Egyptian diplomat Nabil Fahmy appointed as new Arab League chief
Arab foreign ministers have picked veteran Egyptian diplomat Nabil Fahmy to lead the Arab League for the next five years
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Central Haitian town descends into fire and bloodshed from gang warfare
Violence has erupted in the central Haitian town of Petite-Rivière de l’Artibonite as a powerful gang warred with a vigilante group local, regional officials confirmed to the Associated Press
Brazilian inmates find relief and reduce sentences through reading
Brazil has a nationwide program that lets prisoners cut their sentences by reading books and proving they understood them
A youth-led push for change threatens Orbán’s 16-year rule in Hungary's elections
Two weeks before pivotal elections, Hungary’s young voters are rallying behind Péter Magyar’s Tisza party and posing the strongest challenge to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in years
Australian police fatally shoot a suspect in a 3-hour standoff after 2 officers killed
Australian police believe they have shot dead a suspect accused of killing two police officers and seriously wounding a third in a remote forest region seven months ago
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In South Sudan, a prophet's sacred stick helps fuel a violent struggle for political power
In a tribal battle fought over a century ago, according to oral history, a prophet in South Sudan raised his stick and summoned a thunderbolt that killed a crowd of fighters from a rival tribe
Trump says he has 'no problem' with Russian oil tanker bringing relief to Cuba despite blockade
President Donald Trump says he has “no problem” with a Russian oil tanker off the coast of Cuba delivering relief to the island, which has been brought to its knees by a U.S. oil blockade
China resumes direct flights to North Korea after 6 years
China’s flag carrier has resumed direct flights between Beijing and North Korea’s capital of Pyongyang not long after the restoration of passenger train services between the capitals
These men carry towers of birds through Mexico's streets
The act of selling birds in stacks of cages – sometimes far taller than the men who carry them – spans back generations
Trump says he has 'no problem' with Russian oil tanker bringing relief to Cuba
Trump says he has 'no problem' with Russian oil tanker bringing relief to Cuba
Pakistan says it will host US-Iran talks, while Iran warns US ground troops would be 'set on fire'
Pakistan’s foreign minister says Islamabad will soon host talks between the U.S. and Iran
Egypt’s early closing order jolts Cairo’s night life as war-driven oil costs soar
Egypt is imposing early closing times for shops, cafes and restaurants to cut oil use as energy prices surge during the war
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
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
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