Russian President Vladimir Putin formally lowered the threshold for his country's use of nuclear weapons Tuesday, days after the U.S. allowed Ukraine to strike inside Russia using American missiles.

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s fertility rate rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, supported by an increase in marriages, preliminary data showed Wednesday, in a sign that the country’s ...

Ukraine’s daring incursion into Russia has been backed by an expanding campaign of aerial attacks on strategic targets — from bridges in the Kursk region, where its ground forces have pressed their ...

The the theft by armed men of nearly 100 trucks loaded with food and other humanitarian aid over the weekend sent prices soaring and caused shortages in central Gaza where hundreds of thousands are ...

At least 24 children and a pregnant teacher were killed by a former police officer who went on a shooting and stabbing spree at a day care center in northeastern Thailand on Thursday shortly after he ...

ROME — When Joe "Jellybean" Bryant moved to the Italian town of Rieti in 1984 to play in the country's basketball league, he brought with him his wife, Pam, and their 6-year-old, Kobe. Subscribe to ...

TORONTO — Canadian police said Tuesday they believe there are 22 victims after a gunman went on a rampage in rural communities across Nova Scotia over the weekend. Subscribe to read this story ad-free ...

LONDON — Russian President Vladimir Putin "probably" personally sanctioned the nuclear murder of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko, a British judge ruled Thursday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

Final verdicts were issued Monday in Saudi Arabia for eight people in the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in a judicial process slammed by a U.N. investigator as a “parody of ...

There seemed to be just $200 on the line when “Jeopardy!” contestant Katie Needle buzzed in with the answer “What is Palestine?” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Friday that he would not run in the ruling center-right party's leadership election this month, indicating he would step down after just a year as ...