An Israeli soldier from Connecticut is killed in southern Lebanon weeks after completing training
A young man who moved from Connecticut to Israel last year to join the military was killed Saturday during a combat operation in southern Lebanon
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Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of shelling outskirts of eastern city, killing and wounding civilians
Afghanistan’s government has accused Pakistan’s military of shelling the outskirts of an eastern Afghan city
Israeli police prevent Catholic leaders from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem church
Israeli police have blocked top Catholic leaders from entering Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre for a private Palm Sunday Mass
UK police arrest a man after a car hits pedestrians in the English city of Derby, injuring 7
Police in the English city of Derby have arrested a man after a car hit pedestrians in the city center and sent seven people to hospitals
Paramilitary attack kills at least 14 in central Sudan, group says
A Sudanese medical group says paramilitaries have attacked the city of Dilling in South Kordofan, killing at least 14 people, including children
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A stranded whale in Germany’s Baltic Sea weakens as hopes of its return to the Atlantic fade
A stranded humpback whale in Germany’s Baltic Sea looks weaker, and experts fear it won't be able to find its way back to the Atlantic
Extreme weather in Afghanistan leaves 17 people dead, authorities say
Afghan authorities say that severe flooding, a landslide and thunderstorms in parts of Afghanistan have left 17 people dead and 26 injured over the last 24 hours
Jerusalem heads into a subdued Passover and Easter under the shadow of the Iran war
Jerusalem’s major holy sites are shuttered and the mood ahead of Passover and Easter is subdued as the Iran war rages on, now in its fifth week
Mongolia ruling party picks a new prime minister candidate
Mongolia’s ruling party has chosen a new prime minister candidate after its former primer minister resigned
Pope Leo rejects claims that God justifies war during Palm Sunday Mass
Pope Leo XIV says God never justifies war and Jesus rejects violence
Europe seeks to increase deportations as some warn of Trump-like tactics
European lawmakers have voted to make it easier to send rejected asylum-seekers to detention sites in third countries, echoing tough U.S. deportation tactics that some far-right parties praise
North Korea conducts engine test for missile capable of targeting US mainland
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has observed a test of a high-thrust, solid-fuel engine for weapons
Zelenskyy visits Gulf Arab states to talk drone defense
Kyiv offers its drone expertise to help Gulf Arab states blunt Iran’s attacks.
A Houthi missile attack on Israel stokes fears of renewed Red Sea shipping strikes
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have launch missiles toward Israel and raised fears of new attacks on Red Sea shipping
Mexico's navy locates 2 missing sailboats carrying aid off the coast of Cuba
Mexico’s navy has located two sailboats that went missing while carrying humanitarian aid to Cuba
Humpback whale freed by rescuers in Baltic Sea has become stranded again
A humpback whale has become stranded again in the Baltic Sea after rescuers in Germany help it escape earlier in the week
Sectarian attacks rock a Christian town in Syria after a dispute
An argument spilled into a wider attack.
Strikes kill at least 5 in Ukraine, as Zelenskyy discusses drone defense on UAE visit
Ukrainian authorities say that at least five people died in Ukraine as Russia launched over 270 drones at the country overnight
Moroccan court jails rapper who has criticized ties with Israel and corruption
A Moroccan court has sentenced a rapper known for his criticism of the country’s ties with Israel and government corruption to eight months in prison
Africa is hurting again from a global crisis it had no part in starting
Africa is hurting again from a global crisis it had no part in starting
Pope Leo XIV visits Monaco to urge its people to use their faith and wealth for good
Pope Leo XIV has arrived in the cosmopolitan Mediterranean principality of Monaco to encourage its people to use their Catholic faith and wealth for good
Nepal police arrest former prime minister and another ex-official over protest deaths
Police in Nepal arrested former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli over the deaths of dozens of people during violent protests in September that toppled the government and resulted in new elections
Nepal police arrest former prime minister and former home minister over September protest deaths
Police in Nepal arrested former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli over the deaths of dozens of people during violent protests in September that toppled the government and resulted in new elections
Indonesia starts implementing social media restrictions for children under 16
Indonesia has begun implementing a new government regulation approved earlier this month that bans children younger than 16 from access to digital platforms that could expose them to pornography, cyberbullying, online scams and addiction
Colombia holds ceremony for 69 killed in military plane crash
Colombia has held a ceremony to honor 69 security force members killed in a military plane crash earlier this week
Mexico says a third of 130,000 missing people might be alive, fueling criticisms by families
Mexico’s government says that it has identified signs of life for as many as a third of the country’s 130,000 registered missing people
School stabbing in Chile leaves 1 dead and 4 injured
Police say a stabbing attack at a school in northern Chile left a member of staff dead and four other people injured
Russian man sentenced to prison in UK for assault witnessed on video by Barron Trump
A London court has sentenced a Russian man to four years in prison for assaulting a woman during a jealous attack that Barron Trump witnessed on a video call
Brazil's Bolsonaro leaves hospital and heads home to serve his 27-year sentence
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been discharged from a hospital in the capital and will continue serving a 27-year sentence for a coup attempt at his residence in an upscale gated community
Cuba's president expresses concern over 2 missing aid sailboats headed to island
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has expressed concern for two missing sailboats carrying nine people that were bound for Cuba with humanitarian aid