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It was not the first online intervention by Elon Musk, the entrepreneur and adviser to Donald Trump, on behalf of once-fringe anti-immigrant parties in Europe.

The swirling wind and rain hit an area where a yearslong insurgent conflict had already forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes.

An indictment against Mr. Tate, the online influencer facing accusations of human trafficking and sexual misconduct, was sent back to prosecutors, an appeals court said.

In separate agreements with Nauru, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, Australia is attempting to edge out China's influence in the region.

For his next trick, your cosmic correspondent for the past quarter-century will (try to) retire.

Lena Schilling, the youngest lawmaker in Brussels, faced a harsh questioning of her character and credibility before winning a chance to fight against climate change in the halls of power.

In 2014, Sawsan Abou Zainedin left Syria during a civil war, while Bashar al-Assad was in power. Now, with rebel militants in control, Ms. Abou Zainedin is working on the country's delicate political transformation.

Pension funds and big investors are pressuring Coca-Cola, Pepsico and others over brutal working conditions in India's cane fields. Some of the sugar buyers are tiptoeing toward change.

The incoming president promised "tariffs all the way" unless Europe bought more U.S. oil and gas. European officials have no clear strategy for avoiding a trade war.

The U.S. officials plan to looking for signs of Austin Tice, a missing American journalist, as well as other U.S. citizens.