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[ad_1] A court in Moscow Friday extended the pretrial detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, arrested on espionage charges, until the end of March, meaning the journalist will spend at least a year behind bars in Russia. United States Consul General Stuart Wilson attended the hearing at Lefortovo District Court, which took place…
[ad_1] BEIJING — The bodies of the remaining victims of a landslide in southwestern China were recovered Thursday, bringing the death toll to 44 after four days of searching through the rubble of dirt and crumbled homes, state media said. The final body was found in the evening, according to state broadcaster CCTV, which posted photos of…
[ad_1] LONDON — A serious outbreak of measles in England could grow to tens of thousands of cases, health experts there have warned, as Europe grapples with a spike in the highly contagious disease. The U.K. Health Security Agency said Friday that since October, there have been 216 confirmed cases and 103 probable cases in…
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — CIA Director Bill Burns will meet with Israel’s Mossad director, David Barnea, and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani this weekend in Europe to try to further negotiations to secure the release of hostages being held in Gaza. A diplomat with knowledge of the matter confirmed the upcoming meeting…
[ad_1] Five players who were on the 2018 Canada world junior ice hockey team were granted indefinite leaves of absence from their respective current teams in the past week, amid a report of a sexual assault investigation. Those granted leave are NHL players Michael McLeod and Cal Foote of the New Jersey Devils, Carter Hart…
[ad_1] Asked by NBC News about the fratricide rates in the current war with Hamas, Israel Defense Forces’ main spokesperson, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, said it was “a horrible thing.” Israeli forces are operating in especially difficult circumstances in Gaza, where Hamas fighters disguise themselves as civilians and use their vast network of tunnels to…
[ad_1] KYIV, Ukraine — More than 24 hours after a military transport plane’s fiery crash into the snowy fields of a Russian border region, there were still more questions than answers in an episode that has already proved deadly and damaging for Ukraine. The Kremlin accuses Kyiv of shooting the plane down, knowing 65 of…
[ad_1] Japan’s moon lander nailed its tricky, “pinpoint” touchdown on the lunar surface, officials from the country’s space agency announced Thursday, but a newly released image revealed that the spacecraft became overturned in the process. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, known as JAXA, confirmed that the mission achieved its goal of a precision landing within…
[ad_1] Two British museums are returning gold and silver artifacts to Ghana under a long-term loan arrangement — 150 years after the items were looted from the Asante people during Britain’s colonial battles in West Africa. The British Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, together with the Manhyia Palace Museum in Ghana,…
[ad_1] SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica — Costa Rica’s Supreme Court of Justice reported Wednesday that it was no longer obligatory to place the paternal surname before the maternal surname on a person’s identification. In Spanish-speaking nations, people often go by two first and last names given by their parents. The court’s decision would effectively allow…