Hundreds of thousands of undocumented spouses of US citizens will have a pathway to permanent residency. Joe Biden said the move would strengthen families as well as the economy....
- At least 853 people were executed in Iran last year. Human rights activists suspect the number was actually much higher. According to Amnesty International, Iran is among the countries with the highest number of executions, second only to China--...
Spain and Ireland are set to push ahead with an initiative to recognize a Palestinian state. Other EU members and European countries may also provide their backing....
Russia has announced military exercises near Ukraine that will include deployment drills of tactical nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, six were reported killed in a drone strike on Russia's Belgorod....
Billionaire Truong My Lan was sentenced to death for embezzling the equivalent of 3% of Vietnam's GDP. Authorities say they're setting an example, but the sentence is seen as an extreme step by Vietnam's EU partners....
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the death of the 14-year-old boy was a "heinous murder." The disappearance of the young Israeli sparked attacks by settlers on Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank....
Hundreds chanted for US forces to leave northern Niger, where they have been involved in efforts to quash an Islamist insurgency. Niamey has increasingly moved away from the West and strengthened ties with Russia....
US diplomats urged countries to do more to stop the humanitarian crisis in Sudan as the conflict between the army and the RSF nears the one-year mark. They also called for Iran not to provide arms to Sudan....
US Republican Representative Guy Reschenthaler has filed legislation to rename the Dulles International Airport in Virginia as "Donald J. Trump International Airport." Congressional Democrats have mocked the idea....
Between 1904 and 1908, Germany's colonial forces reacted to a rebellion by Ovaherero and Nama people in Namibia with brutal violence and prison camps. The trauma and political repercussion remain unresolved....
Residents of some cities had a dusty start to the weekend after an unusually high level of particulates arrived from the Sahara. Forecasters in Germany expect the dust to be visible through Easter....
The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin is grappling with the aftermath of the attack, even if it is not apparent. Meanwhile, US and European diplomats were among those who visited a makeshift memorial....
For many Palestinians living in Israel, life as part of the Arab minority was complicated enough before the Hamas attacks. Now, some say their freedom of speech is being curtailed....
After heavy winter storms, popular beaches in northern Germany are in rough shape. Fresh sand will be needed to rebuild the shoreline — but sourcing the highly sought-after resource can cause other problems....
The German Cabinet will draft a law that it hopes will save companies millions of euros by reducing day-to-day paperwork. But some business leaders say the changes don't go far enough....
Violence is still raging 13 years after the outbreak of Syria's civil war. Now government forces have ramped up armed drone attacks on farmers in rebel-held areas — threatening lives, food supply and any sense of hope....