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Live updates | US jets strike Yemen a sixth time as Israel's war in Gaza...

U.S. fighter jets struck Houthi rebel sites in Yemen for a sixth time Friday, taking out anti-ship missile launchers that were prepared to fire, according to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of...

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Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi is sworn into office following his...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in Saturday following a disputed December election, promising to unite the Central African country during his second five-year...

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Russia will consider property confiscations for those convicted of...

Russia’s parliament will consider a law allowing for the confiscation of money, valuables, and other property from those deemed to spread “deliberately false information” about Moscow’s military...

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Protests against Germany's far right gain new momentum after report on...

BERLIN (AP) — Tens of thousands of people protested the far right in cities across Germany on Saturday, attending events with slogans such as “Never Again is Now,” “Against Hate” and “Defend...

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Father of American teen killed in West Bank by Israeli fire rails against US...

AL-MAZRA'A ASH-SHARQIYA, West Bank (AP) — The father of an American teen killed by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank railed against Washington's military support for Israel, as hundreds of...

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Israel's Netanyahu rejects any Palestinian sovereignty in post-war Gaza,...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that he “will not compromise on full Israeli control” over Gaza and that “this is contrary to a Palestinian state,” rejecting...

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An Israeli airstrike on the Syrian capital killed at least 5 Iranian...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An Israeli strike on the Syrian capital on Saturday destroyed a building used by the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, killing at least five Iranians, Syrian and Iranian...

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Piedad Cordoba, an outspoken leftist who straddled Colombia's ideological...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Piedad Córdoba, an outspoken Colombian lawmaker who for decades championed the rights of her fellow Afro-Colombians while undertaking huge risks as a go-between to leftist...

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Zelenskyy calls Trump's rhetoric about Ukraine's war with Russia 'very...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was worried at the prospect of Donald Trump returning to the White House, branding Trump's claim that he could stop Ukraine's war with Russia in 24...

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Two British warships collided in a Middle East port. No one was injured but...

LONDON (AP) — Two British warships collided in a harbor in Bahrain, causing damage to the vessels but no injuries, the Royal Navy said. The HMS Chiddingfold appeared to reverse into the HMS Bangor as...

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Iran launches satellite that is part of a Western-criticized program as...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran said Saturday it had conducted a successful satellite launch into its highest orbit yet, the latest for a program the West fears improves Tehran’s ballistic missiles. The...

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A Hindu temple built atop a razed mosque in India is helping Modi boost his...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Three decades after Hindu mobs tore down a historical mosque, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the consecration of a grand Hindu temple at the same site on Monday in a...

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A century after Lenin's death, the USSR's founder seems to be an afterthought...

Not long after the 1924 death of the founder of the Soviet Union, a popular poet soothed and thrilled the grieving country with these words: “Lenin lived, Lenin lives, Lenin will live.” A century...

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North Korea stresses alignment with Russia against US and says Putin could...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his willingness to visit the North at an unspecified “early date” as the countries continue to align...

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Two opposition leaders in Senegal are excluded from the final list of...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal's highest election authority has excluded two top opposition leaders from the final list of candidates for the West African nation’s presidential election next month. The...

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Danish royals attend church service to mark King Frederik's first visit...

AARHUS, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s royal family on Sunday participated in a special “celebratory church service” at Aarhus Cathedral as the new King Frederik X, accompanied by wife Queen Mary and mother...

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Across Germany, anti-far right protests draw hundreds of thousands - in...

BERLIN (AP) — A protest against the far right in the German city of Munich Sunday afternoon ended early due to safety concerns after approximately 100,000 people showed up, police said. The...

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At least 27 people are reported killed in an attack on Donetsk in...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow-installed officials said Ukrainian shelling killed at least 27 people and wounded 25 on Sunday at a market on the outskirts of Donetsk, a Russian-occupied city in the...

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Strike kills Hezbollah fighter, civilian in Lebanon, amid seeming Israeli...

SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — An Israeli airstrike hit two vehicles near a Lebanese army checkpoint in south Lebanon on Sunday, killing a Hezbollah member in one car and a woman in the other and wounding...

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Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 25,000 while Israel announces the...

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Palestinian death toll from the war between Israel and Hamas has soared past 25,000, the Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip said Sunday, while Israel announced the death of...

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