MILAN – Italian oil and gas company Eni says it lost 113 million euros ($124 million) in the second quarter due to a sharp decline in oil prices. Eni said Thursday that the loss compared with a net profit of 658 million euros in the same period last year. Eni …
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A Ukrainian sniper unit on Thursday reportedly broke the world record for the longest confirmed sniper kill, eliminating Russian troops from a distance of more than 13,000 feet (4,000 meters). The shot, fired by a Ukrainian-produced rifle and aided by artificial intelligence and drone guidance, left two Russian soldiers dead …
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A 28-year-old flight attendant became the first transgender contestant to take home the title of Miss Portugal, adding to the number headed to the Miss Universe competition in El Salvador next month. “Proud to be the first trans woman to compete for the Miss Universe Portugal title!” Marina Machete wrote …
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A steady stream of rocket misfires by Hamas and Islamic Jihad have resulted in the deaths of several Palestinians since the war between Israel and Iran-backed terrorists first began earlier this month, according to one Israeli defense official. “They are killing their own people,” Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Daniel …
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New Yorker Guy Tsadik decided to answer the protesters who have been tearing down posters of the hostages held by Hamas. “There is good and evil, and you need to be on the side of good,” Tsadik told Fox News Digital. “The idea that there is even one counter-protester who …
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LONDON – The widow of murdered Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko thinks the Russian government may have been involved in the murder of leading opposition figure Boris Nemtsov. Marina Litvinenko told BBC Radio on Sunday she thinks Nemtsov’s slaying Friday night in Moscow seems to have been the Russian government’s way …
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PARIS – President Francois Hollande will travel to Cuba in May in the first such trip by a French head of state. The visit comes as President Barack Obama is increasing U.S. ties with Cuba, and the Caribbean island is gradually opening up after decades of communist rule. Hollande’s office …
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STOCKHOLM – NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says it was German Chancellor Angela Merkel who convinced him to accept the alliance’s top job. In a prerecorded talk show to be aired Friday by Swedish broadcaster SVT, Stoltenberg says Merkel “was the first to talk to me (about it). And I must …
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BUCHAREST, Romania – Romania’s top court has ordered a probe into the miners’ riots 25 years ago in Bucharest that left six people dead and more than 500 injured. The High Court for Cassation and Justice on Monday approved a request by prosecutor-general Tiberiu Nitu who has said that Romania …
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BANGKOK – Thailand’s anti-corruption body has recommended impeaching 250 former parliament members in the latest moves aimed at supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. National Anti-Corruption Commission spokesman Vicha Mahakun said Thursday the agency found the lawmakers had misused their authority in violation of the now-defunct constitution by seeking …
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