North Korea on Thursday fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan a day after the United States redeployed an aircraft carrier to waters in the ...

DUBAI—Iranian security forces deployed at universities in several cities on Wednesday, witnesses said, stepping up efforts to quell more than two weeks of protests ignited by ...

JERUSALEM—Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent tests after feeling ill during prayers on the Jewish Day of Atonement, his office said in a statement on ...

Over the years, earthquakes have damaged the 7th-century Cathedral of Talin, in Armenia. But the country’s government is looking to repair those damages. It’s set aside ...

A province south of the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco is famous for its ancient fortresses and fortified villages. But the area’s cultural and architectural heritage ...

Prime Minister Liz Truss says her three priorities are growth, growth, and growth—and she’s ready to make hard choices to boost the economy. A new study ...

The U.N. estimates that 17 percent of global food is wasted each year – mostly from households. Now, “Best by” and “best before” labels are under ...

The White House on Wednesday sharply criticized the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, after its members decided to implement a significant cut to oil ...

A top Biden administration official said that the United States was not involved in the explosions targeting the Russian-owned Nord Stream pipelines last month. John Kirby, ...

The United Nations (UN) on Monday warned that a global recession and prolonged stagnation lie ahead, driven by the monetary and fiscal policies of advanced economies, including that ...

The OPEC+ alliance of crude-producing countries has agreed to deep cuts in oil output, providing a likely floor to falling prices and delivering a blow to ...

KYIV, Ukraine—Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed laws formally absorbing four Ukrainian regions into Russia. The documents finalizing the annexation were published on a Russian government ...

South Korea’s internet giant Naver said Monday that it will acquire Poshmark, a U.S.-based social commerce platform, for $1.2 billion, including all of its issued and ...

DUBAI—Iran’s supreme leader on Monday gave his full backing to security forces confronting protests ignited by the death of Mahsa Amini in custody, comments that could ...

Germany would stand up for Taiwan if China attacked the island. That’s what a senior German lawmaker said on Monday while on a trip to Taiwan. ...

BAMAKO—Two army personnel were killed and 10 people injured after a Russian-made airplane belonging to the Malian army crashed while landing at the airport in the ...

The United States and Japan on Tuesday deployed fighter jets for joint exercises in response to North Korea’s test firing of a ballistic missile over Japan. ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Denmark’s popular monarch, Queen Margrethe II, has apologized for upsetting members of her family with a decision to strip the royal titles from four of ...

Over 100 Chinese police centers are stationed around the world, including in the UK, Canada, and even one in New York City. What’s their purpose, and ...

MEXICO CITY—Yet another mother searching for her disappeared child has been killed in Mexico, the fourth murder of a volunteer search activist in Mexico since the ...

QUITO, Ecuador—The death toll from a bloody fight among inmates at a prison in central Ecuador rose to 16 Tuesday, and authorities said one of the ...

BRUSSELS—Apple will have to change the charger for its iPhones in the European Union from autumn 2024 to comply with new rules introducing a single charging ...

As countries in Europe rush to obtain natural gas, one result is a shortage of available ships to transport the fuel, and this is causing shipping rates to ...

MALANG, Indonesia—Delays in unlocking the gates at an Indonesian soccer stadium after violence broke out at the end of a match contributed to a disaster in ...

The UK government is fast-forwarding the publication of its debt-cutting plan. The man behind the plan, finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng, has been facing tremendous pressure the ...

South Korea, and the United States, fired four short-range missiles into the sea off the country’s east coast on Wednesday morning local time in response to ...