14+ hour, 13+ min ago   (280+ words) Sept. 12 (UPI) — A train derailment in northern France may have been caused by a malicious act, French authorities said. “At this stage, the leading theory is that a piece of rail was present on one of the tracks, potentially causing…...

11+ hour, 12+ min ago   (302+ words) Sept. 12 (UPI) — President Vladimir Putin on Friday warned European countries that sending troops into Ukraine would mean “war with Russia.” Putin was speaking to reporters at the BRICS summit in New Delhi when he issued his stark warning. “Now, they…...

12+ hour, 43+ min ago   (515+ words) Thousands of people have gathered in Romania’s capital to set a Guinness World Record with a miles-long table made of recycled materials. The 5,055-meter (3.1-mile) “Uniting Table” was sprawled along Unirii Boulevard to Constitution Square in front of Bucharest’s massive…...

5+ hour, 21+ min ago   (710+ words) Donald Trump turns his focus Sunday to golf and promoting his business interests, as he wraps up a two-day Ireland visit so far marked by his off-the-cuff diplomacy causing another stir. The US president caught his Irish hosts and neighbouring…...

11+ hour, 29+ min ago   (667+ words) The Venice Film Festival awarded its top prize on Saturday to a Danish-made drama about a woman trying to hide a wartime relationship with a Nazi — the only feature film with a female director in the competition. “Woman Unknown” had…...

19+ hour, 41+ min ago   (175+ words) Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella issued a decree loosening a decades old restriction on carrying firearms in public for self-defense. BBC reported that the restriction had barred “even those in possession of a permit to carry guns” from being…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (212+ words) A federal senator from Mexico’s ruling party MORENA has come under political fire after directly threatening a journalist who exposed the cartel connections and an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice into a fellow senator from the same party....

23+ hour, 21+ min ago   (728+ words) Donald Trump said Saturday he would “love to see” a united Ireland, wading into a politically sensitive subject as he embarked on a two-day Irish visit that blurs the lines between his presidency and personal business interests. After meeting Ireland’s Prime…...

23+ hour, 1+ min ago   (659+ words) Two people died when Russian drones hit the Starokozache border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova on Tuesday night while a “direct threat” to a Polish-Ukrainian crossing point on Wednesday night was only avoided thanks to cooperation between Warsaw and Kyiv,…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (557+ words) QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa fully aligned his administration with Washington’s aggressive strategy to dismantle transnational criminal organizations. This week, Noboa welcomed high-level U.S. support and reinforced warnings from the United States government that foreign drug-trafficking cartels will…...