Turkey’s Erdogan Sworn in, Signals Economic U-turn with Cabinet Picks

Turkey’s Erdogan Sworn in, Signals Economic U-turn with Cabinet Picks

President Tayyip Erdogan signaled Saturday his newly elected government would return to more orthodox economic policies when he named Mehmet...

Acclaimed Composer Kaija Saariaho Dies at 70 of Brain Tumor 

Acclaimed Composer Kaija Saariaho Dies at 70 of Brain Tumor 

Kaija Saariaho, who wrote acclaimed works that made her the among the most prominent composers of the 21st century, died...

Pope Warns of Corruption Risk in Missionary Fundraising After AP Probe

Pope Warns of Corruption Risk in Missionary Fundraising After AP Probe

Pope Francis warned the Vatican’s missionary fundraisers Saturday not to allow financial corruption to creep into their work, insisting that...

Mixed Review on Plastic Pollution Ban Talks in Paris

Mixed Review on Plastic Pollution Ban Talks in Paris

Green and other groups have given mixed reviews to the sometimes-rocky talks on eradicating plastic pollution, which ended Saturday in...

Latest in Ukraine: Zelenskyy ‘Strongly Believes’ Counteroffensive Will Be Successful

Latest in Ukraine: Zelenskyy ‘Strongly Believes’ Counteroffensive Will Be Successful

Latest developments: Britain’s Defense Ministry said Saturday in its daily intelligence update on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that Russia’s VDV...

How Turkey’s Erdogan Has Maintained a Tight Grip on Power

How Turkey’s Erdogan Has Maintained a Tight Grip on Power

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a populist with increasingly authoritarian tendencies, is scheduled to take the oath of office and...

Russia Says Ukrainian Artillery Fire Kills 4 on Border Regions

Russia Says Ukrainian Artillery Fire Kills 4 on Border Regions

The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region said four people were killed Friday in two separate Ukrainian shelling attacks on towns...

British Teen in Terrorism Case to Serve at Least 6 Years

British Teen in Terrorism Case to Serve at Least 6 Years

A teenager reported to British anti-terror authorities by his mother was jailed for life Friday. Matthew King, 19, will serve...