Two Parliaments — the U.K. and Canadian — released reports recently on the chaotic withdrawal of Western forces from Afghanistan. The U.K. report was brutally direct in its description of the fall...

A police officer lauded for his bravery during the U.S. Capitol riot testified Monday at a trial for two men accused of storming the building. He said one of the men carried a Confederate battle flag ...

Russian forces tightened their grip on the eastern Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk on Monday, according to a regional governor. The destruction of bridges in the area cut off the last evacuation route...

After the arrest of more than two dozen members of a white supremacist group near a northern Idaho Pride event, including one identified as the group's founder, LGBTQ advocates say that polarization a...

Authorities in China's capital Beijing raced on Monday to contain a COVID-19 outbreak traced to a 24-hour bar known for cheap liquor and big crowds, with millions facing mandatory testing and thousand...

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies plunged through the weekend and into Monday as high inflation sent investors running for the exits and caused major trading platforms to seize up.

Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu faced rape and other criminal charges at a closed trial in Beijing Friday as China was in an uproar over a video showing a group of men physically assaulting four wo...

Pope Francis has cancelled his participation in a yearly mass and procession next weekend due to ongoing knee pain, the Vatican said Monday.

U.S. senators have developed a bipartisan framework for possible legislation that would include some gun curbs and more efforts to improve school safety and mental health programs. The announcement Su...

Brazilian police said on Sunday search teams have discovered belongings of missing British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira who went missing in the Amazon a week ago. ...

Seventy-three lawmakers who make up the biggest bloc in Iraq's parliament resigned on Sunday amid a prolonged political impasse eight months after the general election.

As much as Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee focused on her 70 years as monarch, it was also about sending signals for the future of the monarchy itself, which is increasingly focusing on those direc...

French President Emmanuel Macron faces a tough fight to win an absolute majority in parliament that would allow him to govern with a free hand after a strong showing by a new left-wing alliance in Sun...

Thousands of people rallied on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and across the United States on Saturday in a renewed push for gun-control measures after recent deadly mass shootings from Uvalde...

Authorities arrested 31 members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front near a Pride event in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on Saturday after they were found packed into the back of a U-Haul truck with...

Customers line up as Russia's replacement for McDonald's opens its doors, after a hasty rebrand following the fast-food giant's withdrawal from the country.

The government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has authorized Russian troops, planes and ships to deploy to his country for purposes of training, law enforcement or emergency response. ...

Kim Jong-un doubled down on his arms buildup in the face of what he described as an aggravating security environment as he concluded a major political conference which occurred as outside governments ...