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A tanker ship was hit by two unknown projectiles off the coast of Qatar on Thursday, according to British maritime authorities, as Iran continues to warn ships about the dangers of navigating the Strait of Hormuz.

Hundreds of thousands of trade union members joined nationwide strikes and demonstrations on Thursday to demand higher wages and support the high school protest movement, piling fresh pressure on the beleaguered government.

Opposition lawmakers in Paraguay on Thursday moved to impeach embattled President Santiago Pena.

Vessels and crews from the four "Quad" nations on Thursday launched naval drills that will run through Nov. 12 in waters off Tokyo.

A British man being treated for Ebola in Congo is being evacuated to Britain, the government said Thursday.

Russia and Ukraine launched hundreds of missiles and drones at critical targets overnight as diplomats prepared for technical talks over Kyiv's reconstruction in Brussels.

A hacker who worked for former Syrian President Bashar Assad was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for his central role in a scheme targeting nearly 50 government agencies, Western media outlets, businesses and nongovernmental ...

Multiple flights in Europe made emergency landings on Thursday after being diverted because of bomb threats, authorities said. The incidents followed hoax bomb threats earlier this week that prompted searches, diversions and, in one case, a military ...

Three weeks after lung cancer surgery, Pope Leo XIV is embarking on the longest and farthest trip of his pontificate: a 12-day, three-nation tour of Latin America that carries more personal and historic weight than any of his voyages to date.

Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday for his second conviction under a Beijing-imposed national security law, in a case that critics say reflects the crackdown on the city's once-thriving pro-democracy ...