South Korea’s military said it had fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border this week. Tensions in the region are running high over trash-carrying balloons and propaganda campaigns....
A suspected Israeli airstrike killed several people in the vicinity of the Syrian city of Aleppo. It was the second reported attack in the country in less than one week....
As floodwaters recede in southern Brazil, volunteers and victims search for treasured keepsakes that tell stories or harbor special meaning for their owners....
The southern states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg have been inundated, causing dam bursts and prompting dramatic rescues. States of emergency have been declared in several areas with more heavy rain expected....
As artificial intelligence reshapes the world, digital rights advocates warn of the downsides, ranging from the technologies' environmental footprint to surveillance and "data colonialism."...
More than 150 balloons with trash from the North were detected in South Korea. The North had vowed to retaliate against South Korean activists for sending anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets across the border....
Emmanuel Macron earlier visited the Holocaust memorial in Berlin, where he paid his respects to the 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis. Macron also bestowed honors on two prominent Nazi hunters....
A suspected knife attacker was arrested after at least three people were injured in an stabbing rampage in the Lyon subway, French police have said....
Hundreds of people have died in heavy flooding in Afghanistan. The country is regularly hit by natural disasters, but is poorly equipped to deal with them....
The World Court denied a request for an emergency order to compel Ecuador to safeguard Mexican diplomatic property. Mexico says Ecuador breached international law by raiding its embassy to capture a wanted ex-politician....
The Zambian government's recent announcement that it will require licencing of online media has raised concern among rights activists who say it is an infringement on freedom of expression and speech....
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....
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. He played a crucial role in Iran over the past four decades, with human rights groups saying he was responsible for thousands of deaths....
The biggest free-trade zone in the world will not come into being before the EU elections in early June. So what's holding it up? Will the agreement ever be finalized — and, if so, when?...
The attack on foreign nationals took place in Bamyan province of Afghanistan. Some foreigners visit the site with the remnants of massive Buddhist statues mostly destroyed by the Taliban in 2001....
Somaliland is keen to conclude a controversial deal with Ethiopia that would see Addis Ababa recognize Somaliland as an independent state, despite strong opposition from Somalia....
South Africa has asked the top UN court to order Israel to halt its offensive in Rafah. The hearing is part of a broader case accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, which Israel has repeatedly denied....
On May 15, Palestinians around the world will commemorate 76 years of having lost their homeland. What is the Nakba, and how does it tie into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?...
Someone dug a meter-deep hole at the grave of German politician Wolfgang Schäuble, but didn't reach the coffin. The motive for the incident is not yet known....
The widow of late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny accepted the Dresden Peace Prize on his behalf on Sunday. The posthumous award honored the opposition politician’s pro-democracy work....
Iran's hardline factions have strengthened their grip on power in a run-off parliamentary election. Most independent and opposition candidates were barred from running....
Polish farmers have held a protest against the EU's Green Deal, which aims to make the bloc climate-neutral by 2050. Politicians from the former nationalist government also joined the demonstrators....