Pope Leo XIV is urging Catholic teachers to focus less on pre-professional outcomes and more on educating students to have rich spiritual lives. Leo issued a set of marching orders to Catholic …

President Donald Trump begins a busy day in Asia on Tuesday, meeting Japan's new prime minister and speaking to U.S. troops. Sanae Takaichi became Japan's first female prime minister just days ago …

Lukoil is selling its international assets in response to U.S. sanctions. The sanctions, imposed by President Donald Trump, aim to push Russia toward a ceasefire in Ukraine. Lukoil is already in …

Israel says hostage remains returned by Hamas overnight are body parts of a hostage troops previously recovered in Gaza.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says long-range strikes on Russian refineries have reduced Moscow's oil refining capacity by 20%. He cites intelligence from Western governments. He says over …

Political parties in military-run Myanmar have kicked off their election campaigns two months ahead of scheduled national polls. The election is widely seen as an effort to confer legitimacy on the …

The Dutch election for all 150 seats in the lower Second Chamber of parliament is forecast to be a close race between Geert Wilders' populist Party for Freedom and the center-left bloc of the Labor …

Provisional results in Ivory Coast show that President Alassane Ouattara has been reelected to a fourth term, following an election marked by low turnout and empty streets in the economic capital of …

The trial of the accused killer of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was to begin Tuesday. Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, goes to court as U.S. President Donald Trump visits Japan for talks with new Prime …

Japan is filled with tiny white trucks that farmers and commercial workers use to lug gear on the nation’s narrow roads. But Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had another truck in mind as she …

South Korea’s new president is hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, bringing together leaders from 20 countries, including the United States and China, whose leaders are set to …

Seaweed has been farmed off Zanzibar for decades, but there is a new boom underway for global industries like cosmetics. Private investment and donor dollars are flowing into the semiautonomous …

Dutch Olympian Steven van de Velde has been denied a visa to compete in the beach volleyball world championships in Australia. The government announced Tuesday that his criminal record is the reason …

Argentine President Javier Milei has hailed his party’s resounding victory in midterm congressional elections as a mandate to press forward with radical free-market reforms. Markets in Argentina …

Venezuela's vice president has called for canceling energy agreements with Trinidad and Tobago. She described the island nation's actions as "hostile." On Sunday, a U.S. warship arrived in Trinidad …

Hurricane Melissa is roaring toward Jamaica with destructive Category 4 winds and was expected to strengthen further before making landfall on the Caribbean nation with up to 30 inches of rain and a …

North Korea's top diplomat has visited the Kremlin for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The meeting follows last month's meeting between Putin and Kim Jong Un in Beijing. On Monday, Putin …

A strong earthquake has shaken western Turkey, causing three buildings to collapse. Officials say there are no immediate reports of casualties. The magnitude 6.1 quake was centered in the town of …

Israel’s foreign minister says his government will not allow Turkish troops to take part in a future international peace force in Gaza. The United States, with help from other nations, wants to …

Asian shares have rallied, with Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 topping 50,000 for the first time. U.S. futures also jumped. U.S. President Donald Trump, traveling to Tokyo from Malaysia, said he …