Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian extreme athlete who became the first person to break the sound barrier during a freefall jump in 2012, died Thursday in a paragliding crash along Italy's eastern coast, according to officials. He was 56.
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Ukraine's new government has approved plans to expand domestic arms production to meet half the country's weapons needs within six months as it tries to push back Russian forces, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday.
"We are transforming (...)
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he has struck a deal with NATO to purchase the weapons that will be delivered to Ukraine, as he met NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Washington.
"We made a deal today where we will be sending weapons to (...)
European Union leaders have agreed to send a new diplomatic delegation to Libya after the military leader Khalifa Haftar asked the previous representatives to leave the country.
Speaking on the sidelines of On the sidelines of the Ukraine Recovery (...)
The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on the UN Human Rights Council special rapporteur Francesca Albanese, an outspoken critic of Israel's military offensive in Gaza.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio linked the move to her support for the (...)
An estimated 1,500 people across 12 European cities were killed by human-caused climate change during the latest heatwave, a quickfire study has found.
Burning fossil fuels has made heatwaves up to 4°C hotter in Europe, tripling the number of (...)
At least 81 people have been confirmed dead in central Texas and another 41 are missing following flash floods on Friday.
Sixty-eight of the fatalities, including 28 children, were in Kerr County, where a riverside Christian girls' camp was deluged. (...)
A prominent Catholic Church leader and ally of Pope Leo XIV has strongly criticized the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, describing the rounding up and deportation of immigrants as "inhumane" and "morally repugnant." In a wide-ranging (...)
ROME — Saudi Arabia has concluded its presidency of the International Year of Camelids 2024, an initiative launched by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). A ceremony was held at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy on Tuesday, (...)
Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto warned on Sunday that Iran is now highly likely to launch a strong response targeting U.S. interests, following American airstrikes on three of Iran's nuclear sites.
In remarks to broadcaster TG1, Crosetto (...)
Israel has started flying home citizens stranded overseas during the conflict with Iran, with two flights from Cyprus landing in Tel Aviv on Wednesday morning.
Israel's airspace has been closed since the country launched a surprise airstrike (...)
Sonny Olumati was born in Rome and has lived in Italy all his life but the country he calls home does not recognize him as its own.
To Italy, Sonny is Nigerian, like his passport, and the 39-year-old is only welcome as long as his latest residence (...)
The march, organised in Rome by the opposition forces Partito Democratico (Democratic Party), Movimento 5 Stelle (M5s) and Alleanza Verdi Sinistra Italiana (Avs), started from Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II and finished before the basilica of San (...)
Iran's supreme leader has denounced a proposal by the United States aimed at curbing Tehran's nuclear efforts and demanded that his country retains independence amid reports of Washington offering to become involved in Tehran's nuclear (...)
Sicily's Mount Etna has erupted again with an intensity not seen since February 2021. The eruption has sent a cloud of ash, smoke and lapilli a few kilometres above Europe's largest active volcano.
Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and (...)
Omani Foreign Minister Badr Al-Busaidi delivered a new US proposal to Iran on Saturday in an effort to revive stalled indirect nuclear negotiations, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed.
Araghchi said in a post on X that Al-Busaidi made (...)
Iran is open to compromises on its nuclear program in talks with the United States, but uranium enrichment remains non-negotiable, Tehran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson told CNN, indicating Washington understands this position.
"If the intention is (...)
Iran and the United States made "some but not conclusive progress" in the fifth round of nuclear negotiations held in Rome on Friday, as the two sides continue to struggle over core issues such as uranium enrichment and regional security (...)
The EU foreign policy chief has called on Israel to investigate after IDF troops fired what the Israeli military said were "warning shots" near a delegation of foreign diplomats in the West Bank on Wednesday.
"I've heard about the incident in Jenin (...)
Oman's foreign minister has said the fifth round of indirect talks between the United States and Iran to discuss Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program take place on Friday in Rome.
So far, neither Tehran nor Washington has confirmed the meeting (...)
Dozens of protesters gathered in front of the Italian parliament on Wednesday in solidarity with the Palestinians of Gaza and to demand an end to the Israel-Hamas war.
They waved Palestinian flags and held banners to call for a ceasefire.
Many (...)
ROME — Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Cabinet Member, and Climate Envoy Adel Al-Jubeir led Saudi Arabia's delegation at the inauguration ceremony of the new Pope Leo XIV.
Saudi Ambassador to Italy Prince Faisal bin Sattam also attended the (...)
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday announced that Russia and Ukraine would begin immediate ceasefire negotiations after what he described as an "excellent" two-hour phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The high-level call, confirmed (...)
In his first formal address as pope, Leo XIV on Saturday laid out the guiding principles of his papacy, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the greatest challenges facing humanity and affirming his commitment to the reformist priorities of (...)
After the sorrow of death, the joy of a new beginning.
The warm May sun was still high in the sky when a roar echoed out in the streets surrounding St Peter's Square.
One street over, startled people looked at each other, then at their phones. Then, (...)
