Foreign Affairs

The world's highest mountain is now officially a little higher, and that might not be the end of the story. China and Nepal agreed this week on a new standard...

Indian health officials have found traces of nickel and lead in a few blood samples taken from hundreds of patients who have been hospitalized by a mysterious illness in a...

The world's highest mountain is now officially a little higher, and that might not be the end of the story. China and Nepal agreed this week on a new standard...

Ethiopia's government is rejecting calls for independent investigations into the deadly conflict in its Tigray region, saying it “doesn't need a baby-sitter.” The declaration comes amid international calls for more...

Ethiopia's government is rejecting calls for independent investigations into the deadly conflict in its Tigray region, saying it “doesn't need a baby-sitter.” The declaration comes amid international calls for more...

Ethiopia's government is rejecting calls for independent investigations into the deadly conflict in its Tigray region, saying it “doesn't need a baby-sitter.” The declaration comes amid international calls for more...

A woman whose son was killed in a volcanic eruption in New Zealand a year ago said that as she stood crying, wailing and calling out his name on a...

Mount Everest — the highest point on Earth — just got taller, according to Nepal and Chinese authorities, and natural events, including a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the...

Ethiopia's government says its security forces shot at and detained United Nations staffers as they tried to reach part of the embattled Tigray region. Senior official Redwan Hussein told reporters...

Ethiopia's government says its security forces shot at and detained United Nations staffers as they tried to reach part of the embattled Tigray region. Senior official Redwan Hussein told reporters...

A 90-year-old grandmother and an 81-year-old man in the United Kingdom received the first Pfizer-developed COVID-19 vaccines on Tuesday. Margaret Keenan, 90, was first in line at University Hospital Coventry...

China lashed out at the U.S. on Tuesday over new American sanctions against Chinese officials for their actions in Hong Kong, along with the sale of more U.S. military equipment...

Impatience is rising as humanitarian officials say they still don't have access to Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region more than a week after Ethiopia's government and the United Nations signed a...

Health officials and experts are still baffled by a mysterious illness that has left over 500 people hospitalized and one person dead in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh....

A national train tour by Prince William and his wife Kate has received a frosty welcome from leaders in Wales and Scotland, with one Welsh official saying he would rather...

China and Nepal jointly announced a new official height for Mount Everest on Tuesday, ending a discrepancy between the two nations. The new height of the world's highest peak is...

China on Tuesday lashed out at the U.S. over new sanctions against Chinese officials and the sale of more military equipment to Taiwan. The U.S. actions are part of what...

Chatting before they go under the knife, the two women picture their lives after surgery. Caroline Erganian hopes to be rid of her pain. Lolita Andela imagines being able to...

U.K. health authorities rolled out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, starting a global immunization program that is expected to gain momentum as...

U.K. health authorities are rolling out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine, starting a global immunization program that is expected to gain momentum as...

U.K. health authorities are rolling out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine, starting a global immunization program that is expected to gain momentum as...

A comprehensive report into the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings in which 51 Muslim worshippers were slaughtered sheds new light on how the gunman was able to elude detection by authorities...

A comprehensive report into the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings in which 51 Muslim worshippers were slaughtered sheds new light on how the gunman was able to elude detection by authorities...

The Nicolás Maduro regime claimed to garner 67 percent of the votes in Sunday's parliamentary elections, declaring it had control of Venezuela's National Assembly while many throughout the world alleged...

Temporary Protected Status benefits, which were set to expire early next month for an estimated 400,000 immigrants from Haiti, Nepal and Central America, will be extended by the U.S. Department...

A 29-year-old surfer who sustained serious injures in a shark attack off the coast of Australia paddled to shore and then walked to find help, according to media reports. The...

It's been dubbed “V-Day” in Britain -- recalling the D-Day landings in France that marked the start of the final push in World War II to defeat Nazi Germany. A...

With theaters and concert halls shuttered to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, some Berlin artists are taking their performances to the streets of the German capital in an effort...

Pope Francis will make a pilgrimage to Iraq in March, pandemic conditions permitting, the Vatican said Monday, in announcing what would be the pontiff's first trip aboard in more than...

Romania's opposition Social Democrats have taken a surprise lead over the governing National Liberals after a parliamentary election but appear less likely to emerge on top in what promises to...

At least one person has died and 200 others have been hospitalized due to an unidentified illness in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, reports said Monday. The illness...

At least one person has died and 200 others have been hospitalized due to an unidentified illness in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, reports said Monday. The illness...

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's political alliance claimed a sweeping victory Sunday in congressional elections boycotted by the most influential opposition politicians and widely criticized internationally as being fraudulent. The win...

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's socialist party was poised to gain control of the National Assembly, the country's last major independent institution, in congressional elections boycotted by the main opposition coalition....

The top U.S. Navy official in the Mideast said Sunday that America has reached an “uneasy deterrence” with Iran after months of regional attacks and seizures at sea, even as...

Netflix has “no plans” to add a disclaimer to “The Crown” stating that its lavish drama about Britain's royal family is a work of fiction. In a statement Saturday, Netflix...

A prominent Saudi prince harshly criticized Israel on Sunday at a Bahrain security summit that was remotely attended by Israel's foreign minister, showing the challenges any further deals between Arab...

A prominent Saudi prince harshly criticized Israel on Sunday at a Bahrain security summit that was remotely attended by Israel's foreign minister, showing the challenges any further deals between Arab...

Pope Francis says the Christmas season provides reason for hope amid the difficulties of the coronavirus pandemic. During his Sunday blessing, Francis noted that the Vatican's Christmas tree had gone...

Japanese space officials said they are excited about the return of a capsule that landed safely in the Australian Outback on Sunday while carrying soil samples from a distant asteroid,...