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A Turkish parliamentary commission has recommended reforms to support a renewed peace process with the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party, but ties any legal step to verified disarmament by the group.

Late-night host Stephen Colbert isn't backing down from his public dispute with CBS bosses over what he can air on his show.

Democratic candidates have notched a series of wins in recent special elections -- but a new AP-NORC poll finds views of the Democratic Party among rank-and-file Democrats have not bounced back since President Donald Trump's victory in 2024.

The Cuban foreign minister is visiting Moscow on Wednesday as the island faces blackouts and severe fuel shortages caused by a U.S oil embargo.

Paris prosecutors have opened two new investigations tied to Jeffrey Epstein, and they call on possible victims in France to come forward.

Poland's army has banned Chinese-made vehicles from entering its military facilities over fears they can collect sensitive data.

An explosion at a fireworks shop in China's Hubei province has killed 12 people. Emergency responders put out the blaze at the fireworks shop in the town of Xiangyang, in central Hubei province, on Wednesday afternoon.

U.S. skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin is one run away from ending her Olympic medal drought. Shiffrin blazed through her first run in the women's slalom, her time of 47.13 seconds giving her a healthy lead over Germany's Lena Duerr.

U.S.-brokered talks between Russian and Ukrainian envoys are continuing in Geneva, with both sides apparently still far apart on peace terms.

Greece's southern city of Kalamata, long known for its olives and seaside charm, has found itself in the spotlight.