Experts say France's royal jewels may be gone forever after a daring heist at the Louvre.
An appeals court has overturned the conviction of Colombian ex-President Álvaro Uribe for bribery and witness tampering.
In less than two months, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth say the U.S. military has killed 32 people in strikes against drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean Sea.
The Paris prosecutor says that crown jewels stolen in a Louvre heist were worth an estimated 88 million euros ($102 million), but that the monetary estimate doesn’t include their historical value to France.
Palestinian militants have so far released 13 bodies of hostages held in Gaza for the past two years as part of the ceasefire agreement in the Israel-Hamas war.
Plans are on hold for President Donald Trump to sit down with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to talk about resolving the war in Ukraine.
Sanae Takaichi has become Japan's first female prime minister, a significant milestone in the country's male-dominated political landscape.
Simone Ehivet Gbagbo is seeking a return to the presidential palace in Ivory Coast's election this week.
A court in Slovakia has convicted a man of a terror attack and sentenced him to 21 years in prison over last year’s attempted assassination of Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Maccabi Tel Aviv has announced it will decline tickets for a Europa League game against Aston Villa next month regardless of growing calls for the English city of Birmingham to reverse a ban it imposed on the Israeli club's fans.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance and other envoys projected optimism about Gaza’s fragile ceasefire agreement during a visit to Israel even as they acknowledged significant challenges remain.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has entered a Paris prison to begin serving a five-year sentence.
A man was struck and killed by a tree branch in Wellington, New Zealand, as dangerous winds and heavy rain buffeted parts of the country.
The small Central American nation of Belize has signed a “safe third country” agreement with the United States.
An official preliminary report says the failure of a steel cable and shortcomings in maintenance contributed to the crash of a streetcar in the Portuguese capital Lisbon last month.
President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have signed a critical-minerals deal at the White House.
Iraq’s prime minister says a small group of U.S. military advisers will stay in the country to coordinate with U.S. forces in Syria against the Islamic State.
Police officers were among dozens of people injured during rioting between rival fans at a soccer game in Tel Aviv, Israeli authorities said.
Prince Andrew has renounced his titles, including Duke of York, after discussions with King Charles III.
Israel’s military says Palestinian militants in Gaza have handed over another body of a hostage.
President Donald Trump says it's possible that Ukraine can defeat Russia, but he’s doubtful that it will happen.
Bolivia’s first conservative president-elect in 20 years, Rodrigo Paz, has injected a sharp note of realism into his plan for solving Bolivia’s worst economic crisis in four decades.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has delivered a speech on the opening day of a major Communist Party meeting.
Police say about 50 South Koreans repatriated from Cambodia have been formally arrested for allegedly working for online scam organizations in Cambodia.
A U.S. man authorities say faked his death and fled to the United Kingdom to avoid rape charges has been sentenced to at least five years in prison.
Sanae Takaichi is on track to become Japan's first female prime minister after her party secured a crucial coalition partner.
President Donald Trump says the United States could buy Argentine beef in an attempt to bring down prices for American consumers.
China has expanded its export rules on rare earths, requiring foreign firms to get approval for exporting products containing even small amounts of China-originated materials.
A cargo plane has skidded off a Hong Kong runway and collided with a security vehicle, killing two people in the car.
Thieves reportedly stole nine pieces from the jewelry collection of Napoleon and the Empress in the Louvre, using a basket lift to reach the museum.
It's a war of words between President Donald Trump and Colombian leader Gustavo Petro over illegal drugs, with hundreds of millions of dollars in American aid hanging in the balance.
Five athletes are becoming the first from South Africa to compete in the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston as part of a crew comprised of all people of color.
London police are investigating whether Prince Andrew asked a police officer to find damaging information on Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of sexual assault.
President Donald Trump has suggested that the Donbas region of Ukraine should be divided, leaving most of it under Russian control, to end the ongoing war.
Hopes for a resumption of long-stalled talks to heal Cyprus’ decades-old ethnic rift have been buoyed after Turkish Cypriots elected a leader who campaigned on getting back to negotiating a two-zone federation with rival Greek Cypriots after an eight-year stalemate.
Kenyan former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has been buried at his rural home amid political uncertainty over the future of opposition in a country that has previously been marred by post election violence and anti-government protests.
Afghanistan and Pakistan say they will respect a ceasefire mediated by Qatar and Turkey.
Preliminary results show that Rodrigo Paz, a centrist senator who was never a nationally prominent figure until now, has won Bolivia’s presidential election, galvanizing voters outraged by the country’s economic crisis and frustrated with 20 years of rule by the Movement Toward Socialism party.
A large mushroom farm near Nairobi is producing mycelium for building materials that end up as fungi-based panels, which are more sustainable and affordable than traditional bricks.
The U.S. State Department says it has “credible reports” that Hamas could violate the ceasefire with an attack on Palestinian civilians in Gaza.
The two survivors of an American military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean will be sent to Ecuador and Colombia, their home countries.
The U.S. Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago is cautioning Americans to stay away from U.S. government facilities on the twin-island nation.
A federal jury in New York says France's largest bank must pay $21 million for giving the Sudanese government access to the U.S. financial system during a time when the government was engaged in atrocities.
Ukrainians are expressing disappointment as the U.S. may not provide long-range Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv.
Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party has chosen Cheng Li-wun as its new chairperson.
Britain’s Prince Andrew has been forced to relinquish use of his remaining royal titles after the latest revelations about his relationship with the convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein proved one scandal too many for his brother, King Charles III.
Heavy security has been deployed to Kenya’s western city of Kisumu ahead of the final public viewing of the body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, after five people died in the last two public funeral events.
Britain believes its experience in Northern Ireland could help achieve a lasting ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Torrential rains in east-central Mexico last week have left at least 76 dead and raised concerns about the government's ability to alert people to severe weather.
Prince Andrew says he is giving up his royal title of the Duke of York after his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein returned to the headlines.
The Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been imprisoned, banned from traveling, put under house arrest and ordered to stop making films for 20 years.
The NBA has a new 11-year, $76 billion TV deal, bringing changes to how fans watch games.
Israel has received the coffin of a missing hostage handed over to the Red Cross from Hamas.
A Lebanese judge has ordered the release of he son of Libya’s late leader Moammar Gadhafi on condition he pay $11 million bail.
Europe’s main center-left political group has kicked out the party of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico.
Two people have died and more than 100 others were injured during a stampede at a state funeral service for Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who died this week at 80.
British officials are working to overturn a decision preventing Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending a Europa League soccer game at Aston Villa.
A Polish court has blocked the extradition of a Ukrainian man to Germany and ordered his immediate release.
French police have detained four people suspected of plotting an attack on exiled Russian rights activist Vladimir Osechkin.
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has celebrated his country's role as the host for upcoming talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin.
After nearly two decades of one-party rule and a worsening currency and fuel crisis, Bolivia is shifting to the right.
The Australian government has begun a public education campaign with tips on how to wean children off social media ahead of a world-first national 16-year age limit taking effect.
Japan’s former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who was known for his 1995 “Murayama statement” apologizing to Asian victims of his country’s aggression, has died.
President Donald Trump is calling on Kyiv and Moscow to “stop where they are” and end their brutal war.
Legal experts say U.S. strikes against alleged members of Latin American drug cartels are pushing the bounds of international law.
Venezuelan government officials floated a plan in which President Nicolás Maduro would eventually leave office, a bid aimed at easing mounting U.S. pressure on the government in Caracas.
The commander of U.S. military operations in the region where forces have been attacking alleged drug boats says he will retire in December.
