World
Latest stories
Russia says suspect detained in killing of senior general in Moscow

Russia's security service said Wednesday that it has detained a suspect in the killing of a senior general in Moscow.

The suspect was described as an Uzbek citizen recruited by Ukrainian intelligence services.

W140 Full Story
Canada's prime minister faces calls to resign

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces growing pressure to resign from his own Liberal Party after his top minister abruptly quit and criticized his handling of the budget. Trudeau has led the country for nearly a decade, but has become widely unpopular in recent years over a wide range of issues, including the high cost of living and rising inflation.

There is no mechanism for Trudeau's party to force him out in the short-term. He could resign, or his party could be forced from power by a "no confidence" vote in Parliament that would trigger an election that would very likely favor the opposing Conservative Party.

W140 Full Story
Russia claims two more villages in east Ukraine

Russia's defense ministry Wednesday claimed the capture of two new settlements in the Donetsk region of east Ukraine as Moscow's troops advance.

The ministry said in a daily briefing that its forces had "liberated" Stari Terny and Trudove, both located near the industrial town of Kurakhove that Russia is seeking to capture.

W140 Full Story
Canada's finance minister resigns as Trudeau faces biggest test in political career

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced the biggest test of his political career after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, long one of his most powerful and loyal ministers, resigned from the Cabinet on Monday.

The stunning move raised questions about how much longer the prime minister of nearly 10 years — whose popularity has plummeted due to concerns about inflation and immigration — can stay on as his administration scrambles to deal with incoming U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.

W140 Full Story
Bomb kills head of Russia's nuclear defense forces in Moscow

An explosive device planted near an apartment building in Moscow killed the head of Russia's nuclear and chemical forces early Tuesday, officials said.

Russia's Investigative Committee said the bomb, which was triggered by the device placed in a scooter, killed Lt. General Igor Kirillov and his assistant.

W140 Full Story
Germany's Scholz loses confidence vote, setting up early election in February

Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote in the German parliament on Monday, putting the European Union's most populous member and biggest economy on course to hold an early election in February.

Scholz won the support of 207 lawmakers in the 733-seat lower house, or Bundestag, while 394 voted against him and 116 abstained. That left him far short of the majority of 367 needed to win.

W140 Full Story
Ukraine claims North Korean troops were killed as they fought alongside Russian forces

Ukraine's military intelligence agency claimed Monday that around 30 North Korean troops were killed or wounded in fighting against the Ukrainian army at the weekend in Russia's Kursk border region.

This is the first reported casualties since the Pentagon and Ukraine announced North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to help it in the almost 3-year war.

W140 Full Story
US officials urge action to identify and stop mysterious drone flights

After weeks of fear and bewilderment about the drones buzzing over parts of New York and New Jersey, elected officials are urging action to identify and stop the mysterious flights.

"There's a lot of us who are pretty frustrated right now," Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said on "Fox News Sunday."

W140 Full Story
South Korean leaders seek calm after Yoon is impeached

South Korea's opposition leader offered Sunday to work with the government to ease the political tumult as officials sought to reassure allies and markets, a day after the opposition-controlled parliament voted to impeach conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol over a short-lived attempt to impose martial law.

Liberal Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, whose party holds a majority in the National Assembly, urged the Constitutional Court to rule swiftly on Yoon's impeachment and proposed a special council for policy cooperation between the government and parliament.

W140 Full Story
Ukraine says it struck Russian oil terminal

Ukraine said on Saturday it had attacked an oil terminal in the western Russian region of Oryol overnight, sparking a fire.

The governor of Oryol said on Telegram that fuel had caught fire at "a facility" in the region after a "massive drone attack".

W140 Full Story