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Authorities say police have been called to a bank in a small town in western Germany on Friday to deal with a hostage situation in which the driver of an armored van carrying cash is being held
A volcanic eruption on a remote Indonesian island has killed three hikers
Pope Leo XIV has marked the first anniversary of his election by praying in Pompeii
Paraguay’s President Santiago Peña says he deeply values his country’s ties with Taiwan, in a show of solidarity after China asked the South American nation to sever diplomatic relations with Taipei
Family members and activists are calling for the release of imprisoned Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu due to health concerns
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni to ease tensions over the war with Iran
North Korea says it’ll deploy new long-range artillery systems capable of striking the capital region of rival South Korea this year and commission its first naval destroyer in coming weeks
Three women have been refused bail when they appeared in courts charged with slavery and terrorism offenses after they arrived home from Syria with another 10 Australians who police say are linked to the Islamic State group
Péter Magyar takes office as Hungary's prime minister on Saturday, ending Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule
Partial results from local elections in England show big losses for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s governing Labour Party and gains for the hard-right party Reform U.K. The votes are being widely seen as an unofficial referendum on Starmer, elected less...
In his first year as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV seems driven not by the dramatic gesture or tensions that often fueled the papacy of his predecessor, but by a calm, persistent zeal to preach the Gospel and emphasize community and harmony
The death toll from an explosion at a fireworks plant this week in central China has risen to 37, state media reported
Salvadoran investigative news outlet El Faro has announced that its members’ assets have been frozen
North Korea says it’ll deploy new long-range artillery systems capable of striking the capital region of rival South Korea this year and commission its first naval destroyer in coming weeks
Three women have been refused bail when they appeared in courts charged with slavery and terrorism offenses after they arrived home from Syria with another 10 Australians who police say are linked to the Islamic State group
Péter Magyar takes office as Hungary's prime minister on Saturday, ending Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule
Four skeletons, known as catacomb saints or Holy Bodies, have been on display for centuries at the Catholic monastery church of Banz in southern Germany
Partial results from local elections in England show big losses for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s governing Labour Party and gains for the hard-right party Reform U.K. The votes are being widely seen as an unofficial referendum on Starmer, elected less...
In his first year as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV seems driven not by the dramatic gesture or tensions that often fueled the papacy of his predecessor, but by a calm, persistent zeal to preach the Gospel and emphasize community and harmony
United Arab Emirates says its air defenses are intercepting drone and missile fire as Iran war’s ceasefire challenged
United Arab Emirates says its air defenses are intercepting drone and missile fire as Iran war’s ceasefire challenged
Armed men have carried out double attacks on two villages in central Mali, killing several people
Norwegian authorities have arrested a Chinese citizen on espionage allegations
Police in England say a man has been arrested for possessing an offensive weapon near the home of the former Prince Andrew
Police in England say a man has been arrested for possessing an offensive weapon near the home of the former Prince Andrew
A U.K. border official and a former Hong Kong police officer have been convicted of assisting China’s spy agency by conducting “shadow” policing operations in Britain
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has discussed “efforts to achieve a durable peace in the Middle East” in talks at the Vatican
Three Australian women have been arrested on suspicion of slavery and terrorism charges after they returned from Syria
Israel has indicted a Jewish man over a violent attack on a nun near Jerusalem’s Old City last week
Greece is preparing sweeping constitutional reforms that would require artificial intelligence to serve human society and protect individual freedoms
