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U.N. humanitarian affairs and relief head Tom Fletcher has told The Associated Press that the situation is getting "horrific for civilians" in Sudan.

Iraqi election officials have announced preliminary results for Iraq's parliamentary elections, showing traditional powers still dominate their regions.

Kazakhstan's lower house of parliament has approved a law banning what authorities view as "propaganda" of LGBTQ+ relations.

A diamond brooch that French emperor Napoleon was said to have lost while fleeing from the Battle of Waterloo in the early 19th century sold for more than 3.5 million Swiss francs, or about $4.4 million, at a Geneva auction on Wednesday.

A new AP-NORC poll finds U.S. adults' opinions of how President Donald Trump is managing the federal government have dropped sharply since early in his second term, highlighting the risks posed by the government shutdown and his efforts to reshape .. ...

Algeria's president has granted a humanitarian pardon to French-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal, releasing him after a yearlong imprisonment.

More than 80 organizations that provide health care for women all over the world received grants Wednesday totaling $250 million from Melinda French Gates after a year-long application process.

The number of people diagnosed with tuberculosis worldwide rose again last year, eclipsing 2023's record total.

President Donald Trump has urged Israel to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a corruption case.

Cambodia's prime minister says a villager was killed in a shooting along the border with Thailand on Wednesday. This comes as a ceasefire, partly brokered by U.S.