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Volodymyr Zelenskiy has vowed to push ahead with reforms to meet European standards on the eve of a major summit, but some member states are cool on Kyiv’s full accession

Deafening cheers and chants greeted Francis on his last full day in Congo as he joined tens of thousands of young people at the Martyrs’ Stadium in the capital, Kinshasa

Vladimir Putin’s party is rehabilitating the image of the former Soviet dictator and comparing the war in Ukraine with the bloody battle of World War II

The nation’s central bank said Thursday its new $5 bill would feature an Indigenous design rather than an image of King Charles III

Kim Jong-un could showcase his growing arsenal of nuclear-capable missiles next week as commercial satellite images indicate preparations for a huge military parade in Pyongyang

The device contains caesium 137 ceramic source, which emits dangerous amounts of radiation, the equivalent of receiving 10 X-rays in an hour

Estimates of casualties on both sides during fierce fighting for the city have increased hugely since January as Kyiv’s allies urge abandoning its defense for a fresh counter-offensive in the south

The pontiff is on a six-day trip that will also take him to South Sudan, two of the most dangerous countries on the continent and among the few places where Catholicism remains robust

A court in Moscow on Wednesday sentenced Alexander Nevzorov, in absentia to eight years in prison on charges of disparaging the military

The large-scale Chinese deployment came as Beijing increases preparations for a potential blockade or military action against the island

Ukrainian crews are to receive an accelerated training course using simulators and real combat vehicles at a military facility in Zaragoza

If the court rejects his appeal on Wednesday, he will remain in custody until Feb. 27 as prosecutors continue investigating the case

The men are scheduled to appear in federal court Wednesday in Miami. A total of seven suspects in the case are now in custody

The move, cheered by Alaska Native tribes and environmentalists, deals a heavy blow to the proposed Pebble Mine

The millionaire businessman and former army chief has presented himself as a strategist and conciliatory figure within the Sandinista regime, despite disagreements with his brother, President Daniel Ortega

EL PAÍS spoke to representatives of the three organizations that were jointly awarded the 2022 honor: Viasna, Memorial and the Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties

South Korea and the United States have also been strengthening their security cooperation with Japan

Huawei Technologies Ltd., China’s first global tech brand, is at the center of conflict between the US and Beijing over technology and security

Bucharest and Budapest have called for changes to a law limiting minority language teaching in schools and pointed out Kyiv’s EU membership bid rests on ethnic tolerance

Years of war and forced displacement have affected the mental health of the residents of this impoverished region, with women and girls most at risk

Fund’s chief analyst says there is a ‘turning point’ for the better in the world economy, but remains cautious

The former president left Brazil for Florida on Dec. 30, two days before the inauguration of his leftist rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Readers seek parallels and answers to the current situation in dystopian stories, self-help guides and classic works about armed conflict and authoritarianism by authors like Tolstoy and Thomas Mann

Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz are attempting to align on energy and military matters but cracks are beginning to show on the 60th anniversary of the Élysée Treaty

The Mexican government has filed a suit in Florida accusing the former security official of diverting over $750 million in public funds, while a NY court is trying him for allegedly taking bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel

The assailant detonated his suicide vest as some 300 worshipers, including many policemen from nearby police offices, were praying inside