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Kremlin says changes in Russia’s nuclear doctrine are intended as a warning to the West

A Kremlin spokesman says that changes in Russia’s nuclear doctrine are intended to discourage Ukraine’s Western allies from supporting attacks on Russia.

Russian missiles and drones target Kyiv for 5 hours and hit Ukraine’s power grid

The UN’s nuclear chief says the world needs to pursue dialogue with North Korea over nuclear weapons

Putin lowers threshold of nuclear response as he issues new warnings to the West over Ukraine

The US is giving Ukraine billions more in weapons. Here’s how they will help

North Macedonia’s leader is angry at prospect of a new setback in his country’s bid to join the EU

North Macedonia’s conservative prime minister has reacted angrily to reports that his country’s troubled European Union accession bid hit a new hurdle because of a dispute with neighboring EU member Bulgaria.

Merchant ship rescues dozens of migrants from yacht in distress off southern Greece

Greek authorities say a merchant ship has rescued dozens of migrants from a yacht in distress off the southwestern coast of Greece.

Tone deaf and color blind? Catholic Church struggles to keep accused abusers out of religious art

An unholy argument over a hymn has struck a discordant note in the preparations for the main event of Pope Francis’ trip to Belgium.

A misspelled memorial to the Brontë sisters gets its dots back at last

With a few daubs of a paintbrush, the Brontë sisters have got their dots back. More than eight decades after it was installed, a memorial to the three sibling novelists in London’s Westminster Abbey has been amended to restore the diaereses.

Tunisia’s coast guard finds bodies of 13 migrants washed up on its shores

The bodies of 13 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been found washed up on Tunisia’s Mediterranean coast this week as authorities struggle to stem unauthorized boat crossings from North Africa to Europe.

Greek singer Marinella is in stable but critical condition after collapsing during a concert

Popular Greek singer Marinella is in stable but critical condition in an Athens hospital, a day after collapsing on stage during a concert in the ancient Herod Atticus theater.

Pope travels to the heart of Europe to appeal for peace and to boost his dwindling flock

Pope Francis is urging Europe to be beacon of peace amid war and a welcome home for migrants. He made the appeal as he arrived on Thursday in Luxembourg to encourage the dwindling Catholic flocks in onetime bastions of Christianity.

Georgia’s anti-LGBTQ+ measures raise fears of hate crimes in the conservative South Caucasus nation

Georgia’s parliament last week gave final approval to a bill that severely restricts LGBTQ+ rights in the conservative South Caucasus country of 3.7 million people.

What to know from the UN: Ukraine doesn’t want the world to forget, and attention turns to Lebanon

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Sometimes the issues brought forward at the United Nations signature annual meeting may feel a bit familiar.

Speaker Johnson demands Zelenskyy remove Ukraine’s ambassador to US after Pennsylvania visit

House Speaker Mike Johnson is calling on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to fire his country’s ambassador to the U.S.

Pope expels a bishop and 9 other people from a Peru movement over ‘sadistic’ abuses

Pope Francis has taken the unusual decision to expel 10 people from a troubled Catholic movement in Peru after a Vatican investigation uncovered “sadistic” abuses of power, authority and spirituality.

Rahm returns to Europe in pursuit of record 4th Spanish Open trophy and Ryder Cup eligibility

Jon Rahm is back in Europe to try to win a record fourth Spanish Open trophy as well as boost his bid for Ryder Cup eligibility.

For European astronauts, this place in Germany is the next best thing to the moon

It will be years before the European Space Agency can send one of its astronauts to the moon, but the agency says it’s time to start practicing as it opened a facility in Germany that will let astronauts train in conditions like those on the lunar surface.

The EU moves to loosen protections for wolves as their population grows

The European Union is moving toward backing plans to remove some of its protections for wolves on the continent as their population grows, in the latest political clash between farmers and environmentalists.

