International News

9:31 PM on Thursday, April 2

The Cuban government says it will release 2,010 prisoners in a move that comes while the Trump administration puts extreme pressure on the island’s government with a suffocating oil blockade

6:30 PM on Thursday, April 2

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has accused China of “bullying” by detaining or holding up dozens of Panama-flagged ships

1:57 PM on Thursday, April 2

The Belarus parliament has passed a bill to introduce punishments for people who promote LGBTQ+ causes, in an echo of similar laws that have been set up in neighboring ally Russia

1:26 PM on Thursday, April 2

Pope Leo XIV has restored the traditional Holy Thursday foot-washing ritual by washing the feet of 12 priests

12:07 PM on Thursday, April 2

According to documents viewed by The Associated Press, a three-judge panel says the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court can potentially resume his duties following a sexual misconduct investigation

11:30 AM on Thursday, April 2

Russia plans to send a second oil tanker to Cuba, according to Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilyov

10:12 AM on Thursday, April 2

Russian aerial attacks on Ukraine have killed two people and injured at least three others, officials said

8:18 AM on Thursday, April 2

Dutch authorities have recovered a priceless ancient golden helmet from Romania stolen last year from a museum in the Netherlands

7:33 AM on Thursday, April 2

A man has killed four children in a machete attack at a nursery school in Kampala, Uganda

7:17 AM on Thursday, April 2

U.S. President Donald Trump and his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have been damning of the U.K.’s naval capabilities

6:25 AM on Thursday, April 2

Pakistan confirms it is holding peace talks with Afghanistan's Taliban government in China

3:44 AM on Thursday, April 2

There has been little sign Friday of the war in the Mideast winding down as Israel says it faced incoming fire from Iran, and Kuwait and Bahrain also reported being under attack

2:00 AM on Thursday, April 2

New Zealand and Cook Islands have signed a defense and security pact, easing over a year of tension between them

1:16 AM on Thursday, April 2

Expanding electricity access is transforming lives across Africa, from Nairobi’s informal settlements to rural fishing communities in western Kenya

12:14 AM on Thursday, April 2

Britain has accused Iran of holding the global economy hostage as diplomats from over 40 countries discuss ways to press Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

12:09 AM on Thursday, April 2

The U.S. Army’s top uniformed officer has been asked to step down by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

7:39 PM on Wednesday, April 1

An undersea magnitude 7.4 earthquake toppled buildings in parts of northern Indonesia, sent people fleeing from their homes, killed at least one person and generated a small tsunami

4:34 PM on Wednesday, April 1

The U.S. has lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez

11:59 AM on Wednesday, April 1

The American freelance journalist who was kidnapped Tuesday in Iraq has been described by friends and colleagues as a determined, gutsy reporter

2:40 AM on Wednesday, April 1

President Donald Trump says U_S_ forces will “finish the job” in Iran soon as “core strategic objectives are nearing completion.”