International News

5:53 PM on Friday, September 12

The U.S. government employs a sizable staff of 150 Venezuelans and spends upward of $6.7 million annually for upkeep of the shuttered American embassy and other diplomatic properties in Caracas, despite having broken relations with President Nicolás Maduro’s government in 2019

3:46 PM on Friday, September 12

A lawsuit says some West Africans who were deported to Ghana were held in “straitjackets” for 16 hours on a U.S. military plane on which all passengers were shackled and given only bread and water

3:42 PM on Friday, September 12

The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to support a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict

1:57 PM on Friday, September 12

As Israeli strikes in far-off Qatar and Yemen sparked regional tensions this week, violence surged in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem

11:20 AM on Friday, September 12

Dozens of angry European lawmakers bang their hands on their desks after being denied a moment of silence to honor Charlie Kirk

9:24 AM on Friday, September 12

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Qatar’s prime minister Friday before he visits Israel this weekend

9:03 AM on Friday, September 12

Authorities and state media in Congo say that two separate boat accidents this week in northwestern Congo killed at least 193 people dead and left scores missing, authorities and state media reported Friday The accidents happened about 150 kilometers apart in the Equateur province

7:40 AM on Friday, September 12

The United Arab Emirates has summoned Israel's envoy to condemn Israel's attack on Hamas leadership in Qatar

6:23 AM on Friday, September 12

In the years since Russia invaded Ukraine, NATO has focused on defending its own territory first and resisted lower-level harassment from Russia, like acts of sabotage and intimidation

6:12 AM on Friday, September 12

NATO says it's bulking up its defensive posture on its eastern flank bordering Belarus, Russia and Ukraine with new equipment

5:43 AM on Friday, September 12

The late Italian designer Giorgio Armani instructed his heirs to sell an initial 15% stake in his fashion empire

3:40 AM on Friday, September 12

Russia and Belarus have launched a long-planned joint military exercise involving thousands of troops that has raised concern in the West

2:55 AM on Friday, September 12

Britain’s Prince Harry arrived in Ukraine on Friday for a surprise visit in support of wounded service members

2:30 AM on Friday, September 12

A plane carrying more than 300 South Korean workers released after days of detention in Georgia has landed in South Korea

12:06 AM on Friday, September 12

As Israel calls up tens of thousands of reservists for its invasion of Gaza City, a growing number of soldiers are saying no. There are no official figures, but newly formed groups are broadcasting their refusal to serve despite the risk of imprisonment

12:03 AM on Friday, September 12

A school in Santiago, Chile, has launched a program that blocks smartphones, helping teens reconnect with the real world

10:12 PM on Thursday, September 11

Australia has approved a world-first vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia

8:01 PM on Thursday, September 11

President Donald Trump’s efforts to boost U.S. manufacturing by attracting foreign investment are clashing with his immigration crackdown

11:23 AM on Thursday, September 11

A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices has sentenced former president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison after convicting him of attempting a coup to remain in office despite his 2022 electoral defeat

12:28 AM on Thursday, September 11

Sister Vassa Larin is an American nun who is best known for teaching about the Eastern Orthodox faith to thousands of viewers on YouTube