admin Luxon survives another leadership vote months before New Zealand’s election
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has survived a leadership vote among his party’s lawmakers less than three months before…
North Korea launches a ballistic missile toward the sea, South Korea says
South Korea says North Korea has launched a ballistic missile toward the sea, the second such weapons testing activity by…
Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes
A Syrian court has sentenced ousted President Bashar Assad and his brother to death in absentia for crimes against humanity…
Mexican reinforcements expected for wildfire fight in western Canada after 20,000 flee
About 100 firefighters from Mexico are expected to arrive to help battle a deadly wildfire that has forced 20,000 people…
2.4 million Afghan girls shut out of secondary school 5 years after Taliban takeover, UN says
A U.N. agency reports that five years after the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, around 2.4 million girls remain excluded from…
Over 16,000 civilians detained by Russia during the war in Ukraine are still held, UN estimates
The United Nations estimates that more than 16,000 civilians detained by Russia during its war in Ukraine are still being…
In rejecting Trump’s Gaza plan, Netanyahu reprises a balancing act he has mastered
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a long history of defying U.S. presidents. But his rejection of U.S. President Donald…
Former US Marine held in Russia for more than 4 years on disputed charges has been released
A former U.S. Marine from Massachusetts who has been held in Russia for more than four years on disputed charges…
Colombia searches for its missing after a powerful earthquake kills more than 100
A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake has struck western Colombia, killing at least 111 people and damaging hundreds of buildings. President…
Magnitude 7.4 quake hits western Colombia, killing at least 111 people
A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake has struck western Colombia, killing at least 111 people and damaging hundreds of buildings. President…