South Korea says North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile toward sea.

Brazil’s Amazon state of Rondonia has passed a law in favor of cattle ranchers who converted a large area of rainforest inside the Jaci-Parana conservation zone and turned it into pasture. The new …

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis. The chosen one will be the …

Catholic cardinals are beginning the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a new pope, opening the most geographically diverse conclave in history to find a successor to Pope Francis. The 133 …

A far-left South African politician renowned for his anti-West rhetoric has accused U.K. authorities of denying him a visa to speak at an event at Cambridge University for political reasons. Julius …

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals from around the world gathered in the Vatican on Wednesday for the start of the conclave, the centuries-old secret voting ritual to elect a new pope to follow …

Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa is visiting Paris for talks with French President Emmanuel Macron. It's his first trip to Europe since taking office in January and a move that could open …

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday announced granting pardons to 42 imprisoned opposition activists. These are the latest pardon of political prisoners that …

Friedrich Merz has made his world-affairs debut as Germany’s new chancellor. Merz plans to immediately team up with allies France and Poland to present a united European front on support for …

Hospital officials say Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 59 people, including women and children. Officials from the Al-Aqsa Hospital said on Wednesday that the strikes included one attack …

Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, a successor to Pope Francis who …

Black smoke pours out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the conclave's 1st ballot.

Israeli authorities have ordered six United Nations schools for the children of Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem to close this week. The move comes after Israel banned the U.N. agency for …

Syria's leader says his country is holding indirect talks with Israel to prevent recent escalation from worsening.

Families of hostages held in Gaza were surprised and angered to hear U.S. President Donald Trump say that three of the hostages who Israel had said were alive had died. Trump said Wednesday there are …

Pakistan says India has fired missiles across the border into Pakistani-controlled territory striking at least three locations, killing a child and wounding two other people. India said Wednesday it …

Brazilian police have arrested three young adults and one 15-year-old who are suspected of killing four people during a shootout on a soccer pitch in the northeastern city of Fortaleza. The quadruple …

Germany’s new government says it will start increasing border controls to clamp down on migration.Germany’s new Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said that more police would be sent to the …

Germany's new government says it will start increasing border controls to clamp down on migration.

Vatican official says ‘extra omnes,’ the Latin phrase to tell non-cardinals to leave Sistine Chapel so vote can start.