Thousands of people poured into Lithuania’s capital this weekend for Corgi Race Vilnius, where 120 teams of furry competitors and their owners from around Europe went nose-to-nose. Corgi Race Vilnius — a two-day event held in Lithuania’s capital — allowed Welsh Pembroke and Cardigan corgis to show their skills in …
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A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan near its shared border with Pakistan late Sunday, killing upwards of 800 people and injuring thousands more. The quake was reported at 11:47 p.m. some 17 miles east-northeast of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Footage showed …
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India’s government is warning its citizens in Canada on Wednesday to “exercise utmost caution” as tensions escalate between the two countries after the murder of a Sikh activist on Canadian soil in June. The declaration comes after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday that Canadian intelligence agencies are investigating allegations …
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The U.S. Central Command has announced that more than one million rounds of Iranian ammunition seized from a ship last year are now in the hands of Ukraine’s military, in a transfer Attorney General Merrick Garland says will aid the “people’s fight against another authoritarian regime.” The transfer of the …
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The White House said Sunday it “vigorously condemns” the group of pro-Palestinian rioters in Russia who flooded an airport as they were shouting antisemitic chants and reportedly searching for passengers from a flight that departed from Tel Aviv, Israel. The airport, located in the city of Makhachkala in the Republic …
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TORONTO – A Canadian church says its senior pastor has been missing in North Korea since late January. Lisa Pak, a spokeswoman for the Light Korean Presbyterian Church in Toronto, said Tuesday that Reverend Hyeon Soo Lim travelled to North Korea on Jan. 31 as part of a regular humanitarian …
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PRAGUE – The Czech Republic’s government says it has approved a deal to deliver 15 Czech-made light combat planes to Iraq. Defense Minister Martin Stropnicky says the military will sell the subsonic L-159 planes for 750 million koruna ($30 million) back to the maker, Aero Vodochody, which will then broker …
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BRUSSELS – European Union lawmakers are demanding an international investigation into the killing of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemstov, calling it the “most significant political murder in recent Russian history.” The resolution adopted Thursday also expressed concern that parliamentarians and diplomats were refused entry into Russia to attend Nemtsov’s funeral. …
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JERUSALEM – Key facts about Israel’s general election: — What’s at stake: Voters will elect a 120-member parliament, or Knesset, Israel’s 20th. Citizens vote for party lists, not individual candidates. Seats are allocated in the Knesset according to the percentage of the national vote the parties win. — Who’s running: …
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LONDON – The British budget to be unveiled Wednesday will be driven by three certainties: death, taxes and the desire of incumbent governments to win re-election. Treasury chief George Osborne will, as tradition dictates, carry a battered red briefcase containing his budget into the House of Commons before outlining his …
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