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A far-right German party's win has some fearing for the future. Others worry...

BERLIN (AP) — Nicki Kämpf watched her daughter toddle across the sand in a Berlin playground and wondered whether she and her wife should move their 1 1/2-year-old west, after Alternative for Germany...

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A suicide bomber detonates in Afghan capital, killing at least 6 people and...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Police in the Afghan capital say a suicide bomber carried out an attack Monday, killing at least six people and injuring 13 others. The blast took place in the southwestern Qala...

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Italian teen confesses to stabbing younger brother, parents. Prosecutors say...

MILAN (AP) — A 17-year-old high school student, who confessed to stabbing to death his 12-year-old brother and parents, had been suffering a general sense of “malaise,” Italian prosecutors said...

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Azerbaijan president's party retains dominance in parliament election

The party of Azerbaijan's strongman president retained dominance in parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results announced Monday. An international observer mission said the vote did not...

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Suspected attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels target 2 ships in the Red Sea,...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted two ships in the Red Sea on Monday, authorities said, near where crews hope to salvage a tanker loaded with oil...

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Poland holds a state burial for more than 700 victims of Nazi Germany's World...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland held a state burial Monday for more than 700 victims of Nazi Germany’s World War II mass executions, whose remains were recently uncovered in the so-called Valley of Death...

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Netanyahu pushes back against new pressure over Gaza and hostages: 'No one...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday pushed back against a new wave of pressure to reach a cease-fire deal in Gaza after hundreds of thousands of Israelis...

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How a narrow strip of scrubland has become an obstacle to a cease-fire in Gaza

A narrow strip of scrubland and sand dunes on the Gaza side of the border with Egypt has emerged as a major obstacle in talks aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war and freeing scores of hostages....

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EU ministers take a very public swipe at Hungary over a lack of respect for...

BRUSSELS (AP) — Senior government ministers from Ireland, Luxembourg and Belgium took a very public swipe at Hungary on Tuesday, raising questions about whether Prime Minister Vitkor Orbán’s...

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Attempted jailbreak at a Congo prison kills 129 people as chaos erupts with a...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — An attempted jailbreak in Congo’s main prison left 129 people dead, including some who were shot by guards and soldiers and others who died in a stampede at the overcrowded...

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Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine is shot and wounded in a confrontation...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda's leading opposition figure Bobi Wine was shot in the leg in a confrontation with police Tuesday just outside the capital, Kampala, and was “seriously injured,” his...

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A boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsizes off Libyan coast, leaving 1...

CAIRO (AP) — A boat carrying migrants capsized off the Libyan coast Tuesday, leaving one person dead and 22 missing, Libyan authorities said, the latest sea tragedy involving migrants seeking a better...

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Mongolia ignores an international warrant for Putin's arrest, giving him a...

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin received a red-carpet welcome to Mongolia on Tuesday, as the country ignored calls to arrest him on an international warrant for alleged...

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UN nuclear watchdog warns conditions 'very fragile' at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog on Tuesday described the situation at Europe's largest nuclear power plant as “very fragile” following fresh attacks near the site...

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Russian missiles blast Ukrainian military academy and hospital, killing more...

POLTAVA, Ukraine (AP) — Two ballistic missiles blasted a military academy and nearby hospital Tuesday in Ukraine, killing more than 50 people and wounding more than 200 others, Ukrainian officials...

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A boat with dozens of migrants rips apart in the English Channel off France,...

BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — A boat carrying migrants ripped apart in the English Channel as they attempted to reach Britain from northern France on Tuesday, plunging dozens into the treacherous...

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Israel-Hamas war latest: Protesters gather in Tel Aviv again to pressure...

Large protests continued in Tel Aviv, Israel, for a third consecutive night Tuesday as hundreds took to the streets to call on the government to reach a cease-fire deal that would bring home the...

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The pope urges Indonesia to live up to its promise of 'harmony in diversity'

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of “harmony in diversity” and fight religious intolerance on Wednesday, as he set a rigorous pace for an 11-day,...

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The Grenfell fire inquiry has ended with a damning report. So now what?

LONDON (AP) — Now that an independent inquiry has completed its investigation into Britain’s deadliest residential fire since World War II, survivors and bereaved relatives are demanding that criminal...

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Ukrainian foreign minister resigns ahead of expected reshuffling of...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, one of Ukraine's most recognizable faces on the international stage, resigned Wednesday ahead of an expected reshuffling of government leaders....

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