Amid a rush of diplomacy to head off a possible Russian invasion, many Ukrainians are trying to block out the stress and carry on with life as usual. Still, the economic consequences of Russia's menac...

There are now pandemic-related truck convoys planned in all 27 European capitals, New Zealand and in the U.S., as right-wing American social media channels buzz with chatter of convoys to Washington. ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin told him in their marathon talks a day earlier that Moscow would not further escalate the Ukraine crisis. Macron's r...

Heavy rains triggered a mudslide that swept into a residential area in a western Colombia town Tuesday morning, killing at least 14 people and injuring 35 others, authorities said.

Carlos San Juan, 78, is campaigning to keep in-person customer services at banks because he felt "left out" by the shift to online banking. He handed government officials a petition with more than 610...

Retired pope Benedict XVI asked forgiveness Tuesday for any "grievous faults" in his handling of clergy sex abuse cases, but admitted to no personal or specific wrongdoing after an independent report ...

With the introduction of skateboarding as an Olympic sport, the youth in Mexico have been hitting the skateparks with ambitions one day competing for their country, as well as breaking the preconceive...

Hundreds of people protesting vaccine and mask mandates drove in convoy to New Zealand's capital on Tuesday and converged outside Parliament as lawmakers reconvened after a summer break. ...

The UN World Food Programme said on Tuesday that 13 million people across the Horn of Africa face severe hunger and called for immediate assistance to avoid a repeat of a famine a decade ago that kill...

The co-founder of Peloton is stepping down as chief executive after an extended streak of tumult at the exercise and treadmill company, which will also cut almost 3,000 jobs.

Big companies such as Walmart, Amazon and Nestle have made big promises to take climate action, including net-zero commitments. But a new report takes a closer look, and shows that some of them are mi...

Several Canadian premiers announced plans today to further ease COVID-19 restrictions in their provinces, including Quebec, Alberta, Saskatchewan and P.E.I.

Actors Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan announced the nominees for the 94th Academy Awards Tuesday morning, catapulting slow moving western The Power of the Dog and sci-fi epic Dune to frontr...

Morocco on Monday buried five-year-old Rayan, a boy who was trapped in a well for days while rescuers struggled to reach him. The strenuous operation drew global attention, and people from around the ...

In a flurry of diplomacy across two continents, Russia's Vladimir Putin suggested some progress had been made after hours of talks with French President Emmanuel Macron. Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe ...

Israel announced it was setting up a national inquiry on Monday after a newspaper reported illicit use by police of powerful spyware against confidantes of former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and...

A year after Vancouver-born Ryan Reynolds and American actor and producer Rob McElhenney invested more than $3.4 million to buy Wrexham Association Football Club, the team’s fans are riding a wave o...

Superheroes, puppets and performers were on display in Manila on Monday as health officials in the Philippines held a vaccine drive for children.

South Korea will no longer use GPS monitoring to enforce quarantines and will also end daily checkup calls to low-risk coronavirus patients as a fast-developing Omicron surge overwhelms health and gov...

Australia will open its borders to all vaccinated tourists and business travellers from Feb. 21 in a further relaxation of pandemic restrictions announced Monday.