By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday ordered the release of 250 political prisoners as part of a deal with Washington that lifted some U.S. sanctions, the latest step in the isolated leader's effort to ...

DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Escalating attacks on key oil and gas facilities in the Persian Gulf have increased the risk of an extended bout of higher prices for everything from gasoline and electricity to computer chips and food. Iran launched strikes on key ...

By LORNE COOK and SAM McNEIL Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders on Thursday lashed out at Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, accusing him of hijacking critical aid for Ukraine and undermining EU decision-making in an effort to win an election at home. In a rare ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A key outlawed Pakistani militant group behind numerous gun and bomb attacks announced a three-day ceasefire early Thursday ahead of a key Muslim holiday, hours after Pakistan and Afghanistan also declared a temporary pause to escalating fighting. No exchanges of fire were ...

By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — There's happiness, and then there's Venezuelan happiness. It feels sweeter. Louder. Deeper. Maybe because it doesn't arrive as often. Or because it has been repressed by security forces and self-censored to avoid jail. Or ...

By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's incumbent Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul won a vote in Parliament on Thursday to remain in office, according to an official tally. The leader of the Bhumjaithai Party garnered 293 votes, exceeding the required majority ...