A Croatian corruption investigation snares the health minister and several others

ZAGREB, Croatia — Croatia’s health minister and several others were detained on Friday on suspicion of…

Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Good or bad, the United Nations climate negotiations process itself became the focus…

Cyprus in talks with Gulf energy companies over natural gas licences, president says

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Energy companies from Persian Gulf states have expressed interest in searching for natural…

Japan’s economy grows for a second straight quarter on the back of consumer spending

TOKYO — Japan’s economy eked out an annual rate of 0.9% growth in the July-September period…

Australia’s plan to ban children from social media proves popular and problematic

MELBOURNE, Australia — How do you remove children from the harms of social media? Politically the…

Latvia charges 2 Lithuanians for counterfeiting Ariel laundry products in organized criminal venture

HELSINKI — Latvian police said Thursday that criminal proceedings have been initiated against two Lithuanian citizens…

EU slaps Meta with a nearly 800 million euro fine for engaging in ‘abusive’ Marketplace practices

LONDON — European Union regulators hit Facebook parent Meta with a fine of nearly 800 million…

EU fines Facebook parent Meta nearly 800 million euros over 'abusive' Marketplace practices

EU fines Facebook parent Meta nearly 800 million euros over ‘abusive’ Marketplace practices

Men earn more than women in egalitarian Norway, report finds. But it’s on par with Europe

OSLO, Norway — The Norwegian equality minister said Thursday that she found it “completely unacceptable” that…

South African government says it won’t help 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s government says it will not help about 4,000 illegal miners inside a…