Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani, known as Valentino, has died at the age of 93. In a statement posted on Instagram the Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti Foundation said: “He passed away peacefully in his Roman home, surrounded by the love of his family.” The foundation said Valentino will be lying in state at Piazza...

JOHANNESBURG — A truck and a school minibus were in collision in South Africa’s Gauteng province Monday, killing at least 13 children, authorities said. Preliminary reports indicated at least 11 schoolchildren died at the scene, with two others succumbing to their injuries in the hospital. The private vehicle was transporting students to various primary schools...

The logo of the German car manufacturer Volkswagen can be seen on a vehicle in front of a VW dealership. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Shares of some of Europe’s biggest carmakers fell sharply on Monday morning, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to impose tariffs on several European countries over Greenland....

European leaders vowed Monday not to be blackmailed by the United States, promising a strong response to President Donald Trump as his intensifying pressure campaign to seize the Danish territory of Greenland sent transatlantic tensions spiraling. Trump took his hostile mission to obtain the large Arctic island to new levels this weekend, saying he would...

Sofia Ferreira Santosand Alicia Curry Reuters At least 39 people have died and dozens more have been injured after two high-speed trains collided in southern Spain, the country’s Civil Guard has said. The accident near the city of Córdoba, in southern Spain, has been described by local officials as Spain’s worst rail crash in more...

DAVOS, Switzerland — Corporate chiefs and government leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump swarm into Davos, Switzerland this week, joining an elite annual meeting that promotes dialogue and economic progress — even as a domineering tone from Washington has upended the global order and billionaires have reaped trillions in new wealth as the poor lag...