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Taliban say peace talks with Afghan team to start Saturday

By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press

The announcement on Thursday came in a statement from the Taliban in Qatar, where the insurgents maintain a political office, and also in a statement from Qatar's foreign ministry.

Top Belarus activist says authorities threatened to kill her

By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press

Maria Kolesnikova said that agents of Belarus' state security committee put a bag on her head and drove her to the border with Ukraine before she fought her removal from Belarus and was jailed.

Russian, Ukrainian lawmaker accused of U.S. election interference

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The criminal charges accuse the Russian national of stealing American identities to open fraudulent banking accounts and promote messaging aimed at undermining confidence in the political system.

Mexico president regrets protester killing, wants justice

By Associated Press

Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he regrets the killing of a woman and the wounding of her husband in a clash with National Guard troops over water in the northern state of Chihuahua.

Politics complicate Israeli virus response ahead of holidays

By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press

With the coronavirus pandemic raging and the Jewish High Holidays approaching, Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself caught between his ultra-Orthodox partners and the need to drive down surging infection rates.

Huge fire breaks out at Beirut port a month after explosion

By Zeina Karam, Associated Press

A huge fire broke out Thursday at the Port of Beirut, triggering panic among residents traumatized by last month's massive explosion there that killed and injured thousands of people.

News Wrap: UN warns that warming globe could mean more extreme weather

In our news wrap Wednesday, the United Nations is warning the warming globe could mean more natural disasters and extreme weather. A new report says the world is now nearly 2 degrees warmer than during pre-industrial times; the targeted ceiling…

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Devastating fire is the latest crisis to befall residents of Lesbos refugee camp

By Malcolm Brabant

On the Greek island of Lesbos, a fire ripped through the Moria refugee camp Tuesday night and reignited Wednesday. The camp was overcrowded and unsanitary, but it was the only place its thousands of inhabitants called home. Special correspondent Malcolm…

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Serbia suspends war games in Belarus, alleges E.U. ‘pressure’

By Associated Press

Serbia has suspended all foreign military exercises on the eve of planned maneuvers with Russia in Belarus. Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin said the government’s decision came “after tremendous and undeserved pressure” from the European Union.