International News (Page 162)

More than two-thirds of Americans disapprove of President Biden’s handling of inflation as prices skyrocket across much of the country, according to a new poll.  A new CBS/YouGov poll released Sunday indicates that 69% of Americans say that Mr. Biden has poorly handled inflation. Similarly, 63% give Mr. Biden poor marks for the White House’s…Continue Reading

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell promised Sunday that if Republicans retake control of Congress in November, they will force President Biden to govern from the moderate center of American politics. Mr. McConnell, Kentucky Republican, told “Fox News Sunday” the GOP would chart a realistic course if they have the majority in the House and the…Continue Reading

Pope Francis on Palm Sunday called for an Easter truce in Ukraine, saying God “can even bring an end to a war whose end is not in sight.” Addressing pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square for Sunday Angelus prayers, the pope cited the words of the angel who told Mary “Nothing is impossible for God,” and…Continue Reading

Seven weeks into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has appointed a new top commander, Gen. Alexander Dvornikov, in a major reshuffle. He assumes oversight of the campaign amid mounting civilian deaths, widespread destruction and slow advances, with Russian forces mired in logistical problems and military blunders, according to Western officials and analysts.Before his appointment,…Continue Reading

KYIV, Ukraine — The black SUV pulled up to a scene of ruin: A badly damaged apartment building. A crushed tram car. Blood coating the sidewalk.Just about an hour earlier, a suspected Russian strike had hit this residential area in the Ukrainian capital. Vitali Klitschko stepped out of his vehicle and ducked under the red…Continue Reading

Women and supporters pray outside the Supreme Court in Guatemala City on Jan. 24, 2022, during the trial of five former civil defense patrolmen accused of sexual assault and human rights violations against dozens of Indigenous women from the Mayan Achi ethnic group. (Moises Castillo/AP)Ann Schneider got the call one Friday morning at her desk…Continue Reading

Ukraine faces a “tough battle” as Russian forces amass in the east of the country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 9 in a news conference. (Video: Reuters, Photo: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty/Reuters)Today at 1:05 a.m. EDT|Updated today at 12:22 p.m. EDTToday at 1:05 a.m. EDT|Updated today at 12:22 p.m. EDTRussia’s invasion of Ukraine, after a…Continue Reading

JERUSALEM — Thousands of Christian pilgrims took part in Palm Sunday celebrations in Jerusalem at the start of the Holy Week.The holiday this year comes as tourists are returning to the Holy Land following two years of disruption during the pandemic. It also is taking place as tensions between Israelis and Palestinians are rising amid…Continue Reading

PARIS — French voters headed to polling stations nationwide Sunday for the first round of the country’s presidential election, one that seemed for months like a shoo-in for French President Emmanuel Macron but is now a tossup amid a strong challenge from the far right’s Marine Le Pen. Macron, a centrist, is asking France’s 48…Continue Reading