Italy seizes gold, luxury villas and cash tied to Sicilian Mafia drug-trafficking
Italian authorities have seized over $232 million in assets linked to the late mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro’s drug trafficking network
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Australia launches record $1.4B lawsuit against 3M over 'forever chemicals' at bases
Australia is suing the U.S. company 3M for over $1.4 billion due to contamination from “forever chemicals” in firefighting foam at defense bases
Japan woos visiting Philippine leader during state visit with arms sales and China in mind
Japan is treating Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. with exceptional hospitality on his four-day state visit
Brazil is set to join other Latin American countries with a 40-hour, 5-day workweek
Brazil was set to join other Latin American countries that have shortened working hours as the lower house approved a constitutional amendment establishing a 40-hour, five-day workweek
Iran war has complicated plans for an international force in Gaza that has yet to materialize
An international stabilization force promised for Gaza has yet to materialize three months after it was announced at an event hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump
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Colombians will vote in a high-stakes test of Gustavo Petro’s agenda
Colombia is set to elect a new president and vice president on May 31
Fire at school for girls in central Kenya causes unknown number of deaths
A fire at a school for girls in central Kenya has caused an unknown number of deaths
Inside an African hotel where asylum seekers deported by the US are imprisoned
Under an opaque $7.5 million deal with the Trump administration, Equatorial Guinea’s all-powerful president has turned a hotel owned by his family into a prison for asylum seekers deported from the United States
Australian police charge Melbourne woman accused of traveling to Syria
An Australian woman has been charged with traveling to Syria and joining the Islamic State group
Verdict due in trial of man who admits plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna
A verdict is expected in the case of a man who admitted to plotting to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna
An unknown number of students have died in a school fire in Kenya, and search teams are working to account for them
An unknown number of students have died in a school fire in Kenya, and search teams are working to account for them
Kuwait says it faces a missile and drone attack as shaky ceasefire in Iran war again challenged
Kuwait says it faced a missile and drone attack as the shaky ceasefire in the Iran war was again challenged
Carney says Canada will buy European surveillance planes over two American options
Canada plans to buy early warning radar planes from Sweden’s Saab and Canada’s Bombardier, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Wednesday
Spanish police search Socialist party’s headquarters in fresh blow to Prime Minister Sánchez
Spanish police have mounted a search of the headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party as part of an ongoing investigation into possible financial wrongdoing
Brazil to invest $75 million in highway through Amazon and unveils environmental protection plan
Brazil’s government has announced a $75 million investment in the BR-319 highway, a move environmentalists fear could speed up Amazon deforestation
Northern Ireland's former unionist leader faces trial in sexual abuse case involving 2 girls
The former leader of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party is on trial for allegedly sexually abusing two girls
A collision between a bus and a truck crash kills 10 people in Zimbabwe
A collision between a bus and a haulage truck has killed 10 people in central Zimbabwe
5 things to know about the protests challenging Bolivia's new president
Less than six months ago, the inauguration of centrist President Rodrigo Paz seemed to usher in a new reality for Bolivians reeling from the worst economic crisis in a generation
Ghana begins repatriating citizens from South Africa due to anti-immigration tensions
Ghana has started a voluntary repatriation program for its citizens as a reaction to anti-immigration tensions in South Africa
Iran expands restrictions on distribution of news content by international media outlets
Iran is expanding restrictions on distribution of news content from the country
Puerto Rico governor announces emergency to fight worsening coastal erosion
Puerto Rico’s governor has announced a state of emergency following critical coastal erosion along the U.S. territory’s north coast
Dozens of Assad-era chemical weapons found in Syria in recent weeks, watchdog says
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says it has found dozens of undeclared chemical bombs and rockets in Syria
ICC trial for ex-Philippine President Duterte to start in November
Judges at the International Criminal Court have set Nov. 30 as the start date for the trial of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for crimes against humanity
Philippine bishop and ex-ICC judge lead new inquiry into thousands of Duterte-era killings
A group led by a Roman Catholic bishop in the Philippines has launched a fact-finding body to document accounts of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drugs crackdown
Climbers meet in Nepal to discuss the challenges of scaling Mount Everest
Climbers and officials have met in Kathmandu to discuss the risks of scaling Mount Everest
Spanish police search headquarters of PM Sánchez’s ruling Socialist party
Spanish police have mounted a search of the headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party as part of an ongoing investigation into possible financial wrongdoing
Muslim pilgrims perform Hajj rituals in strong heat as Eid al-Adha celebrations start
Pilgrims in Saudi Arabia threw pebbles at a large pillar in a symbolic ritual during the final days of Hajj
5 villagers missing in a flooded Laos cave for more than a week have been found alive
Five villagers trapped in a flooded cave in central Laos for over a week have been found alive
Penpa Tsering sworn in for a second term to lead Tibet’s government-in-exile
Penpa Tsering has been sworn in for a second term as the president of Tibet’s government-in-exile based in India
Spanish police search headquarters of ruling Socialist party
Spanish police say they are searching the headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party as part of an ongoing investigation into possible financial wrongdoing