Vance is offering economic opportunities to Armenia as the Trump administration works to advance a deal aimed at ending the country’s decades-long conflict with Azerbaijan.

China critic and media mogul Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong Kong for national security offences, a penalty his son Sebastien called "heartbreaking." Lai was found guilty on charges of sedition and conspiracy to collude with foreign forces.

Many Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are struggling to get by after losing their permits to work inside Israel. Israel revoked around 100,000 permits after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack

Bangladeshis will head to the polls on Thursday, with nearly 128 million people eligible to vote, in a key test of the country’s return to democracy after a popular uprising toppled long‑time leader Sheikh Hasina in August 2024.

Russian officials have no intention of ending their war in Ukraine, according to a senior European intelligence official

The strike in the eastern Pacific, the third on suspected drug trafficking boats this year, was the second authorized by Gen. Francis L. Donovan, the new head of the Southern Command.

Global shares were mostly higher Tuesday as Japan’s benchmark set another record after a historic election win for the nation’s first female prime minister. France's CAC 40 edged up 0.2% in early trading to 8,

Officials said 27 people were arrested amid protests over the visit by Israel President Isaac Herzog, during which police have been authorized to use rarely invoked powers.