Once a racer for Norway, Pinheiro Braathen switched to Brazil, his mother's home country. In winning the Olympic giant slalom on Saturday, he earned South America's first medal at a Winter Games.

Ukrainian authorities detained former energy minister Herman Halushchenko in the Operation Midas probe investigating alleged $100 million kickbacks.

A top European Union official has rejected the notion that Europe faces “civilizational erasure,” pushing back at criticism of the continent by the Trump administration

Russian opposition figure and outspoken Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, who died two years ago, was found to be killed by a lethal toxin found in poison dart frogs, five European countries said in a statement Saturday.

Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar launched his party's election campaign in Budapest on Sunday, vowing to restore Hungary's Western orientation just eight weeks before he faces Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a pivotal vote.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio said Sunday the Trump administration remained interested in a diplomatic solution to ending its differences with Iran and is increasing its military presence in the region for defensive reasons.

Italian officials say an off-trail avalanche has killed two skiers and injured another on Italy's side of Mont Blanc. Officials say the slide hits the Couloir Vesses freeride route in Courmayeur.

Huge crowds gathered for protests in cities around the world on Saturday (February 14), as part of a coordinated "Global Day of Action" against Iran's current government. Skier Vonn's crash raises question: who clears athletes to compete?