At least three people were killed in Russian overnight drone and missile strikes, the Interior Ministry in Kyiv reported on Monday.

A rubber boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea last week after taking on water, leaving 53 people migrating to Europe from North Africa presumed dead.

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.

Asian shares are mostly higher as Japan’s benchmark topped new highs after a historic election win for the nation’s first female prime minister. Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 2.6%

Brenton Tarrant, the white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslims in New Zealand's deadliest mass shooting, wanted to be described as a terrorist and always intended to admit to his crimes, his

China on Tuesday released a policy white paper on Hong Kong's practice of safeguarding national security to ensure stability in a volatile world, emphasising Beijing has "fundamental responsibility" for national security affairs in the city.

Detained Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has received another prison sentence of over seven years.

Iran's president has described the Friday nuclear talks with Washington as "a step forward" and said "dialogue has always been our strategy for resolving issues peacefully." Bloomberg's Michael Heath reports on the latest.