Russia shuts German consulate in St. Petersburg in tit-for-tat move after Leipzig drone incident
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Monday announced the closure of the German consulate in St. Petersburg, the latest in a cycle of tit-for-tat moves following an attempted drone attack in Leipzig that Germany blamed on Russia. The ministry said the German consulate must stop operations and its workers must leave Russia by Sept. 18. It reaffirmed the previously announced decision to shut German Goethe-Institut cultural centers in Moscow and St. Petersburg and said their employees a...
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- Russia shuts German consulate in St. Petersburg in tit-for-tat move after Leipzig drone incident
- North Korea adds second destroyer as US, South Korea and Japan hold military exercise
- Israeli airstrikes on a village in southern Lebanon kill 12 people, including 2 children
- Germanys Merz shocked by far-right state election triumph but doubles down on unpopular reforms
- Israeli airstrikes on Lebanese village kill 12, plus other key Mideast developments
- War criminal Mladic is buried as a hero in Serbia despite EU warnings
- AfD partys landslide win in eastern Germany tests countrys firewall against the far right
- Germany fights Gaza genocide claims at the top UN court
- Jamaica takes its case for reparations for Britains role in slavery to King Charles III
- Nepal holds a day of mourning after floods kill at least 1,300 people
- Indonesia keeps several airports closed though volcanic eruption is easing
- Rescuers search for people trapped in a New Delhi building collapse as death toll rises to 6
- Far-right Alternative for Germany party wins big in regional election but falls short of majority
- US denies that Iran struck an uncrewed US military ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Sun, 06 Sep 2026
- Iran says it plans to announce a new exclusion zone near the Strait of Hormuz
- US envoys Witkoff and Kushner hold talks in Ukraine after meeting with Putin
- Former Cuban President Ral Castro reappears at a military event
- Mudslide death toll in China rises to 3 after heavy rain from Typhoon Saudel
- The Iranian school struck in the wars earliest attacks is now a memorial for children
- Building collapse in New Delhi kills 1 and traps dozens of others
- Indonesia cancels flights at Jakarta airport and others as Anak Krakatau volcano erupts
- US tourism groups want to win Canadian visitors back. A testy trade war isnt helping
- At least 25 people dead in a bus crash in Cape Verdes Fogo Island, officials and media say
- Nepal flood survivors family in China relieved after days of anxious waiting
Sat, 05 Sep 2026
- US strikes 3 Iranian oil tankers after saying warships were targeted with ballistic missiles
- US hits Iranian oil tankers, and other key Mideast developments
- Greeks promised tax relief, wage hikes as protesters take to the streets over cost of living crunch
- Greek air force jet crashes at an annual aerial show, killing 2 pilots
- Putin meets with US envoys at the Kremlin for renewed talks on ending the war in Ukraine
- Competitors dig deep in Hungarian grave-digging contest
- Thousands rally in Croatia demanding urgent cleanup of toxic waste from a town
- Rescuers in Nepal pull 2 people alive from the debris 10 days after devastating floods
- Months after ceasefire, Israel and Hezbollah battle over a strategic hill in Lebanon
Fri, 04 Sep 2026
- Trump calls Iran conflict small potatoes and defends Vances position that its not a war
- Brazilian Supreme Court justices at odds as election and probe into failed bank loom
- UN nuclear agency members draft resolution reporting Iran to the UN Security Council
- Russian drone strikes Ukraine security service headquarters as US talks on the war are expected
- US issues sanctions on Turkish bank that it calls a critical financial lifeline for Iran
- Israel releases more 4 more prisoners, a shipping slowdown and other Mideast news
- Israel frees 4 more Lebanon prisoners in a deal tied to missing Jews from Lebanese civil war
- Dozens die in Nigeria oil theft attempt after inhaling toxic fumes
- EU official scraps planned Serbia visit over handling of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladics death
- China exerts tight grip on information after floods along the border with Nepal
- China is boycotting a major Asian art festival over the naming of a Taiwanese exhibition
- Rescuers pull 2 trapped workers from a hydropower tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods
- A pregnant soldier mourns her 21-year-old husband at his funeral in Ukraine
- Argentinas Milei escalates Falklands dispute, seizing on Trump comments and oil tensions
- Iran targets Kuwait in retaliation for US bombardments, and other Mideast news
Thu, 03 Sep 2026
- US hits Cuba with new sanctions as islands crises multiply
