The death toll from severe flooding in southern Thailand has climbed to more than 80 people. Officials said Thursday the floodwaters have started to subside and are expected to recede below river …

Pope Leo XIV is heading to Turkey on his first foreign trip. He's fulfilling Pope Francis’ plans to mark an important Orthodox anniversary and bring a message of peace to the region at a crucial …

Lebanon's prime minister has criticized Hezbollah for not disarming, saying this harms the Lebanese people. The comment comes as Israel continues airstrikes on suspected Hezbollah sites in southern …

Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau have announced a new junta leader for the country, cementing a forceful takeover of power that began days after the country’s presidential election. The military high …

Firefighters are battling one of Hong Kong’s deadliest modern blazes for a second day, fighting to control the fire that blackened several high-rise towers and killed at least 44 people. Three men …

Hong Kong authorities say death toll in high-rise apartment fires rises to 94.

Deposed Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló arrives in neighboring Senegal a day after coup.

Peru’s Supreme Court has sentenced former President Pedro Castillo to 11.5 years in prison for conspiracy to commit a rebellion in 2022, when he tried to dissolve the Congress as lawmakers prepared …

The British government has welcomed the news that net migration in the U.K., the difference between people moving to the country long-term and those leaving, fell by more than two-thirds in the year …

Homicide detectives in Trinidad and Tobago are investigating the suspected murder of an American man. The victim, identified as 43-year-old Christopher Brown from Colorado, reportedly went out to buy …

Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to 21 years in prison in three corruption cases related to allocations of land in a government project. She was sentenced to …

A U.S.-Russian crew of three has started a mission to the International Space Station aboard a Russian spacecraft following a succesful launch. A Soyuz booster rocket lifted off at 2:27 p.m. Thursday …

Police in Pakistan say militants armed with assault rifles attacked a police checkpoint in northwest Pakistan overnight, killing three officers. District police chief Khan Zeb says the assault took …

The European Space Agency has announced a significant budget increase for the next three years, reaching nearly $26 billion. ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher expressed concern that Europe could …

A drone attack has shut down gas supplies at a natural gas field in northern Iraq, causing widespread electricity outages. The strike on Wednesday night was the second in a week and set off a fire at …

Brazilian police have launched a major operation to dismantle a tax evasion and money-laundering scheme in the fuel sector. Authorities say the group is Brazil’s largest tax debtor, owing over 26 …

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has declared a nationwide emergency following two mass abductions of schoolchildren and recent attacks on civilians. Tinubu announced plans to recruit 20,000 additional …

Rare photographs from 1963 show a disappearing Ireland, captured by German photographer Diether Endlicher. These black-and-white images, now displayed at the Irish embassy in Berlin, depict a …

Sri Lanka has stopped passenger trains and closed roads in some parts of the country where landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains have caused more than 30 deaths. The government’s disaster …

Iran will introduce a new gasoline price tier on Dec. 6, raising the cost of fuel purchased beyond monthly quotas to 50,000 rials per liter, which is about 4 cents on the Iranian exchange market. …