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The Tibetan spiritual leader may announce a succession plan intended to thwart Chinese interference.

Rear Adm. Ali Shamkhani was seen struggling to walk with a cane at a funeral procession this weekend for military commanders killed in the 12-day war.

Working for six secretaries of state, he was known for explaining and defending U.S. foreign policy in a noncombative tone, without interjecting his own opinion.

A medical doctor and former nun, she found an affordable way to expand palliative care in the developing world, bringing pain relief to poor, terminally ill patients.

Plus, a new way to see Cézanne.

The Nordic country for the first time has extended a lottery for compulsory military service to women in its latest move to expand its armed forces.

A bill to cut the cost of Britain's social welfare system passed a hurdle in Parliament on Tuesday, but only after Prime Minister Keir Starmer made significant concessions.

It was the two leaders' first call since 2022, and the Russian president's first with any major European leader since last year.

President Trump signed an executive order this week lifting most sanctions on Syria. Ahead of that action, U.S. officials laid out expectations from the new government in Damascus.

By ending tax credits for wind and solar power, Senate Republicans may have jeopardized billions in investments in their own districts.