Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has been sworn into office with his cabinet, marking the end of Poland’s eight years under a conservative government. President Andrzej Duda, a right-wing figure aligned with the outgoing Law and Justice Party, swore the new prime minister into office at the Presidential Palace in …
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Albania on Friday returned 20 icons to neighboring North Macedonia that were stolen a decade ago, Albania’s Culture Ministry said. The return marked the final stretch on a long, 10-year road with “much inter-institutional and international cooperation,” said Albania’s Culture Minister Elva Margariti. It also showed Albania’s commitment to “the …
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An Israeli man who battled the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas inside the Gaza Strip is now being charged with posing as an Israeli soldier and stealing weapons from the country’s military. Roi Yifrach, a 35-year-old from Tel Aviv, took advantage of the chaotic situation in the aftermath of Hamas’ Oct. …
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ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey’s state-run news agency say police have detained four people suspected of cheating by leaking questions to military school entrance exams. The Anadolu Agency said Wednesday’s arrests in the central Turkish city of Kayseri and in the capital, Ankara, were part of a crackdown on supporters of …
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – A U.S. judge has multiplied the size of Argentina’s debt to holdout bondholders and the country’s government says it will appeal. U.S. District Judge Thomas Griesa on Friday added $5.4 billion to the total he says Argentina owes holdouts who refused earlier debt restructuring deals after …
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MADRID – Spanish clothes retailer Inditex, owner of the Zara store chain, says its net profit rose by 28 per cent in the first quarter following a boost in sales. The company said Wednesday that profit for February through April rose to 521 million euros ($586 million) compared with 406 …
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YANGON, Myanmar – A raid by India’s army on insurgents accused of killing 18 Indian soldiers last week took place on Indian soil, not inside Myanmar as some Indian media reported, a Myanmar official said Thursday. Although Myanmar has relatively little control over the porous border region, it would be …
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TUNIS, Tunisia – An armed militia stormed into the Tunisian general consulate in Libya’s capital on Friday, taking 10 employees hostage, officials said. Mokhtar Chaouachi, a spokesman for the Tunisian Foreign Ministry, said it was not clear whether the attackers were holding the hostages on site or had taken them …
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NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania – A court in Mauritania has convicted three men of belonging to the Islamic State extremist group and sentenced them to between five and 10 years in prison. The men were arrested last year during a demonstration and authorities said they had IS flags and photos of the …
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A former Roman Catholic priest has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for taking a teenage boy on a cruise ship vacation with the intent to engage in illegal sexual conduct. The U.S. Attorney’s Office on the U.S. Caribbean island says expelled priest Israel …
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