Hit hard by economic stagnation and inflation, Argentines put hardship aside to watch Lionel Messi and their team take on France and celebrate.

The surrender of some stolen pieces came after talks between prosecutors and lawyers for the men charged with the theft.

Russian assaults are eroding Ukrainians’ access to heat, light and water as temperatures drop.

Searching for allies against Ukraine, Russia now presents itself as the leader of a global culture war against moral depravity. It’s not working.

The European Union implemented a new sanctions package on Russia that officials hope will significantly relieve food-security problems facing developing and poor countries.

One of the Chinese capital’s designated crematoria for Covid-19 patients has been flooded with dead bodies in the wake of the country’s loosening of pandemic restrictions.

A lasting drive for change will challenge the foundations of the Islamic Republic but isn’t an immediate threat to the government in Tehran, Western and Middle East security officials say.

Easing Covid protocols and promoting property reflect a new growth push under President Xi Jinping.

Ramzan Kadyrov, once an anti-Russian rebel, now gets billions from Moscow and plays a key role in the battle for Ukraine.

A giant cylindrical aquarium that had become a landmark in the years since the fall of the Berlin Wall burst, raining one million liters of water and 1,500 exotic fish on a busy crossing.

Japan called China its biggest security challenge and said it would sharply raise military spending including for missiles that can hit other countries.

Russia fired a barrage of missiles targeting energy infrastructure in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, part of a campaign to wear down its adversary while rebuilding for an expected renewed ground offensive.

Leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a test of an engine using solid fuel, which can allow missiles to be deployed more quickly and covertly.

Countries in the bloc are set to start collecting additional taxes in 2024 under a long-stalled global deal, after Hungary and Poland dropped their objections.

Kyiv sought to destabilize occupying Russian forces and put them on the back foot as the Kremlin said the attacks were dragging the West further into the war.

The Irish soldier died during an ambush on a dark road in the country’s south.

The law, by aiming to prevent a generation of people from legally buying cigarettes, marks progress for antismoking campaigners who initially struggled to achieve piecemeal measures.

Senior officials are setting a robust GDP growth target of more than 5% for next year as they loosen Covid rules and de-emphasize ideology.

The country has restarted five reactors over the past week and cut electricity consumption sharply, clearing a threshold for risk of power outages.

Retail sales tumbled as locked-down consumers cut back on spending, while industrial production lost momentum as factories grappled with Covid restrictions and slowing overseas demand.

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com said it would dispatch 1,000 workers to Beijing to clear a backlog of deliveries, adding to mounting evidence that China’s exit from its zero-Covid policies has been bumpy and uncertain.

The decision kick-starts a busy day for monetary policy in Europe, with the Bank of England and the European Central Bank due to unveil their latest moves.

President Dina Boluarte declared a national emergency as leaders in Mexico, Colombia, Argentina and Bolivia backed her jailed predecessor.

The death of a medical student after a hospital shift heightens fears around the system’s ability to cope.

The six departed diplomats faced a deadline to submit to police questioning over the violent mid-October scuffle outside China’s consulate in Manchester.

The law also mandates near-elimination of nicotine from all cigarettes and slashes the number of retail outlets allowed to sell tobacco.

Benjamin Netanyahu is shepherding several laws that will codify unusual agreements he has made with coalition partners for their support in his comeback bid as prime minister.

Chinese military training program sought pilots with expertise in areas where China lags behind Western counterparts.

The tragedy comes a day after the British government outlined plans to stop a surge of migrants crossing the channel in small boats.

Washington is moving to sanction the businessman, his wife and holding company, but are keeping the metals giant Nornickel off the list.

Police have raided the headquarters of Emmanuel Macron’s political party, prosecutors said, as part of two probes into possible ties between consulting firms and France’s presidential campaigns in 2017 and 2022.

The alleged leader of a suspected far-right terrorist cell that German authorities dismantled last week met with Russian diplomats in what investigators believe was a failed bid to obtain support, German officials said.

The Chinese leader has long admired Vladimir Putin. Now, he is strengthening ties between the two nations with increased trade and energy partnerships.

Ekrem Imamoglu was convicted of insulting public officials ahead of the country’s presidential election next year.

Ukrainian air defenses repelled a wave of Russian strikes in Kyiv, knocking at least 13 drones out of the sky, with explosions reported in the historical center of the city.

The Kremlin said that U.S. Patriot missile-defense systems would be a legitimate target if supplied to Ukraine, signaling that Russia doesn’t intend to cease its military offensive even in the face of superior weaponry.

After a decade of economic turmoil and the government’s turn toward authoritarianism, Tunisians are fleeing their home country in droves.

Nearly three weeks after demonstrations against strict Covid-19 controls exploded across China, some protesters remain in detention and now facing the prospect of criminal charges.

Locals helped Ukraine target troops occupying Kherson, highlighting one of Kyiv’s advantages in the war.

The annual rate of inflation fell in November, a fresh sign that the surge in consumer prices around the world since early last year is easing as household spending power declines and central banks push borrowing costs higher.

The new government faces soaring energy prices and inflation. The political deal also signals the end to a controversy over mink killings.

The U.S. is finalizing plans to give Ukraine its most coveted missile defense system, the Patriot, the most sophisticated weapon Washington would provide Ukraine since its war with Russia began.

Explosions damaged a bridge used by Russian forces, and Kyiv received promises of more than €1 billion to help weather winter

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack that killed 86 people in Nice.

The West African country is latest developing nation to seek debt relief amid rising interest rates and the Ukraine war.

The European Union agreed to impose a tax on imports based on the greenhouse gases emitted to make them, inserting climate-change regulation for the first time into the rules of global trade.

Swelling Covid cases have prompted citizens to self-isolate, setting up China’s economy for further disruption this winter.

The three-day meeting seeks to reset relations with a continent whose governments are divided over Washington’s tough approach toward Moscow and where China and Russia have challenged U.S. power.

Young people, many of them minors, have a played a leading role in the protests that have swept the country since the death of Mahsa Amini in September.

The proposed cap was widely criticized by European Union countries on both sides of the debate, with some warning of unintended consequences and others saying it was too high to be effective.