The shrinking snowfall on Greece's mountains is provoking anxiety

ARACHOVA, Greece (AP) – As a child, Giannis Stathas remembers being snowed in for days at a time in Arachova, a village famous for its ski resort and long known as a winter playground for Greeks. “We couldn’t go to school because of the snow,” said Stathas, now mayor of Arachova and the surrounding area.

US stocks inch to more records after oil prices drop

NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks inched to more records after oil prices fell back to where they were in mid-April. The S&P 500 edged up by less than 0.1% Wednesday. The Dow Jones rose 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.1%. All three indexes set records. Treasury yields eased.

Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles and drones, shaking city center and injuring 10

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia attacked Kyiv with missiles and drones overnight Sunday in an intense assault that shook buildings across the city center, including near government offices, residential buildings and schools.

Top Asia Pacific Breaking News: Latest Updates

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea said Wednesday its latest launches involved multiple weapons systems, including a nuclear-capable cruise missile that leader Kim Jong Un plans to deploy with front-line units facing South Korea, as he continues expanding his military capabilities.

Britain's navy prepares to clear mines in the Strait of Hormuz

ABOARD THE RFA LYME BAY (AP) – Aboard the RFA Lyme Bay docked off the coast of Gibraltar, hundreds of British sailors are waiting to be deployed for a mine-clearing mission to the Strait of Hormuz that is still in doubt.

Zelenskyy asks Trump for more US air defense help against Russian missiles

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has written to U.S. President Donald Trump and Congress asking for more American-made air defense ammunition to counter intensifying Russian ballistic missile attacks, Kyiv said Wednesday.

Tens of thousands rally in Serbia against authoritarian President Vucic

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) – Tens of thousands of people joined a rally on Saturday called by Serbia ‘s protesting university students despite efforts by the government of authoritarian President Aleksandar Vucic to curb mass demonstrations that have shaken his hard-line rule in the Balkan country.

Editorials from The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian and others

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Ukrainian drone attack triggers fire at a Russian oil terminal

A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at another Russian oil terminal overnight, local officials in Russia’s Krasnodar region said Saturday, in what appeared to be the latest attack on Moscow’s vital oil industry.