International News

2:37 PM on Thursday, December 11

Interpol says a monthlong operation led by the international police body resulted in the rescue of nearly 30,000 live animals that were being trafficked

1:48 PM on Thursday, December 11

Yemen's government-run news agency says the head of Yemen’s internationally recognized government has called on separatists to withdraw from territories they they have recently seized control of in the southeastern parts of the country

1:32 PM on Thursday, December 11

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has linked the seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela to the Trump administration's counterdrug efforts

12:41 PM on Thursday, December 11

The U.N.'s cultural agency has listed Switzerland’s long-celebrated yodeling among 67 traditions honored its list of intangible cultural heritage

12:15 PM on Thursday, December 11

Greek Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis has been elected as president of the Eurogroup — a move that would have been unthinkable just 10 years ago, when the country was in the throes of a deep financial crisis that almost saw it tossed out of the eurozone altogether

9:21 AM on Thursday, December 11

A rare magnum of Dom Pérignon Vintage 1961 champagne that was specially produced for the 1981 wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana has failed to sell during an auction

8:23 AM on Thursday, December 11

The European Union has handed Ukraine a list of reforms needed to join the bloc

8:03 AM on Thursday, December 11

Bulgaria’s government has resigned as mass protests gripped the country just weeks before it’s due to join the eurozone

7:18 AM on Thursday, December 11

Bangladesh’s next national elections would be held on Feb. 12, eighteen months after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted through a mass uprising

5:40 AM on Thursday, December 11

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says “decisive” actions by the United States, including the seizure of an oil tanker, have left the repressive government of President Nicolás Maduro at its weakest point

4:41 AM on Thursday, December 11

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says negotiators are tackling territorial issues in U.S.-led peace talks with Russia

3:35 AM on Thursday, December 11

Pakistan's military says a military court has sentenced a former spy chief of Pakistan to 14 years in prison

1:55 AM on Thursday, December 11

Denmark is planning to follow Australia in introducing stricter restrictions for younger teens to access social media

1:54 AM on Thursday, December 11

Cambodia says Thailand has launched more airstrikes as heavy fighting flares along their border

12:06 AM on Thursday, December 11

Verona's ancient Roman Arena is getting a modern facelift for the 2026 Milan Cortina Games

11:41 PM on Wednesday, December 10

Australian authorities are demanding major social media platforms report on account deactivations since a ban on users under 16 became law

5:12 PM on Wednesday, December 10

Bolivian law enforcement officials have arrested former President Luis Arce as part of a corruption investigation, opening an uncertain new chapter in Bolivia’s politics just a month after the inauguration of conservative President Rodrigo Paz ended 20 years of socialist rule

5:51 AM on Wednesday, December 10

U.S. President Donald Trump says he and European leaders have discussed proposals to end the war in Ukraine, adding that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “has to be realistic” about his country’s position on a peace plan

5:29 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Italian food is known and loved around the world for its fresh ingredients and palate-pleasing tastes, but the U.N.’s cultural agency is giving foodies another reason to celebrate their pizza, pasta and tiramisu by listing Italian cooking as part of the world’s “intangible” cultural heritage

2:27 AM on Wednesday, December 10

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has appeared in public for the first time in 11 months