Top French diplomat arrives in Lebanon in attempt to broker a halt to Hezbollah-Israel clashes

French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné has arrived in Lebanon as part of diplomatic attempts to broker a deescalation in the conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border

Russian drones set a hotel ablaze in a Ukrainian Black Sea city

Officials in Ukraine say Russian drones struck the Black Sea city of Mykolaiv, setting a hotel ablaze and damaging energy infrastructure while ammunition shortages continue to hobble Kyiv’s troops in the more than 2-year-old war

Hamas is reviewing an Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as possible Rafah offensive looms

Hamas says it is reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as Egypt intensifies efforts to broker a deal to end the months-long war and stave off a possible Israeli ground offensive into the southern Gaza city of Rafah

Private security firm says missile fire seen off the Yemen coast in the Red Sea near crucial strait

A private security firm says missiles suspected to have been fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels landed a distance away from a ship traveling through the Red Sea

Ukraine's farm minister is the latest corruption suspect as Kyiv aims to undo recent Russian gains

A Ukrainian court has ordered the detention of the country’s farm minister in the latest high-profile corruption investigation

Premature baby girl rescued from her dead mother's womb dies in Gaza after 5 days in an incubator

A relative says a premature Palestinian infant, who was rescued from her mother’s womb shortly after the woman was killed in an Israeli airstrike, has died

Putin announces plans to visit China in May

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he plans to visit China in May, in what could become the first foreign trip for the Russian leader after he extended his rule by six more years in an election that offered voters little real choice

The TikTok law kicks off a new showdown between Beijing and Washington. What's coming next?

TikTok is gearing up for a legal fight against a U.S. law that would force the social media platform to break ties with its China-based parent company or face a ban

Ukrainian duo heads to the Eurovision Song Contest with a message: We're still here

Even amid war, Ukraine finds time for the glittery, pop-filled Eurovision Song Contest

Asylum seeker who killed British retiree says he was seeking revenge for the people of Gaza

An asylum seeker from Morocco who went on a vicious rampage following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that triggered the Israel-Hamas war has been convicted of murder for stabbing a 70-year-old man in the streets of an English seaside town

The TikTok law kicks off a new showdown between Beijing and Washington. What's coming next?

TikTok is gearing up for a legal fight against a U.S. law that would force the social media platform to break ties with its China-based parent company or face a ban

Satellite photos show new port construction in Gaza Strip for US-led aid operation

A new port is being built in the Gaza Strip ahead of a U.S. military-led operation to bring more desperately needed food and other aid into the besieged enclave as Israel’s war on Hamas grinds on

EU military officer says a frigate has destroyed a drone launched from Yemen's Houthi-held areas

A top European Union top military officer says a frigate that’s part of an EU mission in the Red Sea to protect merchant shipping has destroyed a drone launched from an area in Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels

Russia fines actress who hosted 'almost naked' party over her calls for peace

A Moscow court has imposed a 50,000-ruble ($560) fine on a TV presenter and actress who gained notoriety for hosting an “almost naked” party, saying her social media posts calling for peace discredited the military

EU military officer says a frigate has destroyed a drone launched from Yemen's Houthi-held areas

A top European Union top military officer says a frigate that’s part of an EU miliary mission in the Red Sea to protect merchant shipping has destroyed a drone launched from an area in Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels

Ship comes under attack off coast of Yemen as Houthi rebel campaign appears to gain new speed

A ship traveling in the Gulf of Aden has come under attack, the latest assault likely carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over Israel’s ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip

Ship comes under attack off coast of Yemen as Houthi rebel campaign appears to gain new speed

A ship traveling in the Gulf of Aden has come under attack, the latest assault likely carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over Israel’s ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip

The Latest | Israeli strikes in Rafah kill at least 5

Palestinian hospital officials say Israeli airstrikes on the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip have killed at least five people

Hamas official says group would lay down its weapons if a two-state solution is implemented

A top Hamas political official has told The Associated Press the Islamic militant group is willing to agree to a five-year truce with Israel and that it will lay down its weapons and convert into a political party if an independent Palestinian...

Australia and New Zealand honor their war dead with dawn services on Anzac Day

Hundreds of thousands of peole have gathered under a full moon across Australia and New Zealand for dawn services to commemorate their war dead on Anzac Day

Ethnic Karen guerrillas in Myanmar leave a town that army lost 2 weeks ago as rival group holds sway

Guerrilla fighters from the main ethnic Karen fighting force battling Myanmar’s military government have withdrawn from the eastern border town of Myawaddy two weeks after forcing the army to give up its defense