Pope Leo XIV has met with members of the Vatican’s child protection advisory commission for the first time amid questions about his past handling of abuse and demands from survivors that he enact a …
NATO defense ministers are set to approve plans to buy more weapons and military equipment to better defend Europe, the Arctic and North Atlantic. The “capability targets” are assigned to each of …
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel has “activated” some local clans of Palestinians in Gaza in the fight against Hamas. His comments Thursday were the first public …
New Zealand legislators have voted Thursday to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka to protest a proposed law. Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke has …
India will start counting its vast population in a mammoth exercise starting next year. The Home Ministry announced plans to conduct a two-stage census ending March 1, 2027 in a statement Wednesday …
Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims are spending the day in prayer in Arafat to fulfil a key ritual of the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. The rocky hill holds immense significance in Islam. Arafat is …
Ukraine is under an ongoing missile and drone attack that has wounded at least three people, officials say.
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are struggling to celebrate one of the most important Islamic holidays. To mark Eid al-Adha – Arabic for the Festival of Sacrifice -- Muslims traditionally slaughter …
Private lunar landing mission declared a failure by Japanese company.
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has appeared in court in the Dominican Republic in a sexual abuse case involving a teenage girl who testified behind closed doors. Prosecutors on Thursday …
ARIMAE, Panama (AP) — Protests have persisted in parts of Panama for a month and a half. They’ve covered a range of issues including the changes to social security and opposition to a security …
Asian shares are trading mixed, as Wall Street’s big recent rally lost some momentum following a pair of potentially discouraging reports on the American economy. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 …
Authorities and protesters have been injured in eastern Panama where border police tried to open a highway blocked in an Indigenous community as part of monthlong demonstrations against changes to …
Afghans who helped the U.S. during its 20-year war against the Taliban want President Donald Trump to exempt them from a travel ban. Thousands are stuck in Pakistan after Trump suspended a refugee …
The Israeli military has struck several sites in Beirut’s southern suburbs that it said held underground facilities used by Hezbollah for drone production. The attack Thursday came on the eve of …
The United Nations chief is urging world leaders and officials attending an upcoming U.N. conference on ending the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict “to keep the two-state solution alive.” …
Western nations are planning to table a resolution at an IAEA meeting that will find Iran in non-compliance with its so-called safeguards obligations for the first time in 20 years, a senior western …
Israel strikes Beirut's southern suburbs on the eve of Eid al-Adha holiday, says it targeted Hezbollah drone production.
No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka has ended Iga Swiatek’s 26-match French Open winning streak and reached the final in Paris for the first time. Sabalenka’s 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-0 victory Thursday prevents …
FIFA has taken another Saudi Arabian investment for the U.S.-hosted Club World Cup. It announced a top-tier commercial deal with the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund which holds majority ownership …