World

KYIV, Ukraine — As the war grinds into its 11th month, the Ukrainian government argues it’s lost too much to meet somewhere in the middle.  “It must end with the defeat of the Russian Federation,” Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, told Fox News. Sitting in his office …

A Spanish judge on Wednesday ordered jail without bail for two women repatriated from Syria for their suspected involvement with the Islamic State group. The pair should be held because they are considered to be a flight risk and of their long alleged connections with IS, the judge said in …

The World Health Organization said it is working with China to manage the risks of COVID-19 surging again as people travel for Lunar New Year celebrations but the country’s response continues to be challenged by a lack of data. COVID-19 is spreading unchecked in China after the country lifted its …

German police continued a crackdown on anti-coal protesters who are camped out in an abandoned town slated to be demolished for the expansion of coal production. A large force of German police surrounded the western German town of Luetzerath on Wednesday and continued blocking any new protesters from coming into …

A Canadian woman died after waiting seven hours in the emergency room, with her family blaming complications and shortcomings in the country’s health care system for the death.  “I would like to express my deepest condolences to the family of the patient who died at Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre,” …

Two Palestinians were killed Wednesday in separate violent confrontations with Israelis in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian authorities said, one during an Israeli military arrest raid in the territory’s north and another after stabbing and wounding an Israeli civilian at a southern settlement. Wednesday’s violence was the latest in a …

Residents of the Mexican town where cartel leader Ovidio Guzman, the son of notorious drug kingpin El Chapo, was arrested last week say that over 100 people have disappeared from the town since the arrest. Residents of the city of Jesus Maria in the Mexican state of Sinaloa protested outside …

The discovery in central Poland of hundreds of objects that were most likely hidden by their Jewish owners during World War II provided a rare and precious find, officials said Wednesday. Around 400 items, including silver-plated menorahs, hanukkiahs, tableware and daily use items were uncovered in the city of Lodz …

Russian President Vladimir Putin demoted the commander leading his troops in Ukraine to a deputy role after serving in the top job for only three months, Russia’s defense ministry said Wednesday.  Gen. Valery Gerasimov will take over for Sergei Surovikin after the former commander was handed sole charge over the brutal …

The Church of England has set aside £100 million in a fund intended “to address past wrongs” related to the institution’s historic links with the transatlantic slave trade. The church said the money, which is not being called “reparations” because it will not be going to individuals, will be used …