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Two senior doctors have been arrested in Russia following the deaths of nine babies in a maternity hospital in Siberia this month.The newborns died during the long New Year holiday in Novokuznetsk, Russia's main investigative authority said in a...

The head of Uganda's electoral body says he has received threats warning him against declaring certain presidential candidates the winners of Thursday's election.Simon Byabakama said he would not be intimidated by such threats from senior state officials, whom he...

Joel GuintoandJonathan Head,South East Asia Correspondent, BangkokThai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who is due to visit the scene later on Wednesday, called for "someone be punished and held accountable" for the incident."Accidents like this can only happen due...

LONDON -- U.S. officials are expected to meet with Danish and Greenlandic counterparts in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, amid President Donald Trump's continued expressions of intent to acquire the semi-autonomous Arctic territory despite collective opposition in both Copenhagen and...

Venezuela has started releasing multiple Americans detained across the country, according to a US state department official. The official did not confirm the identities or number of prisoners released by Venezuela, but in a statement called the move "an...

Katya AdlerEurope editor, reporting from Nuuk, GreenlandBut it's hard to see how Donald Trump's appetite for territorial expansionism can leave room for negotiation on Wednesday. These were his words at the beginning of the week:"We're talking about acquiring...

Good morning. The World Economic Forum published its 2026 Global Risks Report this morning, ahead of its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland next week. This annual survey of more than 1,300 global leaders and experts shows a fascinating divide...

Tokyo — The leaders of Japan and South Korea have shown an unusual level of harmony, banging out a drum set duet to K-pop hits during a summit on Tuesday. The leaders, whose nations have had...