The Israeli army says two rockets have been fired from Syria into open areas in the Israel-controlled Golan Heights. It marks the first time a strike has been launched toward Israel from Syrian …

The U.N. Security Council has scheduled a vote Wednesday on a resolution which demands “an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza respected by all parties.” U.N. diplomats said …

Preliminary vote tallies from Mexico's first judicial elections indicate the ruling Morena party is headed toward control over the Supreme Court. Votes were still being counted for the majority of …

Aid groups and opposition politicians in South Sudan say that dozens of civilians have been killed or badly injured in airstrikes in recent weeks as the country’s army clashes with militia groups …

Peru has acknowledged that miners operating in an area once protected around the famed Nazca Lines can now begin the process of legalizing their activities after the government reduced the buffer …

Activists are celebrating a decision by Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court to allow nonbinary and gender nonconforming people to update their birth certificates. The ruling comes after a group of six …

Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said parliament will hold a confidence vote on his government on June 11. The vote was called after his political ally, the liberal Warsaw mayor, lost Poland’s …

A new report says that a record 38 million metric tons of sargassum piled up across the Caribbean and nearby areas in May, with more expected this month. The brown prickly algae is suffocating …

The outline of the U.S. offer to Iran in their high-stakes negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program is starting to become clearer. But whether any deal is on the horizon remains as cloudy as …

The life of South Korea's new President Lee Jae-myung is full of ups and downs. His family's poverty forced him to work at factories as a boy. Lee later made his way through university and became a …

Millions of South Koreans are voting for a new president in a snap election triggered by the ouster of Yoon Suk Yeol, a conservative who faces a criminal trial over his short-lived imposition of …

The United Nations says five people have been killed and several wounded in an attack on an aid convoy in Sudan’s restive region of Darfur. A joint statement from the World Food Program and UNICEF …

Colombia’s wind energy plans in La Guajira are faltering as major companies exit and projects remain stalled. Despite early targets, only two wind farms are partially operational. Obstacles include …

South Korean media say liberal opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung has been elected president.

Spain’s government has sent a message with its recent crackdown on Airbnb: that the Spanish economy and its housing market are not a “free for all” that value profits over the rule of law. That …

Spain's Defense Ministry has canceled the purchase of anti-tank missile systems that were to be manufactured in Spain by a subsidiary of an Israeli company. The ministry confirmed Spanish media …

British utility Thames Water says a U.S. investment firm has dropped a rescue bid for the debt-burdened company. Thames Water said Tuesday that private equity company KKR decided not to make a bid …

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Koreans are choosing a new president Tuesday to succeed the conservative who was ousted for imposing martial law briefly last year. Because the election was held …

Extremists have killed dozens of soldiers in an attack on a military base in Mali. That's according to civil society and military sources. A civil society activist says Sunday's attack on the base in …

A court in Athens has convicted a former Fire Service chief and nine others for their roles in managing a 2018 wildfire that killed more than 100 people outside the Greek capital. Tuesday's …