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Mount Ibu, a volcano in Indonesia’s North Maluku province, has erupted, spewing thick grey ash and dark clouds into the sky for five minutes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his troops are locked in intense battles with the advancing Russian army in two border areas

Rwanda has denied claims by neighboring Burundi that it armed a rebel group that was accused of carrying out a grenade attack, as relations between the two countries continue to be strained

Georgia’s parliament green-lit a final vote on a proposed law that critics see as a threat to media freedom and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union, after police dispersed the latest protests against it over the weekend

London’s Metropolitan Police say three men have been charged with assisting Hong Kong intelligence services and with foreign interference

A court has ruled that Germany’s domestic intelligence agency was justified in designating the far-right Alternative for Germany as a suspected case of extremism, rejecting an appeal from the opposition party

An Australian judge has lifted a ban on the social media platform X showing Australians a video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church

The long-haul carrier Emirates says it saw record profits of $4.7 billion in 2023 as the airline fully took flight after the turbulent years of the coronavirus pandemic disrupted its operations

Lithuania's incumbent president has won the most votes in a weekend presidential election but he still faces a runoff in two weeks against the country's prime minister

Millions of Indians across 96 constituencies are casting their ballots as the country’s gigantic, six-week-long election edges past its halfway mark

New payment cards are being introduced for asylum-seekers in Germany

The vast coin collection of a Danish butter magnate is set to finally go to on sale a century after his death, and could fetch up to $72 million

After withdrawing from two huge U.S. military bases in the Philippines at the end of the Cold War in the early 1990s, American forces are returning and building a new presence in nine sites on Philippine bases under a 2014 defense pact to counter China...

Violence is traumatizing Haitian children

Rescuers have recovered more bodies after monsoon rains triggered flash floods on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, bringing down torrents of cold lava and mud

At least 13 bodies were recovered from the rubble, Russian officials said.

Onlookers couldn't believe their eyes as a bolt of lightning appeared to burst from an erupting volcano in Guatemala.

It circled an Australian airport for almost three hours to burn off fuel.

The fires destroyed more towns in west than ever in April, study says.

Minnesota's air quality alert issued Sunday will remain active on Monday.

Catalan separatists lose majority in a regional election in a boost to Spain's prime minister, preliminary results show

Authorities in Mexico say a mass shooting in a mountain township beset by crime just south of Mexico City resulted in several deaths

Putin appoints Sergei Shoigu as head of Russia's national security council

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposes replacing Sergei Shoigu as the country's defense minister

Spanish rail authorities say commuter rail service serving Barcelona and northeastern Spain has suffered major disruption because of the theft of copper cables from a train installation

Hooded police raided Tunisia’s bar association headquarters and arrested a lawyer as authorities escalated a broad government crackdown that’s ensnared political dissidents, non-governmental organizations and Black migrants

Nigeria’s fashion and traditional dances were at full display during Prince Harry and Meghan's visit to the country's largest city, Lagos

Britain's foreign secretary has said that halting arms exports to Israel is “not a wise path” and would only strengthen Hamas

Authorities say that anti-government rebels in the Central African Republic have carried out an attack in a village known for gold mining

Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova has been sworn as the first female president of North Macedonia and has immediately reignited a diplomatic spat with neighboring Greece

Swiss Eurovision fans were getting ready to give a hero’s welcome to singer Nemo, who won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest with “The Code,” an operatic pop-rap ode to the singer’s journey toward embracing a nongender identity

A strong earthquake has shaken the border of Mexico and Guatemala driving frightened residents into the streets

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake shakes the Mexico-Guatemala border; no immediate report of damage

Despite the threat of dislocated fingers and strained muscles, over 150 Bavarian men came together Sunday to compete in Germany’s unique national championship of “Fingerhakeln,” or finger wrestling. The “finger wrestlers” met in a big beer tent in the small southern village of Bernbeuren. Around 1,000 visitors cheered on the all-male contestants as they gulped down their national beer and world-famous German sausages while Bavarian live music filled the air. Finger wrestling, a well-known competitive sport in Germany’s Alpine region and neighboring Austria, originated as a way to settle disputes. In each round, two competitors sit on opposite sides of a solid table and each hooks one finger — usually the middle finger — through opposite sides of a small leather loop. As soon as a referee signals the start, a contestant tries to pull the other across the table swiftly. The whole thing usually lasts a few seconds, and digits put out of their joints are common. The winner moves to...

Putin also proposed replacing Sergei Shoigu as defense minister.

An apartment building has partially collapsed in the Russian border city of Belgorod, and officials say at least 13 people have been killed and 20 others injured

A fourth Indian national living in Canada has been charged in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader last June that became the center of a diplomatic spat with India

Victims of the devastating floods in northern Afghanistan are burying the dead and looking for the loved ones still missing

A protest against rising costs of food, fuel and utility bills has turned violent in Pakistani-controlled portion of Kashmir, leaving a police officer dead and dozens of people injured

Israeli forces are battling militants across Gaza, including in the north.

Heavy rains and torrents of cold lava and mud flowing down a volcano's slopes on Indonesia’s Sumatra island have triggered flash floods

A major fire broke out in a vast shopping complex in the Polish capital that housed some 1,400 shops and service outlets

Canadian authorities are urging all remaining residents in a town in British Columbia to leave immediately, despite improving weather conditions, after thousands were evacuated due to a fast-growing wildfire

There can be lifelong challenges for people with sickle cell disease in rural Uganda, where it remains poorly understood

Memorial Day is always a somber occasion in Israel

One of greatest climbing guides on Mount Everest has scaled the world’s highest peak for the 29th time, again extending his record for most times to the summit

Indonesian officials say a bus slammed into cars and motorbikes after its brakes apparently malfunctioned in West Java province, killing at least 11 people, mostly students, and injuring dozens of others

Knife crimes are on the rise in England and Wales, and a string of deadly attacks in recent years has stoked public anxiety and led to calls for the government to do more

Old foes Turkey and Greece are set to test a five-month-old friendship initiative when Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits Ankara

Separatist parties are in danger of losing their decade-long hold of power in Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia