Hundreds of thousands in Russian-occupied parts of southern Ukraine were left without power on Sunday, according to Kremlin-installed authorities there.

Venus Williams became the oldest player ever in the Australian Open women's singles draw on Sunday and went ever-so-close to celebrating the record with a win.

The eight European countries targeted by U_S_ President Donald Trump for a 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland have criticized the move in an unusually strong joint statement, warning that the American leader’s threats “undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral.”.

Zeynep Sönmez has stopped a game to help an ailing ballkid during her first-round win over Ekaterina Alexandrova at the Australian Open.

Corentin Moutet uses an underarm serve on match point to secure his first-round victory at the Australian Open.

Indonesian rescuers have recovered wreckage from a missing plane believed to have crashed with 11 people on board.

Portugal's presidential election features a record 11 candidates, with a populist party leader poised for a potential breakthrough.

A third round of retaliatory strikes by the U.S. in Syria has resulted in the death of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated leader.

Authorities in Austria say five skiers have been killed in a pair of avalanches in the western Salzburg Pongau region.

Thousands of people have rallied in Serbia as university students announced a new stage in their struggle against President Aleksandar Vucic’s government.

President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” that was initially seen as a mechanism focused on ending the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza is taking shape with ambitions to have a far broader mandate of other global crises.

Thousands of Greenlanders carefully marched across snow and ice to take a stand against U.S. President Donald Trump.

The European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries have formally signed a long-sought landmark free trade agreement.

Israel’s government is objecting to a White House announcement about leaders overseeing the next steps in Gaza as the ceasefire enters its challenging second phase.

President Donald Trump’s new Gaza ceasefire plan includes a committee to manage Gaza's daily affairs.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for supporting Iranian protesters.

Hundreds of people in Spain have watched horses gallop through flames as part of the centuries-old tradition called Las Luminarias.

A Ukrainian delegation has arrived in the United States to discuss a U.S.-led diplomatic push to end the nearly 4-year-old war.

President Donald Trump says he'll impose a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European nations because of their opposition to American control of Greenland.

Journalists and media leaders in Bangladesh are demanding protection after recent attacks on two major newspapers.

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has won his seventh term with 71.65% of the votes.

The family of a 23-year-old Iranian college student believes she was killed by a bullet fired by Iranian security forces.

Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield’s attorneys told a court he should be released while he awaits the outcome of child sex abuse charges against him.

The Federal Aviation Administration is urging U.S. aircraft operators to “exercise caution” when flying over the eastern Pacific Ocean near Mexico, Central America and parts of South America, citing “military activities” and satellite navigation interference.

China’s rapid development of electric vehicles had competitors concerned even before Canada this week agreed to cut its tariffs on EVs in exchange for concessions on Canadian farm products.

Brazilian President Lula da Silva and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen celebrate the expected signing of a free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur.

OpenAI plans to introduce ads for ChatGPT users who aren't paying for the premium version.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says she’s confident of her country’s eventual transition to democracy after the U.S. military ousted former President Nicolás Maduro.

President Donald Trump is thanking Iran for not following through on executions of more than 800 political prisoners.

The White House has released the names of some of the leaders who will play a role in overseeing next steps in Gaza.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe has met with Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez.

The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they have made, according to two people familiar with the matter.

A British police force chief has retired following criticism over a decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a match against Aston Villa last year.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the U.S. controlling Greenland.

Tens of thousands of Cubans have gathered in Havana to protest the killing of 32 Cuban officers in Venezuela.

Authorities say torrential rains and flooding have killed more than 100 people in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe in recent weeks and are warning that more severe weather is expected across the southern African region.

A group of German scientists tested the effects of a more acidic ocean on sharks’ teeth and found that future generations of sharks could have weaker teeth because of changing ocean chemistry.

A Iran returns to an uneasy calm after protests led to a violent crackdown, a senior cleric is calling for the death penalty for detained demonstrators.

Myanmar insists its military campaign against the Rohingya ethnic minority was a legitimate counter-terrorism operation, not genocide.

Julio Iglesias has denied allegations of sexual assault made by two former employees.

Madison Keys plans to go quietly into the player tunnel at Rod Laver Arena before the season-opening major to take a photo of her name among the Australian Open champions and send it home to her mom.

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has an early lead in a tense presidential election.

A woman in Canada has become a global symbol of defiance against Iran's regime.

The 1 Point Slam isn’t likely to be a one-hit wonder.

U.S. President Donald Trump has turned Greenland into a geopolitical hotspot with his demands to own it.

A South Korean court has sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison on some charges related to his imposition of martial law.

Stocks edged a bit lower on Wall Street as the first week of corporate earnings season closes out with markets trading near record levels.

Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.

Social media companies have revoked access to about 4.7 million accounts identified as belonging to children in Australia.

The Trump administration has identified a host of athletic competitions it classifies as “major sporting events” — aside from soccer's 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympic Games — that athletes and coaches will be allowed to travel to the U.S. to take part in despite a broad visa ban.

