After a bruising war between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanon’s new leaders sense an opportunity to revitalize the country’s devastated economy with help from its wealthy Gulf neighbors. Lebanon’s …
A large Russian drone-and-missile attack has targeted Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv, killing at least three people and injuring 21. Local Ukrainian officials said the attack on Saturday …
Coco Gauff defeats top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4 to win her first French Open title.
Israel says it has retrieved the body of a 35-year-old Thai hostage who was abducted into Gaza during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that sparked the war. Nattapong Pinta was among 31 Thais taken by the …
The Danish prime minister’s office says French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Greenland next weekend. It's a visit by a high-profile European Union leader in the wake of U.S. expressions …
Israel is supporting armed groups of Palestinians in Gaza in what it says is a move to counter Hamas. But officials from the U.N. and aid organizations say the military is allowing them to loot food …
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghans in Kabul have marked Eid al-Adha over the past two days with traditional prayers, animal sacrifices and family gatherings as the city observed the fourth such …
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia has begun. It’s required once in a lifetime by every Muslim who can afford it and is physically able to make it. …
A British High Court judge says lawyers have cited fake cases generated by artificial intelligence in court proceedings in England. She warned that attorneys could be prosecuted if they don’t check …
Wildfires have forced another 1,000 people to flee their homes in the Canadian province of Manitoba, which is under a state of emergency. The town of Snow Lake, Manitoba issued a mandatory evacuation …
A blaze that started from a battery-powered electric scooter and spread quickly and violently has killed four people in a 10-story housing block in the capital of France’s Champagne region. Reims …
Israel says it has retrieved the body of a Thai hostage kidnapped into Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023.
Russian drones and missiles target Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv, killing 3 people and injuring 21, officials say.
The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds, and it's got a very big budget problem. It primarily finances the Catholic Church’s central government through donations that have been …
One of the greatest challenges facing Pope Leo XIV is financial. He has inherited the Holy See’s chronic, 50 million to 60 million euro ($57-68 million) structural deficit, a 1 billion euro ($1.14 …
North Africa’s historic drought has upended many families’ plans for Eid al-Adha. It's forcing governments to scramble for new ways to address a sharp shortfall in sacrificial sheep. Algerian …
A failed crossing from Mauritania’s coast toward Spain’s Canary Islands in which 44 Pakistanis perished earlier this year has cast a spotlight on how globalized and sophisticated smuggling …
Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, received the highest order of Brazil’s powerhouse state of Sao Paulo on Friday as she kicks off an 11-day trip to the South …
Electoral watchdogs at the Organization of American States have expressed concern over the low turnout in Mexico’s historic and contentious judicial elections. They're recommending that countries …
Two Guatemalan pilots and a Mexican agronomist engineer have died after their plane crashed in southern Mexico near the border with Guatemala as they freed sterile flies meant to stop the spread of …