The EU is failing to dissuade African migrants despite spending billions, auditors say

The European Union’s financial watchdog says the bloc is failing to draw lessons about how to discourage unauthorized migration into Europe from Africa.

Today in Sports - U.S. regains the Ryder Cup by beating Team Europe 19-9 at Whistling Straits

Today in Sports, September 26 - U.S. regains the Ryder Cup by beating Team Europe 19-9 at Whistling Straits

Norway detains a German national suspected of inciting crimes against humanity in Cameroon

Norwegian police say they have detained a German national of Cameroonian heritage for allegedly inciting crimes against humanity in Cameroon, the first time Norway is embarking on legal proceedings for such crimes.

Russian parliament passes first reading of an adoption ban for countries allowing gender transition

The lower house of Russia’s parliament has given overwhelming approval to the first reading of a proposed law to prohibit the adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transitioning is legal.

The EU judicial cooperation agency is stepping up its fight against organized crime

The European Union’s judicial cooperation agency, Eurojust, has launched a new network to strengthen and further coordinate the continent’s fight against organized crime.

Labour Party members deal a blow to Starmer a day after his appeal for unity

Members of Britain’s governing Labour Party have dealt Prime Minister Keir Starmer a blow by rejecting his decision to cut a payment that offsets winter heating costs for millions of retirees.

The leaders of Germany’s Greens are quitting after several election defeats

The leaders of Germany’s Greens, one of three parties in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s troubled coalition government, say they will step down after the latest in a string of disappointing election results.

A junior party in the Czech government is set to leave the Cabinet over the dismissal of its leader

The Czech Republic’s government was in crisis Tuesday after a junior party in the ruling coalition said it would leave the Cabinet over Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s decision to fire the party leader.

Ukraine says its soldiers recaptured a Russian stronghold after hand-to-hand fighting

Officials say Ukrainian troops engaged in hand-to-hand combat as they drove Russian forces out of a huge processing plant in the town of Vovchansk in Ukraine’s northeast that had been occupied for four months.

IOC candidate Samaranch urges European lawmakers to invest in sport as a public health policy

IOC presidential candidate Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. has urged European lawmakers to regard investing in sport as a public health policy.

Floodwater reservoir becomes Poland’s hero for preventing major flooding

Grateful Poles are heaping praise to honor their silent hero that just saved them: a floodwater reservoir that spared the cities of Opole and Wroclaw from imminent flooding that ravaged parts of Central Europe.

Kosovo’s leader demands Serbia hand over gunmen who attacked police

Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti has held Serbia accountable for trying to annex part of Kosovo following an incursion of Serb gunmen who killed a police officer last year.

The ICC is asked to investigate a crackdown on opposition in Tunisia and claims of migrant abuse

Lawyers and families of jailed Tunisian opposition leaders are calling on the International Criminal Court to investigate a crackdown on political opposition and the abuse of Black African migrants in the North African country, which has been offered European Union financial support to help rein in

Swiss police detain several people in connection with suspected death in a ‘suicide capsule’

Police in northern Switzerland say several people have been detained and a criminal case opened in connection with the suspected death of a person in a new “suicide capsule.”

UK leader Starmer aims to shed gloomy image by saying things will get better — eventually

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has tried to shake off his image as a gloom-monger by telling voters that better times are on the way — eventually.

Two foreign tourists, a baby and his grandmother, are missing after floods hit central Italy

Two foreign tourists, a 5-month-old baby and his grandmother, are missing after floods hit Italy’s central Tuscany region.

German police will increase the number of bodyguards for leading politicians

A German police office that provides security for leading politicians says it plans to increase the number of bodyguards significantly over the coming years.

Two tales from one city show the challenges Pope Francis faces to retain his flock in Europe

Pope Francis will be visiting Belgium on a trip starting Thursday, facing a flock ravaged by countless scandals of priest sexual abuse and dwindling in the face of modernity, where women and gays insist on an equal role and rights.

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