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Italy seizes millions in assets allegedly stolen from Bond co-star Ursula Andress

MILAN (AP) - Italian authorities have impounded 20 million euros ($23 million) worth of property, artworks and financial assets in and around Florence that were allegedly purchased with money stolen from original Bond girl Ursula Andress, Italy's financial police said in a statement on ...
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Bus sinks in Bangladesh river, killing at least 18 people

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - A bus carrying about 50 people plunged into a major river in central Bangladesh as it was driving onto a ferry, leaving at least 18 people dead, authorities said Thursday. The bus plunged into the River Padma Wednesday afternoon in Rajbari ...
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Area near one of Russia’s biggest oil refineries damaged by Ukrainian drones, official says

MOSCOW, March 26 (Reuters) - An industrial area near one of Russia's biggest oil refineries was damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack, a Russian official said on Thursday. At least 40% of Russia's oil export capacity is at a halt following Ukrainian drone attacks, a ...
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Iran and US harden positions as Tehran keeps grip on Strait of Hormuz

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran and the United States hardened their positions as diplomacy aimed at reaching a ceasefire in the war appeared to be faltering Thursday. Tehran moved to formalize its control over the crucial Strait of Hormuz as Washington prepared ...
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Southeast Asia revisits nuclear power plans for AI data centers as Iran war disrupts energy supplies

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Nuclear power is getting a second look in Southeast Asia as countries prepare to meet surging energy demand as they vie for artificial intelligence-focused data centers. Several Southeast Asian nations are reviving mothballed nuclear plans and setting ambitious targets and nearly ...
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US moved over 1,000 refugees to base in Doha almost 2 years ago. Now it’s been targeted

(NEW YORK) -- More than 1,100 Afghan refugees and family members of active duty U.S. military personnel are stranded on an unused Doha military base that has become a target since the start of the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, according to U.S. non-profit organization ...
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Mexico to uphold Cuban doctor agreement, president says

MEXICO CITY, March 25 - Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday Mexico will maintain its agreement with Cuba over the presence of Cuban doctors in the country, after a handful of nearby countries pulled out of agreements amid pressure from the United States. Honduras, ...
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BBC names ex-Google executive Matt Brittin its new director-general as it faces a feud with Trump

LONDON (AP) - Former Google executive Matt Brittin will be the new director-general of the BBC, the broadcaster announced Wednesday, taking the helm as the U.K.'s national broadcaster faces an uncertain future and a $10 billion lawsuit from U.S. President Donald Trump. Brittin, 57, spent ...
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2 arrested in connection with London arson attack on Jewish charity’s ambulances, police say

(LONDON) -- Two men were arrested in connection with an arson attack on a Jewish charity's ambulances in the north London neighborhood of Golders Green, British police said on Wednesday.The men -- aged 47 and 45 -- were taken into custody Wednesday morning at ...
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Pope Leo XIV taps an Australian church lawyer as Vatican’s chief legal expert

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV filled one of the most important Vatican vacancies on Wednesday by tapping an Australian church lawyer to serve as the Holy See's chief legal expert. Bishop Anthony Randazzo, bishop of Broken Bay, was named prefect of the Dicastery ...
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UK police arrest 2 men over arson attack on ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity

LONDON (AP) - British police arrested two men on Wednesday in connection with an arson attack on four ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity, which authorities are investigating as an antisemitic hate crime. The Metropolitan Police said the two men, aged 45 and 47, were ...
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Russia says it shot down almost 400 Ukrainian drones as Moscow and Kyiv escalate aerial barrages

Russian air defenses downed 389 incoming Ukrainian drones, Russia's Defense Ministry said Wednesday, in what was the largest reported overnight attack on Russian regions and Crimea since Moscow's forces invaded Ukraine more than four years ago. The drones were stopped over 13 Russian regions as ...
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