The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is drawing to an end and Muslims around the world will soon start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Eid is a joyous time marked with congregational prayers and …
A Thai zoo said police has arrested a man after he entered the enclosure of Moo Deng, the viral pygmy hippo. The zoo director said the man entered on Tuesday evening while a keeper is away and no …
Iran's judiciary says it has executed man for allegedly spying for Israel's Mossad as war rages.
About 90 ships including oil tankers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since the beginning of the war with Iran. Maritime and trade data platforms report it is still exporting millions of barrels of …
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele and his party are pushing forward a constitutional reform that would permit life prison sentences in a country that has imprisoned more than 1% of its population …
Residents of Dubai and Doha, Qatar, awoke to the sound of explosions as air defenses worked to intercept new waves of incoming Iranian fire. Dubai, a major transit hub for international travel, …
Japan has recorded a trade surplus of 57.3 billion yen, or $360 million, in February, according to government data, reversing from a deficit a month earlier. The Finance Ministry's seasonally …
Paraguay has ratified the Mercosur and European Union free trade deal to complete South America’s approval of a huge new trade zone. Paraguayan lawmakers backed the pact on Tuesday. The approval …
Argentina’s wine industry, once a thriving business, is facing its worst crisis in more than 15 years, with record low domestic consumption and a drop in exports. The decline in Argentines’ …
The British government says it will take “further steps” to ensure Roman Abramovich releases the 2.5 billion pounds he pledged to donate from the sale of Premier League soccer giant Chelsea in …
GULP, Iraq (AP) — At the foot of the mountains along Iraq’s border with Iran, a Kurdish family gathers in the village of Gulp, near Halabja, to prepare iftar, the evening meal that breaks the …
Scotland’s Parliament is deciding whether to legalize assisted dying for terminally ill adults, in a vote that could make it a first in the U.K. Lawmakers will get a free vote, so the result is …
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in London. Zelenskyy will hold talks on Tuesday with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. European countries are looking to keep international …
Iranian authorities have confirmed the death of Ali Larijani, a top Iranian security official who was thought to be running the country since the beginning of the war. Larijani was a top security …
The Republic of Congo is voting to elect a new leader Sunday as incumbent President Dennis Sassou N’Guesso runs for a fifth consecutive term. The election could see Sassou N’Guesso extend his …
Peru’s prime minister has resigned from her post. The resignation of Denisse Miralles on Tuesday comes ahead of a mandatory vote in the nation’s Congress where she needed a majority of …
Much of Cuba is without power after its third islandwide blackout in four months. The outage on Tuesday underscored its deepening energy and economic crises and political tensions. U.S. President …
The Colosseum has a bright new look following a restoration using the same travertine marble of ancient Rome to recreate parts of columns from 2,000 years ago. The project focused on a semicircular …
Israel says Ali Larijani, a top Iranian security official who was widely believed to be running the country after the killing of its supreme leader, was killed in an overnight strike. Israel also …
Iranian state media confirms the killing of Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.