A Lithuanian court has convicted a Ukrainian national of carrying out an arson attack last year on an IKEA store in the Baltic nation’s capital, which authorities have accused Russian military …
Japanese media say that a car struck about 10 people in Tokyo on Monday, seriously injuring two of them, and the driver was arrested after fleeing the scene. Police did not immediately comment on the …
A volcano has erupted in northern Ethiopia, sending ash plumes across the Red Sea toward Yemen and Oman. The Hayli Gubbi volcano in the Afar region erupted on Sunday morning, covering the village of …
Heavy rains have caused deadly flooding and landslides in Southeast Asia. On Monday, officials reported one more death in Vietnam and five in Thailand. Vietnam's death toll is now 91, with 11 …
A military official reports that an attack on a village in western Congo has left 14 people dead. The violence, linked to land ownership disputes between rival communities, occurred early Sunday in …
An ally of separatist Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik is leading the presidential election in the Serb-run half of Bosnia. Preliminary results on Monday show Sinisa Karan winning around 50% of the …
Egyptians have voted in the second phase of parliamentary elections. Authorities annulled first-round results in about two dozen constituencies over alleged violations. The two-stage vote comes as …
A 33-year-old South Korean man was sentenced to life in prison Monday for running an online blackmail ring that sexually exploited or abused 261 victims, including more than a dozen minors he raped …
Police say two suicide bombers have attacked the headquarters of a security force in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least three officers. The attack took place Monday morning in Peshawar, the …
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has refused to respond to an allegation by his estranged sister that he has been a longtime drug addict whose cocaine dependence has undermined his …
Gambia says it is temporarily hosting Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary after a disputed election in Cameroon. Longtime President Paul Biya won an eighth term, sparking deadly …
Pope Leo XIV is set to embark on his first trip abroad with a visit to Turkey, marking a key event in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity. Renewed optimism surrounds the reopening of the Halki …
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon is a country where crosses rise from mountaintops, rooftops and street corners, and Christian symbols are woven into everyday life. The upcoming visit of Pope Leo XIV …
Thousands of revelers have gathered on the Copacabana boardwalk for Rio de Janeiro’s annual Pride parade. Many celebrated the preemptive jailing of former President Jair Bolsonaro, known for his …
An Australian magistrate says a man who set fire to a Melbourne synagogue door while worshippers were inside was motivated by mental illness rather than antisemitism. Angelo Loras had pleaded guilty …
Pressure is increasing for the former Prince Andrew to give evidence to a U.S. congressional committee investigating the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after Britain’s prime minister …
An Israeli airstrike has struck Beirut for the first time since June. Its military said Sunday's strike targeted a senior Hezbollah militant. The strike, in the south of the capital, comes as Israeli …
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says Japan has "crossed a red line” with comments by the country's new leader suggesting a potential military intervention over Taiwan. Remarks earlier this month …
Chinese companies are rushing to deploy low-flying vehicles and drones for various uses as the country finds innovative ways to drive its economy. Flying taxis, once a sci-fi dream, are being tested …
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to arrive in Geneva Sunday for talks with Ukraine and its European allies on the latest U.S.-proposed peace plan for the war-torn country. …