The death toll from a massive fire at a guesthouse in Romania has risen to seven people, including at least two children.The fire occurred in the village of Tohani in Prahova county, where 26 people were staying at the guesthouse.A second child’s death was confirmed on Wednesday morning, and the…

A Greek air force pilot was killed Wednesday when his training jet crashed in the countryside, state-run ERT television said.The crash occurred outside an air base near the southern town of Kalamata.The two-seater T-2 aircraft was carrying only one crew member, ERT said, and crashed as it was coming in…

China has announced a ban on a U.S. research company and two analysts who have extensively reported on human rights abuses.The ban includes restrictions on their travel to China and the freezing of any assets or property they have in the country.China denies allegations of human rights abuses, insisting that…

The president of Belarus announced this week that the country has received tactical nuclear weapons transported from Russia.President Alexander Lukashenko said Monday that the intensely-regulated weapons were brought to Belarus in October.No further information was offered on the nature of the nuclear weapons or their intended use.Tactical nuclear weapons are…

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel praised Japan’s contribution to drastic “reform and modernization” of their alliance, particularly its military capability and spending, as well as a decision to allow Japanese-made Patriot guided missiles to be shipped to the United States to make up for its decreasing inventory.In a meeting…

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Thousands of union members and activists took to the streets of Argentina’s capital Wednesday to protest a decree from President Javier Milei that imposes sweeping deregulation and austerity measures meant to revive the country’s struggling economy.Unions had asked a court for a prior injunction to…

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday vowed that Taiwan will be reunited with the mainland, saying Beijing will “resolutely prevent anyone from splitting” the two sides in any way. The comments came during a symposium in Beijing commemorating the 130th anniversary of the birth of Mao Zedong, the founding father of…

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Pop star Shakira was immortalized in her Colombian hometown of Barranquilla, where officials unveiled a giant bronze statue of the music diva known around the world for her catchy tunes and exhilarating moves.The six-meter (20-feet) tall monument depicts the multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy winner in…

BRUSSELS (AP) — Jacques Delors, a Paris bank messenger’s son who became the visionary and builder of a more unified Europe in his momentous decade as chief executive of the European Union, has died in Paris, the Delors Institute think tank told The Associated Press Wednesday. He was 98.For many,…

Gaston Glock, the man responsible for developing the namesake weapon, died on Wednesday at the age of 94. Glock developed the famous handgun in the 1980s, when the Austrian military was looking for a new, innovative weapon. Until then, the Glock company had made military knives and consumer goods including curtain…