- Brazils Senate passes rare earth minerals regulation, paving the way for boosted exploration
- Migrant boat found adrift near Spains Canary Islands with 5 dead and dozens missing
- Finland runs Europes biggest civil defense exercise since the end of World War II
- Trump turns to a dual economic and military approach in latest attempt to squeeze Iran
- Russian serviceman hospitalized after a shooting, authorities say
- Proud of their oil, Venezuelans view US stake in their reserves as a surrender
- Russia to close German cultural centers amid deepening tensions with Europe over supporting Ukraine
- A Lebanese man held prisoner in Israel is released and handed over to Lebanon
- Ukraines drone attacks caused turmoil for Russians throughout summer
- Italy weighs the results as Giorgia Melonis government sets a longevity record
- Trading food for medicine and crossing the river by zip line are part of life in Nepal flood zone
- USS Lincoln crew hits the streets of Thai beach city after lengthy Middle East deployment
- Netanyahus big reelection concern isnt his political rivals. Its some of his biggest supporters
- Tens of thousands in Spain protest Ceuta border crisis
- Symbolic funerals held in Nepal for those feared lost as some missing tourists make contact
- German far-right party targets iconic Bauhaus school ahead of landmark state election
- Pacific island nations seek to turn geopolitics into funding to offset climate change harm
- Hong Kong court upholds convictions of Cardinal Joseph Zen and others over protester relief fund
- Iran fires on its Gulf neighbors, retaliating for US strikes after a wedding was hit
Wed, 02 Sep 2026
- Jury in Malta acquits businessman in killing of investigative journalist
- Crew from USS Abraham Lincoln takes a break in Thailand after long months at sea
- Xi visits Egypt as China seeks deeper influence across the Mideast
- Congos Ebola outbreak shows no signs of slowing as deaths top 3,000
- Germany probes suspected sabotage after disruption at 2 power substations
- US extends ban on flights to Haitis capital as gang violence surges
- Russian strikes kill 2 Ukrainian civilians as Moscow and Kyiv threaten to raise the stakes
- Visiting French president will join King Charles III and prime minister to see Bayeux Tapestry
- Iran targets US allies in Gulf after overnight attacks, and other Mideast news
- EUs Kallas calls alleged Russian drone plot state sponsored terrorism as Europe mulls a response
- Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty in second national security case
- AP Exclusive: Nurse who saved baby from Pakistan hospital fire wishes she could have saved the rest
- Italians enter uneasy truce with invasive blue crabs, exporting crustaceans they wont eat
- US military completes latest strikes against Iran, while Trump vows more for Tehrans retaliation
- Carney tells Trump Stop trying to be tough
- Mass burials in Nepal as death toll from flash floods exceeds 1,000
- As climate change warms the Himalayas, disasters like the Nepal floods are becoming more frequent
- Indias power demand is surging, but some solar energy is going to waste
Tue, 01 Sep 2026
- Bessent says 19 finance ministers agreed cheap exports are unsustainable, but China dissented
- Venezuelas main airport partially resumes commercial flights after deadly earthquakes
- Germany blames Russia for last months attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport
- US and Iran trade strikes, and other Mideast news
- Burnham pledges to restore hope as he makes his House of Commons debut as UK leader
- Russia pounds Kyiv for more than 12 hours, killing at least a dozen in 6th straight day of attacks
- Oil giant Chevron is expected to announce it will expand operations in Venezuela, US official says
- Schools reopen across Cuba as fuel, water and power shortages persist
- Drones helped find people after Nepal floods but the search inside hydropower tunnels is a challenge
- Schools reopen in Congos Ebola epicenter despite concerns from parents and teachers
- King Haakon VIII pledges an oath of allegiance to Norways constitution as his father lies in state
- Submersible joins search for 20 missing in deadly Cypriot ferry disaster
- China warns of consequences for Taiwan after Taipei envoys attend Pacific leaders summit
- Nepal flood survivors fear loss of culture and community
- Thailands Pattaya anticipates USS Abraham Lincoln visit following its Middle East deployment
- New US missile appears to have left wide path of death and destruction in Iranian city, report says
- Hundreds feared stuck in hydropower tunnels as flood deaths surpass 950 in Nepal and Tibet
- This principal in Nepal evacuated 900 students before flooding swept away their school
Mon, 31 Aug 2026
- Congo authorities report more than 6,000 confirmed Ebola cases and nearly 3,000 deaths
- United Arab Emirates says it intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters
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