The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Defense announced that the country’s air defenses are “actively engaging” with a missile and drone attack as the Iran war’s shaky ceasefire was again …
Laura Fernández has been sworn in as Costa Rica's president, with outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves serving as her ministers of the presidency and finance. This move grants Chaves another four years …
A Chadian court has sentenced eight opposition leaders to eight years in prison for charges including insurrection. The High Court of N’Djamena found members of the Political Actors Consultation …
Botswana's government says former president Festus Mogae has died at age 86. Mogae, an economist, led the country from 1998 to 2008. President Duma Boko declared three days of national mourning. …
Runners participated in a marathon in the occupied West Bank on Friday. On a beachside road in Nuseirat in central Gaza, disabled people ran a 2K, and others ran a 5K. This is a photo gallery curated …
A volcanic eruption on a remote Indonesian island has killed three hikers. Authorities say about 20 climbers set out Thursday to ascend Mount Dukono on Halmahera Island, ignoring safety restrictions. …
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Europe needs the United States, and vice versa. Tajani spoke after meeting with America’s top diplomat, who …
Spanish authorities are preparing to receive a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands. Health officials plan careful evacuations of the more than 140 passengers and crew when …
South Africa's highest court has overturned lawmakers' decision to reject a report implicating President Cyril Ramaphosa in a cash scandal. The decision could lead to impeachment proceedings. In …
World shares have mostly retreated and oil prices fell again after climbing as the fragile ceasefire with Iran was strained by missile and drone attacks that prompted U.S. retaliatory strikes on …
Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon have killed at least five people. Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported that the strikes Friday targeted the village of Toura near Tyre, wounding eight others. …
Police say a bomb has exploded at the party headquarters of Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten, but no one was injured. Police arrested a 37-year-old suspect after the attack on Thursday at the D66 …
Authorities in Greece are investigating an armed unmanned surface vessel that washed ashore on an island off the country’s western coast. A fisherman on the island of Lefkada found the craft inside …
A 39-year-old man faces charges for harassing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Prince Andrew. Authorities say the suspect, Alex Jenkinson, is accused of using threatening behavior near Andrew's …
Miners in Myanmar have discovered a massive ruby, considered to be the second-largest by weight ever found in the country. The ruby, weighing 11,000 carats, was unearthed near Mogok in mid-April. …
Brazil is on track to record its lowest Amazon deforestation rates since 2012. Despite this major accomplishment, experts warn that forest degradation, driven by wildfires, logging and drought, is …
David Attenborough, the world’s most famous wildlife presenter, is celebrating his 100th birthday on Friday. The BBC is hosting a party at the Royal Albert Hall, and cinemas are playing his nature …
Family members and activists are calling for the release of imprisoned Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu due to health concerns. His family said he was hospitalized with heart arrhythmia and a lung tumor …
Authorities say police have been called to a bank in a small town in western Germany on Friday to deal with a hostage situation in which the driver of an armored van carrying cash is being held. …
Four skeletons, known as catacomb saints or Holy Bodies, have been on display for centuries at the Catholic monastery church of Banz in southern Germany. These skeletons were brought from Rome in the …