Europe

The Russian Supreme Court banned what the government called the LGBTQ "movement" in 2023, labeling it an extremist organization.

Officials have urged residents to treat the outages, intended to prevent attacks by Ukrainian drones, as an opportunity for a "digital detox."

Since the House won't be back in session until Monday, there will be a brief government shutdown this weekend.

President Donald Trump separately urged Democrats and Republicans to vote for a bipartisan deal that would resolve the government shutdown funding fight.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is the latest in a series of Western leaders to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Italy's Interior Ministry said ICE staffers would work only in U.S. diplomatic offices, such as the Milan consulate, and “not on the ground.”

The offer is for a year — though Young said renewing is possible — and applicants need to have a Greenland-based cellphone.

It isn't unusual for Homeland Security Investigations to work on such marquee events abroad. But the division's affiliation with ICE has sparked anger in Italy.

"What's particularly exciting about finds like this is that we just so rarely have wood preserved for that long," the study's lead author said.

Johannes Klaebo, already a five-time Olympic champion, is aiming to surpass his now-retired compatriot Marit Bjoergen for the most golds won in the sport.

Even as Washington tightens the screws, it is also keeping a direct channel to the Kremlin open.