Cuba shuts its Quito embassy as Ecuador expels its diplomats
Cuba is shutting down its embassy in Ecuador after Ecuador and ordered its diplomats out
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney calls for Mountbatten-Windsor's removal from line of succession
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should be removed from the royal line of succession for his “deplorable” actions
US imposes visa restrictions on Rwandan officials after sanctions targeting military
The U.S. is imposing visa restrictions on “several senior Rwandan officials for fueling instability” in eastern Congo, the State Department said on Friday, intensifying pressure on the East African country after sanctions announced earlier this week
Human rights court orders Peru to pay compensation for a 1997 forced sterilization death
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is ordering Peru to pay compensation for a woman’s death tied to a forced sterilization program
Belarus leader pardons 18 prisoners in an effort to improve ties with US
Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 18 more prisoners as part of his recent effort at a rapprochement with the United States
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Islamic militants abduct more than 300 people in northeastern Nigeria, officials say
Local officials say Islamic militants attacked a town in northeastern Nigeria, abducting more than 300 people, including women and children
Japan, Canada sign strategic agreement in defense and energy as war in Mideast fuels oil concerns
Japan and Canada have signed a strategic agreement aimed at strengthening cooperation in defense, economic and energy security as military strikes on Iran by the United States and Israel fueled concern about international oil supplies
Pakistan, Afghanistan claim killing dozens of other's troops in relentless fighting
Pakistani and Afghan officials say their forces have launched multiple strikes at each other in cross-border clashes, with each side claiming to have killed dozens more enemy troops in what has been the deadliest fighting yet between the two neighbors
Pakistan and Afghanistan claim killing dozens of the other side's troops in relentless fighting
Pakistani and Afghan officials say their forces have launched multiple strikes at each other in cross-border clashes, with each side claiming to have killed dozens more enemy troops in what has been the deadliest fighting yet between the two neighbors
UN report says Ugandan troops helped South Sudan with deadly airstrikes
A U.N. inquiry says Uganda helped South Sudan carry out airstrikes that killed and badly burned civilians in opposition areas
Pakistani Shiites rally to denounce US-Israeli strikes on Iran as US Embassy issues a security alert
Hundreds of minority Shiites are rallying in Pakistan’s capital and elsewhere in the country to denounce the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a U.S.-Israeli campaign as the U.S. Embassy In Islamabad issued a security alert war...
EU suspends visa-free travel for Georgian diplomats and officials over democratic backsliding
The European Union is suspending visa-free travel for Georgian diplomats and officials for at least a year over democratic backsliding and a crackdown on protesters
Kosovo president moves to dissolve Parliament for early election as country plunges into new crisis
Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani says she is dissolving Parliament to pave the way for an early election after lawmakers failed to elect her successor
What to know about the Kurds and their potential involvement in the Iran war
Iraqi Kurdish officials have told The Associated Press that thousands of battle-hardened Kurds in northern Iraq are preparing for a potential cross-border military operation in Iran with U.S. backing
Indonesia to ban social media for children under 16, communication minister says
Indonesia will ban social media for children under 16, Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid
Bank employees detained and cash seized in Hungary, Ukraine says
Ukraine is accusing Hungary of detaining seven Ukrainian bank workers and seizing a major cash-and-gold shipment during a convoy trip across Hungary
Men arrested on suspicion of aiding Iran by spying on Jewish community
London police say four men have been arrested on suspicion of aiding Iran by spying on the Jewish community
What to know as a son of Iran's late supreme leader is a possible candidate to replace his father
Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, long has been considered a contender to the post of the country’s next paramount ruler even before his father's death
2 pilots killed in Indian fighter jet crash
The Indian air force said a fighter jet crashed during a training flight in the northeast, killing its two pilots
Sri Lanka takes control of an Iranian vessel off its coast
Sri Lanka is bringing more than 200 sailors from an Iranian ship ashore after the vessel sought assistance near the Indian Ocean island nation
A Lagos rave rewrites the rules of nightlife, drawing young Nigerians priced out of club culture
Nightlife in Nigeria's economic capital Lagos can be very expensive with its table culture where revellers are divided into a multitier system and compelled to buy very expensive drinks
Sri Lanka takes control of an Iranian vessel off its coast after US sunk an Iranian warship
Sri Lanka is bringing more than 200 sailors from an Iranian ship ashore after the vessel sought assistance near the Indian Ocean island nation
Vote counting begins in Nepal after a peaceful parliamentary election
Nepal is counting votes after its first national election since a violent youth uprising toppled the government
Hong Kong ex-media mogul Jimmy Lai will not appeal national security conviction, legal team says
The legal team for Hong Kong pro-democracy ex-publisher Jimmy Lai says he will not appeal the national security conviction for which he was sentenced to 20 years in prison
Japan says a second Japanese person is detained in Iran
Japan's Foreign Ministry says a second Japanese national has been detained in Iran and requested the early release of both people
Japan confirms a second Japanese national has been detained in Iran
Japan confirms a second Japanese national has been detained in Iran and requests an early release
Conservative Anglican leaders restructure the global religious body after 400 years
Conservative Anglican leaders have overhauled Gafcon’s leadership and signal a sharper break from the historic Anglican Communion
Cologne Cathedral, one of Germany's best-known landmarks, to charge tourists for admission
Cologne Cathedral, a famous German landmark and popular tourist draw, will start charging an admission fee to visitors as church officials struggle with rising maintenance costs
Voting passes peacefully in Nepal's first election since September youth-led protests
Nepal held its first nationwide election since a youth-led uprising forces the last government from power
Families of Kenyan recruits duped into fighting in Russia's war demand sons return
Families of Kenyan recruits duped with promises of work in Russia who ended up on the front lines of the fighting in Ukraine are petitioning the country’s parliament to ban the recruitment of Kenyans for Moscow’s war