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The arrest came eight months after she returned to Australia with her children from Lebanon.

Until now, only Orthodox Jewish men in Israel have been allowed to take exams to become rabbis. After a long campaign, women can now also take the test - but still can't become rabbis ...

The U.S. says it has struck Iran again as peace talks continue to end the conflict. And, the federal government has charged a Google staffer for allegedly using insider information in Polymarket trades.

The epicenter of the Ebola outbreak is in Mongbwalu, a poor gold-mining town of 130,000 people, in Ituri province, in eastern Congo.

Bangladesh is scrambling to vaccinate more children amid a measles outbreak that has killed more than 500 people, most of them children.

In Colombia's election this Sunday, a flamboyant criminal lawyer -- who flaunts his wealth, machismo and even his music videos -- is pitching himself as the toughest candidate on crime.

Colombians head to the polls Sunday as candidates clash over how to tackle crime, armed groups, and social reform--from dialogue to an iron-fisted crackdown.

As the global economy focuses on the Strait of Hormuz crisis, another shipping crisis looms in the region -- the return of Somali pirates.

Iranians began to regain internet access after authorities ended a monthslong shutdown. Users said service was slow and spotty in some areas, with apps like YouTube and Instagram heavily restricted.

Music is interwoven with the sounds of daily life in this West African island nation, which hosted two international music festivals in April and has been named the African Capital of Culture for 2028.