The Cuban government says it has pardoned and released 2,010 prisoners, a sweeping move that comes as the island nation grapples with pressure from the Trump administration.

Pakistan confirmed it was holding peace talks with Afghanistan's Taliban government in China, where Beijing is trying to broker a lasting ceasefire after weeks of fighting.

The U.S. Embassy in Iraq has warned Americans to leave the country as soon as possible over threats from militias aligned with Iran to carry out imminent attacks in Baghdad over the next two days."U.S.

President Lee Jae Myung said Friday he and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed to work together to secure the safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz and mitigate the broad impact from the war in the Middle East.

Police in western Germany on Thursday night arrested a man armed with knives and pyrotechnic devices after he allegedly threatened to commit violence aboard a high-speed train, local authorities said.

A growing number of Shiite families displaced by the war in Lebanon say they’re being pushed out of towns where they feel unwelcome. Over the past four weeks, Israeli strikes and evacuation

Stocks listed in Europe recovered some early losses on Thursday before closing the session in mixed territory.

A man convicted of participating in an attack ​on a classified military ‌facility during recent unrest in Iran was executed on Thursday, the ​judiciary's news outlet Mizan ​said, after his appeal was ⁠rejected and the Supreme Court ​upheld his sentence.