Foreign Affairs

Authorities say an Islamic State group attack on a prison in eastern Afghanistan holding hundreds of its members is raging on after killing at least 21 people in fighting overnight....

A former member of parliament and housing minister was sworn in Sunday as Guyana's ninth executive president, ending a five-month drawn out legal battle and contentious fight over flawed votes...

South Africa has surpassed 500,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, but President Cyril Ramaphosa said Sunday he sees “promising signs” that the rapid growth of cases has stabilized and that the country's...

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan was discharged from a Mumbai hospital on Sunday after undergoing three weeks of treatment for the coronavirus. His actor son, Abhishek Bachchan, who is still in...

Coronavirus outbreaks at mink farms in Spain and the Netherlands have scientists digging into how the animals got infected and if they can spread it to people. In the meantime,...

After 23 days in quarantine in Uganda — far longer than required — Jimmy Spire Ssentongo walked free in part because of a cartoon he drew. It showed a bound...

The Israel army said it struck "subterranean Hamas terror facilities" in Gaza in response to a rocket fired at Israel on Sunday evening. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said early...

In the old days, back when people could gather in large groups without fear, mariachi singer Nancy Velasco was the life of the fiesta. She and her band would announce...

The U.K. is looking at all options for tackling flare-ups of the coronavirus and will use regional data to target its response, Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick said, following newspaper...

The Philippines will put its capital Manila back on a stricter lockdown starting Tuesday as coronavirus cases surged more than fivefold after easing its curbs in June. President Rodrigo Duterte...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa urged citizens to remain careful and adapt to measures necessary to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic as confirmed infections in the country breached...

A night curfew has been announced in Australia's second-largest city of Melbourne as COVID-19 cases continue to rise, mostly due to community transmission, despite strong restrictions. Victoria, the state of...

Mexican authorities on Sunday arrested the leader of the Santa Rosa de Lima cartel, a gang known for stealing millions of dollars of fuel from government pipelines and for turning...

The Israel army said it struck "subterranean Hamas terror facilities" in Gaza in response to a rocket fired at Israel on Sunday evening. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said early...

The Israel army said it struck "subterranean Hamas terror facilities" in Gaza in response to a rocket fired at Israel on Sunday evening. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said early...

India reported nearly 55,000 new coronavirus cases on Sunday and Japan recorded more than 1,500 for a second day while Florida braced for a hurricane that threatened to hamper anti-disease...

Front yards were buried under flood waters and snapped trees and downed power lines littered roadways throughout the Bahamas Saturday, as a weak Hurricane Isaias churned its way up the...

South Africa on Saturday surpassed 500,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, representing more than 50% of all reported coronavirus infections in Africa's 54 countries. Health Minister Zwelini Mkhize announced 10,107 new cases...

Florida's two highest-ranking Cuban-American Republicans are preemptively attacking California Rep. Karen Bass, one of Joe Biden's potential vice president picks, due to her past work in Fidel Castro's Cuba with...

Hurricane Isaias brought dangerous storm conditions to the Bahamas on Friday, July 31, as it made its way toward the southeastern coast of the Florida peninsula, where it was expected...

Iran on Saturday said it detained an Iranian-American leader of a little-known California-based militant opposition group for allegedly planning a 2008 attack on a mosque that killed 14 people and...

Travelers entering France from 16 countries where the coronavirus is circulating widely are having to undergo virus tests upon arrival at French airports and ports. French Prime Minister Jean Castex...

Thousands of demonstrators rallied Saturday in the Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk to protest the arrest of their governor, keeping up a three-week wave of opposition that has challenged...

Thousands protested Germany's coronavirus restrictions Saturday in a Berlin demonstration that insisted “the end of the pandemic” has arrived — a declaration that comes just as authorities are voicing increasing...

Vietnam reported more than two dozen new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, while a second man died of virus complications a day after the country recorded its first death...

Six months after Barbara Martinez's son disappeared, the nightmares began. "I would close my eyes, but then I would see him buried under the ground, but with his eyes open,...

Just a month after sealing a referendum victory that allows him to remain as Russia's president until 2036, Vladimir Putin is suddenly facing the biggest protests against the government in...

Police officers in Berlin broke up a large rally against restrictions imposed to contain the novel coronavirus on Saturday, held despite Germany's rising infection numbers. The organizers of the rally...

Police officers in Berlin broke up a large rally against restrictions imposed to contain the novel coronavirus on Saturday, held despite Germany's rising infection numbers. The organizers of the rally...

Mexico now has the third most COVID-19 deaths in the world, behind the United States and Brazil, while former success story Vietnam is struggling to control an outbreak spreading in...

A third person died of coronavirus complications in Vietnam, officials said Saturday, a day after it recorded its first-ever death as it struggles with a renewed outbreak after 99 days...

A third person died of coronavirus complications in Vietnam, officials said Saturday, a day after it recorded its first-ever death as it struggles with a renewed outbreak after 99 days...

Hurricane Isaias ripped shingles off roofs and blew over trees as it carved its way through the Bahamas early Saturday and headed toward the Florida coast, where officials in Miami...

With Hurricane Isaias making its way through the Bahamas chain, residents who may not feel safe in their flood-prone homes are being advised to first seek shelter with host families...

Walking alone among tens of thousands of ancient treasures in the Louvre Museum in Paris, John William Bailly said he was overwhelmed “by the greatness of culture.” He felt the...

As parts of Spain set record temperatures during a heatwave, people in Britain sweltered and flocked to beaches Friday on the country's hottest day so far this year. San Sebastian...

As parts of Spain set record temperatures during a heatwave, U.K. residents were sweltering Friday on what was expected to be the country's hottest day this year. San Sebastian on...

Britain's health secretary defended the government's abrupt re-imposition of restrictions on social life across a swath of northern England on Friday, saying it was important to clamp down quickly on...

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Friday that the government will postpone highly anticipated legislative elections, citing a worsening coronavirus outbreak in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. The Hong Kong government...

Democrats in the House of Representatives are pushing back on President Trump's escalation of the war on drugs and asking for an investigation into the use of U.S. funds in...