Syria’s new authorities have set up a committee tasked with investigating attacks on civilians during recent sectarian violence in the country’s south. The fighting in Sweida province earlier in …
A federal immigration judge in Miami has ruled that Pierre Réginald Boulos, a wealthy Haitian businessman and one-time presidential hopeful, will not be released from a detention center where he’s …
The United States and Ecuador have signed a bilateral agreement meant to disrupt transnational criminal networks. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the deal Thursday during her …
Ukrainian authorities say a Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital killed at least six people including a 6-year-old boy. A Kyiv official said Thursday that at least 52 other people …
Former Barcelona forward Carles Perez has missed a game with Greek club Aris because of a dog bite that required stitches. The 27-year-old Perez is on loan at Aris, which hosted Azerbaijani club …
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Gil has formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean and isn’t expected to threaten land as it strengthens. The Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm is …
Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor has lost his legal appeal against a civil court's finding that he sexually assaulted a woman at a Dublin hotel. In November, a jury found McGregor liable for …
Colombia’s government has reported a sharp overall rise in deforestation in the country’s Amazon rainforest for last year, reversing much of the progress made during a historic low in 2023. The …
Myanmar’s military government has announced it is ending the state of emergency it declared after seizing power 4 1/2 years ago. The government also will restructure its administrative bodies to …
Asian shares are mostly lower after U.S. stocks slipped, as doubts rose on Wall Street about whether the Federal Reserve will deliver economy-juicing cuts to interest rates by September. Japan’s …
The killing of a collared lion involved in a research project in Zimbabwe by a trophy hunter has been condemned by wildlife groups. It echoes the infamous case of a lion called Cecil whose death at …
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill that punishes online searches for information officially branded “extremist,” the latest in a series of moves by authorities to tighten control …
Pope Leo XIV will declare John Henry Newman a “doctor” of the church, bestowing one of the Catholic Church’s highest honors on the deeply influential 19th Anglican convert who remains a …
Syria’s top diplomat has met with Russian officials on the first visit to Moscow by a member of the new government in Damascus since former Syrian President Bashar Assad was ousted. Russian …
The UN refugee agency in Lebanon hopes that 200,000 Syrian refugees will return to Syria by the end of the year under a new government-backed plan. Before the fall of former President Bashar Assad, …
A Philippine government official said the largest Muslim rebel group in the country's south has suspended the disarming of about 14,000 guerrillas under a 2014 peace deal, due to complaints that the …
Ethiopia has launched a national campaign to plant 700 million trees in one day. The ambitious goal, announced Thursday, is part of a conservation initiative seeking to plant 50 billion trees by …
Lithuania Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas has stepped down following investigations into his business dealings. The scandal prompted protests in the Baltic country’s capital calling for his …
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded hit Russia’s Far East, flooding a fishing port with waves from a tsunami, cutting power to a few areas and sending some panicked residents to flee …
A Swedish man was convicted and sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for his role in the 2015 killing of a Jordanian pilot by the Islamic State militant group. The 26-year-old Jordanian was taken …