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April 16, 2024

Olympic torch-lighting ceremony explained: What to know ahead of the Paris Games

The Olympic flame-lighting ceremony has roots in ancient Greece and connects modern Olympic Games to their origin. The flame for the Paris games was lit on April 16, 2024.

April 16, 2024

Iconic spire atop 17th-century Old Stock Exchange in Denmark collapses in fire

Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange caught fire, bringing down its well-known spire. Many valuables from within were saved when pedestrians stopped to lend a hand.

April 16, 2024

Ahead of Olympic Games, Paris grapples with security, transportation preparations

Measures are being taken to prepare Paris' security and transportation for the upcoming Olympics, which will flood the city with millions more people than usual.

April 16, 2024

US Defense Secretary meets with Chinese counterpart for first time since 2022 to ease escalating tensions

Pentagon chief Austin Lloyd met with his Chinese counterpart for the first time since 2022 in an attempt to open communications between the to militaries and ease rising tensions.

April 16, 2024

UK court upholds school's ban on prayer following Muslim student's legal challenge

A Muslim student at a London school lost a court battle over the school's ban on prayer. The judge ruled that the student had accepted the school's rules upon enrollment.

April 16, 2024

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens global security, German chancellor says

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and conveyed concerns about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, voicing the threat it poses to global security.

April 16, 2024

Azerbaijan urges top UN court to throw out Armenia's accusations of racial discrimination

Azerbaijan says the UN's International Court of Justice does not have jurisdiction to hear Armenia's case alleging Azerbaijan violated a convention prohibiting racial discrimination.

April 16, 2024

North Korea to put Chinese surveillance cameras in schools and workplaces to monitor citizens, report says

North Korea is intensifying its surveillance of citizens through the widespread installation of surveillance cameras and the collection of biometric data.

April 16, 2024

US ambassador urges Japan to boost weapon production for stronger security alliance

The U.S. ambassador to Japan has urged Tokyo to take a greater role in developing, producing and supplying weapons for a stronger security alliance during conflict.

April 16, 2024

UK lawmakers to vote on bill that would outlaw tobacco sale, create 'first smoke-free generation'

United Kingdom lawmakers will debate and vote on a bill that would phase out the legal sale of tobacco entirely by raising the age of sale by one year each year.