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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on Wednesday urged the swift integration of the nation's armed forces academies in order to dilute the risk of army-led coups d'etat.

The State Department on Wednesday offered a $25 million reward for information leading to the capture of Juan Carlos Gonzalez, or "Pelon," scaling up pressure on a U.S. citizen who has emerged as the figurehead of Mexico's most powerful cartel.

Antisemitic incidents in the United Kingdom jumped 21% in the first half of 2026 compared with a year earlier, marking the second-highest six-month total ever recorded. A watchdog group tallied 1,926 antisemitic incidents between January and June, up ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party on Wednesday filed a bill in parliament to advance a peace initiative aimed at ending the decades-long conflict with Kurdish militants, including a provision for an effective pardon for former ...

Ousted former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Wednesday that she plans to return to her country from exile in India in December despite facing a death sentence in Bangladesh over a bloody crackdown on protesters in 2024.

The Israeli military began a series of "precision strikes" Wednesday on a town in southern Lebanon after warning residents to evacuate, saying the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah violated the standing ceasefire.

The five-car caravan crept down a gravel logging road as the day's last beams of golden light filtered through the trees. About 20 forest defenders were making a stand in southwest Vancouver Island, at a spot where a logging company was expected to ...

President Trump says the U.S. and Iran are having "very good discussions," raising hopes for a deal on Wednesday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Fans fainting at a baseball park. Lions dying at a zoo. A woman taking shelter in a car found dead. A doctor advising people to eat dog meat to promote stamina.

The European Union this week cashed in about $1.9 billion in windfall profits generated by the interest on the cash balances of immobilized assets of the Central Bank of Russia held by EU central securities depositories.