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The violence began after 18-year-old settler Yehuda Sherman was killed after reportedly being hit by a vehicle driven by a Palestinian while on his quad bike.

Real stay within four points of league leaders Barcelona with hard-fought win in Madrid derby.

Much of the top leadership has been eliminated, but the country is still fighting.

Despite tensions, U.S. and other NATO nations conduct exercises in the far North off Norway to prepare for Russian attack.

The war between the US, Israel and Iran is intensifying. NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Yossi Melman, who reports on Israeli intelligence, about the state of the conflict as it enters its fourth week.

Trump, who cut off oil supplies to Cuba after abducting Venezuela's Maduro, has threatened to take over the nation.

Results show the lay of political land before 2027 presidential election to succeed centrist President Emmanuel Macron.

Italian Prime Minister's close relationship with President Trump may weigh on a referendum on reforming Italy's judiciary.

Governing liberals edge ahead of opposition conservatives in a race too close to call, according to exit poll.

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has slammed what he calls a renewed colonial push against developing nations at a summit in Colombia

United States Ambassador to India Sergio Gor’s visit to Colombo and Maldives expected to strengthen U.S. regional role, all eyes on future trips to Pakistan-Afghanistan

At stake is Slovenia’s domestic and foreign agenda, where the outgoing ⁠government had focused on social and health reforms but delivered mixed results

Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed a Palestinian village near Nablus during Eid al-Fitr, torching homes and vehicles.

Francia Marquez called for stronger Latin America–Africa ties to boost growth and challenge colonial legacies.

Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to back US strikes on Iran’s power grid if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Another total failure of its power grid underlines Cuba's hardship under a US-imposed fuel blockade.

Pakistan Super League will be held on schedule from March 26, but without the crowds and only at two venues.

The military said it would also strike Israel's "power plants, energy, and information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure".

Iran warns of 'irreversibly' destroying vital infrastructure across region after Trump threatens to bomb power plants.

The Department of Energy says only vehicles from model year 2015 and earlier, traditional jeepneys, power plants and generators, and the marine and shipping sectors would be allowed to use Euro-II compliant petroleum pro...

Families displaced by Israeli strikes are sheltering in tents across Beirut, as rain falls.

Israel says it will escalate operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon, targeting bridges over the Litani River.

It is illegal for Kenyans to serve in foreign armies and can carry a sentence of up to 10 years in jail.

‘The Iranians are indeed retaliating against everything that the Israelis and Americans are hitting’

Intelligence agencies around the world, including the CIA and the Mossad, waited on Friday to see if Mojtaba would follow his father's tradition and give a New Year's address.

‘Opening Strait of Hormuz will probably require US boots on the ground’

Under the guise of preserving secularism, this law allows the exclusion of people based on their religious identity.

A report by UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring (GEM) team noted alarming trends related to TikTok’s algorithm, which targets teenagers with body image content every 39 seconds and promotes content related to eating dis...

At least 64 people were killed, including at least 13 children, in a strike on a hospital in Sudan's western Darfur region last week, the World Health Organization said Saturday.

Three months since it came into effect, teenagers tell the BBC how the world-first law has impacted their lives so far.

Three months since it came into effect, teenagers tell the BBC how the world-first law has impacted their lives so far.