International News

3:39 AM on Wednesday, October 1

A nationwide general strike in Greece has left ferries tied up in port and disrupted public transport across the capital as public and private sector workers protest changes to the country’s labor laws

2:57 AM on Wednesday, October 1

The Right Livelihood Award has been given to activists from Sudan, Myanmar, the Pacific Islands, and Taiwan

1:31 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Rescuers are using backhoes and sniffer dogs to look for survivors in collapsed houses and other damaged buildings in the central Philippines, a day after an earthquake killed at least 69 people

1:09 AM on Wednesday, October 1

European leaders are gathering in Copenhagen for two summits focused on security, defense and the war in Ukraine

8:33 PM on Tuesday, September 30

Indonesian rescue workers are racing against the clock in the search for survivors from a school collapse in the province of East Java

3:33 PM on Tuesday, September 30

The U.N. Security Council has voted to authorize a much larger, 5,550-member international force with expanded powers to help stop escalating gang violence in Haiti

12:29 PM on Tuesday, September 30

A high military court in Congo has convicted former President Joseph Kabila of treason for his alleged collaboration with anti-government rebels and sentenced him to death

11:23 AM on Tuesday, September 30

An offshore earthquake of magnitude 6.9 has jolted a central Philippine province and collapsed the walls of houses and buildings, killing at least 31 people

11:18 AM on Tuesday, September 30

After facing months of genocide accusations, pariah status and global pressure to halt the war in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed on a ceasefire proposal with President Donald Trump

9:05 AM on Tuesday, September 30

Local hospitals report at least 31 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip

8:26 AM on Tuesday, September 30

Ukraine is sharing its expertise in drone defense with European countries

8:11 AM on Tuesday, September 30

The outer bands of Hurricane Humberto are lashing Bermuda ahead of a more direct pass from the stronger Hurricane Imelda on the tiny British territory

7:38 AM on Tuesday, September 30

A Ukrainian man suspected of causing explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022 has been arrested in Poland

7:31 AM on Tuesday, September 30

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has returned to the forefront of Middle East peace efforts with a U.S. proposal that he take a leading role in overseeing Gaza’s administration and reconstruction

4:57 AM on Tuesday, September 30

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung have emphasized the need for stronger cooperation between their countries

4:08 AM on Tuesday, September 30

A German man who worked for a far-right lawmaker in the European Parliament has been convicted of spying for China

2:56 AM on Tuesday, September 30

Hamas says it will study U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza both within the group and with other Palestinian factions before responding

2:11 AM on Tuesday, September 30

On a visit to New Zealand, FBI Director Kash Patel gave the country’s police and spy bosses gifts of inoperable pistols that were illegal to possess under local gun laws and had to be destroyed

12:46 AM on Tuesday, September 30

Lingering heavy rains from a former typhoon caused more flooding and landslides in Vietnam, raising the death toll to at least 26, with more missing

12:04 AM on Tuesday, September 30

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has accused hard-right politician Nigel Farage of crossing “a moral line” with his anti-immigration stance