German artist Gunter Demnig has installed small Holocaust memorial stones in Berlin for 30 years. These plaques are called Stolpersteine or "stumbling blocks." They serve as poignant reminders of …

Paraguay’s President Santiago Peña arrives in Taiwan on his first visit to the self-ruled island. Paraguay is the last South American country to recognize Taiwan despite China's efforts to lure …

China's top diplomat says ties with the U.S. remain generally stable despite many challenges. He calls for both countries to contribute to global peace. This comes a week before President Donald …

Polls open for British local and regional elections seen as a midterm verdict on Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

In Gaza, some Palestinian children are finding respite from the harsh realities of life in breakdancing. A school in Nuseirat refugee camp trains them in break dance, gymnastics, and contemporary …

Officials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to figure out if their country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has gripped an Atlantic cruise. Argentina is consistently ranked by …

Tokyo's share benchmark Nikkei 225 jumps 5.7% on hopes for progress in reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

A passenger bus has collided with a fuel tanker truck on Indonesia's Sumatra island, killing at least 16 people and injuring four others. The crash happened Wednesday on the Trans-Sumatra Highway in …

An Australian man accused of killing 15 people in a shooting targeting a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach faces 19 more charges. Naveed Akram was already charged with 59 counts, …

The French armed forces say that France’s aircraft carrier strike group is moving south of the Suez Canal and into the Red Sea in preparation for a potential future mission as part of a …

Members of punk group Pussy Riot and Ukraine's FEMEN organization have staged a protest at the Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale. The anti-Putin feminist groups covered their faces with pink …

A deadly outbreak of the rare hantavirus unfolded over the course of weeks on a cruise ship that sailed from Argentina toward Antarctica and then across the Atlantic Ocean as passengers and crew …

The head of the World Health Organization says that three suspected hantavirus cases have been evacuated from a cruise ship and are heading to the Netherlands. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom …

Congo’s president says the African nation won't be able to hold elections after his term ends in two years unless the conflict that has gripped the country’s east is resolved. President Félix …

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva plans to discuss organized crime and tariffs with U.S. President Donald Trump, according to Brazil’s finance minister. The meeting, scheduled for …

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Recruits joined the Vatican's Pontifical Swiss Guard, the world’s oldest standing army, in a swearing-in ceremony presided over by Pope Leo XIV. The new guards suited up in …

Three people from a cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak, including the ship’s doctor, are being flown to the Netherlands for medical care. Three people have died, and the …

Pope Leo XIV has surprised 13 priests from southern Lebanon with a video call from Rome. He told them they are in his prayers and hoped for peace along the tense border with Israel. The priests, from …

Venezuela insists a mineral-rich region of Guyana was “fraudulently” taken in the 19th century. The country argues a 1966 agreement, not the International Court of Justice, should determine …

Apple has agreed to a $250 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit over false advertising of Siri's AI capabilities. The lawsuit claims Apple misled consumers by promoting features that didn't …