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(AP) — France says it has asked 46 countries if they would be willing to supply more than 2,000 police officers to help secure the Paris Olympics this summer, as organizers finalize security planning for the French capital’s first Games in a century while on heightened alert against potential attacks.The Interior Ministry said Friday that the…

By Sean Bell, military analystThe dynamic video of a Russian fighter jet's final moments before plunging into the Black Sea off the coast of Sevastopol brought back memories of my own experience ejecting from a burning jet over 30 years ago.The Russian fighter appears to have been shot down, with the aircraft…

One year ago on Friday, Ella Milman and Mikhail Gershkovich received a chilling phone call from the managing editor of The Wall Street Journal. Their son, Evan, a foreign correspondent for The Journal who was on a reporting assignment in Russia, had missed his daily security check-in.“We were hoping this was some kind of error, that everything…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with US counterpart Joe Biden at the White House on May 9, a Turkish official told AFP on Friday.It would be the first White House meeting between the two leaders, who last met on the margins of the NATO summit in Lithuania in July.The NATO allies are seeking to rebuild ties strained over…

Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters A view of the burnt remains of the bus that was taking Easter pilgrims from Botswana to Moria, following the crash near Mamatlakala in the northern province of Limpopo, South…

Washington CNN  —  President Joe Biden went after Donald Trump at his New York City fundraiser on Thursday, where he was joined by former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton at a star-studded event that was at times…

A man who allegedly struck a woman with a piece of wood on board a TTC bus in Etobicoke early Wednesday morning has been arrested, Toronto police say. In an update on Thursday, police announced that 35-year-old Tevin Gooden had been taken into custody in connection with the assault. According to police, while a TTC bus…

Japanese drug maker Kobayashi Pharmaceutical says two more people have died after taking its health supplements that contain "beni-koji" ingredients. "Beni-koji" is rice fermented with red yeast. Thursday's announcement brings to four the number of people who died after taking the supplements. More than 100…

The bus was headed from Berlin to Switzerland before it crashed in eastern Germany. ADVERTISEMENTThe accident happened on the A9 highway near Leipzig at about 9:45 am and the road was closed in both directions.It wasn't immediately clear why the bus, which was operated by Flixbus and was en route to Zurich after setting off from…

Australia has announced its plans to tighten Genuine Student (GS) and English Language requirements for international students. These changes are part of Australia’s Migration Strategy and will impact all Student visa applications submitted on or after March 23, 2024, Visa Guide.World reports. The purpose of this amendment is to clarify the…