KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court , taking a step toward membership and opening the possibility of more prosecutions of Russian officials for war crimes. Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, voted Wednesday to ratify the ICC statute. Membership of the ICC is a requirement for joining the
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A court in Pakistan on Thursday allowed investigators to question a man in their custody for four more days about his role in spreading misinformation that sparked widespread rioting in the U.K. earlier this month, officials said. The court’s decision came a day after authorities charged the suspect Farhan Asif, 32
The Democratic National Convention will kick off its fourth and final night Thursday. After a week of Democrats’ most prominent figures rallying the party faithful, Vice President Kamala Harris will accept her party’s nomination for president during a speech in which she’s widely expected to offer her vision and policy agenda to the American people.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Sphen, the elder partner in a world famous same-sex penguin couple celebrated in Australian schoolbooks and an annual gay rights parade, has died at 11 years old, a Sydney aquarium said on Thursday. Sphen and his male gentoo penguin partner Magic, now aged 8, came to international attention in 2018 when
NEW YORK (AP) — A gold rush is here. The precious metal hit an all time high this week. The spot price for gold closed Tuesday above $2,514, according to data from FactSet. That’s the highest closing price recorded for the commodity to date. Here’s what you need to know. What is the price of
MADISON, Fla. (AP) — Tens of thousands of students have left Florida’s public schools in recent years amid an explosive expansion in school choice . Now, districts large and small are grappling with the harsh financial realities of empty seats in aging classrooms. As some districts are being forced to close schools, administrators are facing
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s president on Thursday inaugurated the rebuilt tower of a church that became associated with the Nazis’ takeover of power and whose remains were demolished under communist rule. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said it offers an opportunity to reflect on the country’s complicated past amid a surge in authoritarian and antidemocratic attitudes. The
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gilma strengthened into a powerful Category 3 hurricane Thursday in the eastern Pacific Ocean and was forecast to remain a powerful hurricane for the next couple of days while staying away from land. The storm was located about 1,025 miles (1,649 kilometers) west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s drug regulator authorized the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi on Thursday, saying it’s the first medicine to show some impact in slowing the progression of the neurodegenerative disease. But the U.K. government likely won’t be paying for it after an independent agency separately issued draft guidance concluding that the benefits of Leqembi “cannot
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Thousands of protesters attempted to storm Indonesia’s parliament Thursday, tearing down a section of fence and throwing stones at police, and forcing the legislature to delay a vote on controversial changes to election laws that could further enhance the political influence of outgoing President Joko Widodo. Parliament was to meet in
