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Human Rights Watch says Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have forcibly disappeared six staff members from a local organization focused on women's and children's rights
Ukrainian drones have struck a major refinery deep inside Russia, marking the fourth attack in three days
Officials in Pakistan say a team of local volunteers has recovered the body of a Pakistani climber who was among 10 mountaineers killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak nearly two weeks ago
A special election is taking place Thursday in the seaside town of Clacton, just east of London
Fidel Castro would have turned 100 on Thursday and his influence still looms over Cuba
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s fashion has evolved with her politics
A drought that is slamming Europe this summer is hitting farmers across Europe hard
Japanese Crown Prince says he has “mixed feelings” about the government’s revision to the Imperial House Law that insists only men can become emperor
Large parts of Europe will be sweltering once again, with Britain poised for its fifth heat wave of an exceptional summer that is expected to be the hottest on record
The search for life in the rubble of Colombia’s powerful earthquake is growing more desperate as search teams push up against a key time threshold to locate survivors before it's too late
A special election is taking place Thursday in the seaside town of Clacton, just east of London
Zambians have begun casting their votes in a presidential election that will test whether President Hakainde Hichilema’s economic reforms were enough to overcome widespread frustration over the cost of living
Alpine resorts may have a new way to put their snowmaking equipment to work as Europe bakes through hot summers: helping douse forest fires
Police in Ecuador have seized a cocaine shipment featuring soccer star Erling Haaland's face on the packaging
U_S_ Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the government of Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has requested U_S_ collaboration in joint military operations in Colombia to combat “narco-terrorism.”
British Columbia Premier David Eby says a fast-moving wildfire in western Canada that forced more than 20,000 people from their homes may signal a “new normal” after outpacing official models and giving some residents little time to evacuate
Oil leaking from a tanker grounded off the coast of Oman is not only endangering a nearby island but has now also reached beaches on the Gulf Arab country’s mainland, to the north of the island
Pakistani security forces have clashed with militants in the country’s insurgency-hit southwestern province of Balochistan, killing 10 insurgents
The U.S. military is on track to pull all its forces out of Iraq by the end of September, marking the end of a presence that started in 2003
Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened retaliation against Western seizures of Russian commercial vessels, calling them "piracy."
More than 200 gold statuettes of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart have disappeared from Salzburg, officials said Wednesday
Lebanon's parliament has passed a controversial general amnesty law, following the abolition of the death penalty
Hungary is taking steps to raise the Danube River's level to keep its only nuclear power plant running
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian missiles and drones blitzed Russia's naval base on the Black Sea coast in a nighttime operation
Iranian-backed Houthis have attacked a ship off Yemen, killing six people, including three Pakistani nationals
The death toll from a ferry capsizing on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe has risen to 44, police say
Germany’s government plans to give its intelligence services broader powers in response to a rising threat from powers such as Russia and extremists
South Africa is asking several African governments to reimburse it for repatriating over 80,000 immigrants
Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to retaliate to Western seizures of its commercial vessels
Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji has died, according to state media
