Young Cubans turn to church and state as cheap, synthetic drugs flood the streets
Cuba is grappling with a fast-growing wave of synthetic drug use that is hitting young people hard
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Ecuador readies a major offensive on criminal groups with US logistical support
Ecuador's interior minister says the country is preparing a major crackdown on criminal groups set to begin this weekend with logistical support from the United States
North Korean leader Kim and his daughter try out new pistols at shooting range
North Korea has shown leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter firing pistols at a munitions factory as he pushes to modernize the country's conventional forces
Iraq says at least one killed in Basra port attack as country halts operations at oil ports
Iraq says at least one killed in Basra port attack as country halts operations at oil ports
Iran targets busiest international airport as top UN body demands halt to attacks on Gulf neighbors
Iran targeted the world’s busiest international airport Wednesday and attacked commercial ships as U.S. and Israeli strikes rocked Tehran, while the United Nations’ most powerful body demanded a halt to the Islamic Republic’s strikes on its Gulf neighb...
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Czechs won't meet NATO defense spending target under populist leader Babiš
Czech lawmakers have approved a 2026 budget that keeps defense spending below NATO’s 2% target, despite pressure from the United States
South Africa summons new US ambassador over criticism
The new U.S. ambassador to South Africa was summoned to explain his criticism of the country’s policies, the South African foreign minister said Wednesday, as a diplomatic rift continues
Drone strike hits school and medical center in Sudan, killing 17, mostly schoolgirls
An explosive-laden drone blamed on Sudanese paramilitaries has struck a secondary school and a health care center in southern Sudan, killing at least 17 people, mostly schoolgirls, a hospital official and a medical group said
Young people expect little change as Republic of Congo heads to presidential election
Voters will be heading to the polls to vote for a president in the Republic of Congo on Sunday but the outcome seems to be a foregone conclusion as the country's longtime leader Dennis Sassou N'Guesso faces little opposition in the political arena
Romania’s top defense body approves US request to increase its use of airbases to aid Middle East campaign
Romania’s top defense body approves US request to increase its use of airbases to aid Middle East campaign
Germany, Austria to release oil from reserves in response to 400M barrel request
Germany and Austria say they are releasing parts of their oil reserves following an International Energy Agency request for its members to release 400 million barrels to help temper energy price spikes due to the Iran war
Press freedom in the Americas saw a 'dramatic deterioration' last year, watchdog says
A monitoring watchdog says press freedom across the Americas dropped sharply in 2025, with more killings, arrests and intimidation of media workers
At least 6 people killed, 3 hospitalized with severe injuries after bus catches fire west of Swiss capital, police say
At least 6 people killed, 3 hospitalized with severe injuries after bus catches fire west of Swiss capital, police say
Drone strike reportedly kills at least 1 person in the eastern Congo city of Goma
A series of explosions attributed to drones has killed at least one person as the attack rocked downtown Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo
South Africa deploys troops in Johannesburg to tackle organized crime
Troops have been deployed on the streets of South Africa’s biggest city after the president announced plans last month to use the army to help police fight gang violence and illegal mining
Soldiers seen in South Africa's biggest city as it plans anti-crime army deployment.
Soldiers seen on the streets of South Africa's biggest city as it plans anti-crime army deployment.
Britain is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years
Britain is ending the centuries-old tradition of hereditary aristocrats sitting in Parliament’s House of Lords
Lords a-leaving: Britain is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years
Britain is ending the centuries-old tradition of hereditary aristocrats sitting in Parliament’s House of Lords
UK to publish files about appointment of Epstein friend Mandelson to ambassador post
The British government is releasing a first batch of documents on Peter Mandelson’s appointment as U.K. ambassador to the U.S. Mandelson was fired from his ambassador's job and is being investigated by police for possible misconduct tied to his links t...
UK will publish files about the appointment of Epstein friend Mandelson to ambassador post
The British government is releasing a first batch of documents on Peter Mandelson’s appointment as U.K. ambassador to the U.S. Mandelson was fired from his ambassador's job and is being investigated by police for possible misconduct tied to his links t...
Japan marks 15 years since tsunami as Takaichi pushes more nuclear energy use
Japan is marking the 15th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster on its northeastern coast as the government pushes for atomic energy use
A bus fire that killed 6 people could have been set deliberately, Swiss police say
Swiss police are investigating whether a deadly bus fire in Kerzers was set on purpose
Canada's Liberals closer to a majority government after another opposition defection
The defection of another opposition lawmaker is all but assuring Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will have a majority government soon
A Senegal boarding school that drew students from the US is at the center of an abuse investigation
The American Dara Academy in Senegal is at the center of abuse allegations after students describe harsh punishments in a room they call the “magic room.”
Kast to take office as Chile marks its sharpest shift to the right since dictatorship
Ultraconservative José Antonio Kast takes office as president in Chile after a landslide win promising tough action on crime and immigration
Lebanon's latest conflict brings rare public backlash against Hezbollah as war flares again
Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon are driving thousands of families to flee again, and some longtime Hezbollah supporters are now openly blaming the group
North Korean leader Kim watches cruise missile tests with his daughter
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter have observed tests of strategic cruise missiles fired from a warship as North Korea threatened responses to U.S.-South Korean military drills
Several dead after postal bus bursts into flames, authorities say
Police say several people are dead and several others were injured after a postal bus caught fire in a town west of the Swiss capital
China announces resumption of passenger trains to North Korea after COVID
China has reopened passenger train service to North Korea, ending a long COVID-era shutdown and boosting cross-border travel
Pope accepts resignation of US bishop who was arrested for alleged financial crimes
Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the Chaldean Catholic bishop of San Diego, California