor Sokolov has finally been removed from the post of commander of the Black Sea Fleet,”…

Families of Indonesian activists who were kidnapped and tortured 25 years ago protested on Thursday against Prabowo Subianto’s apparent presidential victory.They expressed shock over Subianto’s apparent victory in the presidential election and blamed him for the past atrocities.Subianto, currently the defense minister, claimed victory based on unofficial tallies showing a…

Mexico will likely elect a woman as its next president, but the new leader is expected to face financial limitations due to commitments initiated by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.López Obrador has proposed new and expensive projects in the closing months of his administration, leaving big-ticket projects unfinished.Officials warn that…

Christian Bruckner, 47, a suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, has gone on trial for unrelated sexual offenses in Portugal.The charges include three counts of rape and two of sexual abuse of children.Bruckner, who is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence in Germany for a 2005 rape in Portugal,…

Egypt is setting up an area along its border with the Gaza Strip that could shelter Palestinians if an Israeli military offensive in Rafah sparks a mass exodus, a report says. Three security sources told Reuters that Egypt has started preparing a desert area with basic facilities as part of a…

The European Union is expanding its strict digital rulebook on Saturday to almost all online platforms in the bloc, in the next phase of its crackdown on toxic social media content and dodgy ecommerce products that began last year by targeting the most popular services.The EU’s trailblazing Digital Services Act…

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Some of Hungary’s best-known online personalities led a crowd of at least 10,000 protesters in Budapest on Friday to demand a change in the country’s political culture, a response to the conservative president’s recent resignation over a pardon she issued in a child sexual abuse case.Demonstrators…

MUNICH (AP) — Top diplomats from the U.S. and China on Friday held a “candid and constructive” discussion on issues vexing their strained relations over Taiwan, the situation in the South China Sea, Russia’s war against Ukraine and synthetic opioids, the State Department said.The meeting between U.S. Secretary of State…