The number of people known to have been executed last year was the highest in almost a decade, with Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia responsible for most executions, Amnesty International said on Tuesday...
The United States has ended emergency food aid for 14 countries, endangering the lives of millions of hungry or starving people, a United Nations agency said on Monday...
Prince Harry鈥檚 lawyer told a UK appeal court on Tuesday that paring back the royal鈥檚 personal security during his visits to Britain was 鈥榰njustified鈥�...
Nepali mountaineers on Tuesday searched for two people swept away by a powerful avalanche on the world鈥檚 10th highest mountain Annapurna, officials said...
A major fire broke out in Paris on Monday close to a new court complex designed by Renzo Piano, sending smoke across the city and prompting authorities to urge the public to stay away from the zone...
Indian police arrested a man on Tuesday accused of impersonating a respected London-based cardiologist, days after a probe into the deaths of seven patients.
Russia鈥檚 lower house of parliament voted on Tuesday to ratify a treaty to deepen political, military and economic ties with Iran, as Moscow moves closer to its key ally....
Thousands of Afghans have crossed the border from Pakistan in recent days, the United Nations and Taliban officials said, as Islamabad ramped up pressure for them to return to their country of origin...
Ukraine鈥檚 president Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday lamented the lack of a US response to Russia鈥檚 refusal to agree 鈥榓 full, unconditional ceasefire鈥� as two people were killed in Moscow鈥檚 latest aerial bombardment...
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency reported at least 12 people killed Monday in Israeli strikes across the Palestinian territory, where the war triggered by Hamas鈥檚 2023 attack on Israel entered its 19th month...
An Israeli strike Monday on southern Lebanon killed one person, according to the health ministry, with Israel鈥檚 military saying it had 鈥榚liminated鈥� a Hezbollah commander in the latest raid despite a truce...
Maternal mortality rates have dropped dramatically in the past quarter of a century, but the UN on Monday warned that progress had stalled, risking major backsliding amid unprecedented global aid cuts...
The Philippine and US air forces kicked off joint exercises Monday aimed at boosting operational coordination and enhancing 鈥榮trategic deterrence鈥�, Manila鈥檚 military said...
Brazil鈥檚 former president Jair Bolsonaro rallied thousands of people Sunday to a demonstration in Sao Paulo against charges levied by the Supreme Court that he plotted a coup...
An unconventional Belgian prince will learn on Monday if he has the right to social security on top of his royal allowance after he sued for coverage 鈥� the first time a royal has taken such action against the state in the country鈥檚 nearly 200-year history...