Several Middle Eastern allies of the United States have urged the Trump administration to hold off on strikes against Iran for the government’s deadly crackdown on protesters.

The North American International Auto Show in Detroit once dedicated an entire track on its coveted show floor to getting consumers comfortable with electric vehicles and charging.

The Defense Department says it is revamping the military newspaper Stars and Stripes to focus on “reporting for our warfighters” and eliminate woke distractions.

International journalists have been flocking to Greenland's capital, Nuuk during the geopolitical crisis triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump's desire to control the island.

Elon Musk's AI assistant, Grok, is facing scrutiny from governments worldwide.

An explosion in a residential street in Utrecht, Netherlands, has caused a blaze and widespread damage.

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has used her first state of the union message to advocate opening the state-run oil industry to more foreign investment.

Scientists have uncovered mummified remains of cheetahs from caves in northern Saudi Arabia.

After a nearly four-year musical hiatus, the K-pop giants BTS are back.

The U.S. is imposing new sanctions on Iranian officials accused of repressing protests against Iran’s theocratic government.

U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has discussed her country’s future with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House.

Climate change is driving a global boom in desalination as regions turn to the sea for drinking water.

The bodies of 32 Cuban officers killed during a stunning U.S. attack on Venezuela have been repatriated to their homeland.

Rachel Goldberg-Polin, known for her advocacy for hostages abducted by Hamas-led militants, has a memoir coming out this spring.

U.S., Danish and Greenlandic officials have met face to face to discuss President Donald Trump’s ambitions to take control of Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of Denmark.

Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed nine people, including three women, following the U.S. announcement of a second phase in the fragile ceasefire.

Germany's economy returned to modest growth last year after two years of decline.

The U.N. Security Council in an emergency meeting Thursday discussed Iran's deadly protests.

Troops from European countries, including France and Germany, are arriving in Greenland to boost security.

An ailing astronaut is back on Earth.

Russian authorities have ordered a British diplomat to leave the country, accusing the official of spying.

The U.S. and Taiwan have signed a trade deal involving $250 billion in new investments by Taiwan's semiconductor and tech companies in the U.S. In exchange, the Trump administration will cut tariffs on Taiwanese goods.

In China, the names of things are often either ornately poetic or stunningly direct.

Voting delays have been reported in Uganda’s presidential election.

Elon Musk’s X says its AI chatbot Grok won't be able to edit photos of real people in revealing clothing in places where that is illegal.

A construction crane has collapsed onto an elevated road near Bangkok, a day after another construction accident in northeastern Thailand killed 32 people.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump.

Stocks steadied on Wall Street.

Japan and the Philippines have signed a defense pact that will allow the tax-free provision of ammunition, fuel, food and other necessities when their forces stage joint training to boost deterrence against China’s growing aggression in the region and to bolster their preparation for natural disasters.

U.S. and Iranian officials faced each other at the U.N. Security Council, where America’s envoy renewed threats against the Islamic Republic despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to lower the temperature between the two adversaries.

President Donald Trump says he’s been told “on good authority” that plans for executions in Iran have stopped, even as Tehran has signaled fast trials and executions ahead in its crackdown on protesters.

Greenland biathlete Ukaleq Slettemark is used to the stress of competing on the world stage as she tries to qualify for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

A legal memo that came out days before the U_S_ military operation against Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro said such a move would “not rise to the level of a war in the constitutional sense” and would serve “important national interests."

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez vows to continue releasing prisoners detained under former President Nicolás Maduro.

Syria’s military has announced it will open a “humanitarian corridor” for civilians to evacuate from an area in Aleppo province.

Officials say emergency repair crews are working tirelessly to restore power in the Kyiv region of Ukraine.

The State Department says it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States.

The United States says it’s moving into the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan involving disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-ravaged territory and establishing the group of Palestinian experts that will administer daily affairs.

Jeff Landry has embraced his role as President Donald Trump's special envoy to Greenland, but the Republican governor of Louisiana says he hopes to connect with everyday islanders rather than with Danish diplomats.

The U.K.'s home secretary has urged the head of West Midlands Police to resign following a report on the banning of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a match against Aston Villa.

Some personnel at a key U.S. military base in Qatar have been advised to evacuate.

Scientists have inaugurated the first global repository of mountain ice cores in an Antarctic vault.

The Senate sidelined a war powers resolution Wednesday that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to carry out further military attacks on Venezuela, as the president put intense pressure on his fellow Republicans to vote down the measure.

SpaceX's Starlink has dropped fees to help Iranian demonstrators share protest details globally, activists say.

Spanish prosecutors are studying allegations that Grammy-winning singer Julio Iglesias sexually assaulted two former employees at his residences in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas.

A new poll shows most Americans believe President Donald Trump has “gone too far” in using the U.S. military to intervene in other countries.

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve the lower house of Parliament soon for a snap election.

Canada was one of the first Western countries to recognize communist China, establishing ties in 1970 under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.

The British government has scaled back plans for mandatory digital ID cards, initially proposed as a way of helping control immigration.