The U.N. refugee agency says the number of people forcible displaced by violence and persecution around the world has risen to more than 122 million, up by about 2 million from last year and a near-doubling over the last decade.

Oman’s foreign minister says there will be a sixth round of negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program this weekend.

A Pakistani crackdown on Afghans has seen some families handed deadlines of hours, or just minutes, to collect whatever they can and leave forever.

The U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote on a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages held by Hamas, and the opening of all Israeli border crossings for deliveries of desperately needed food and other aid.

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele is intensifying his crackdown on dissent, a move observers suggest has been emboldened by his alliance with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Nearly all the members of a board overseeing the prestigious Fulbright scholarships on Wednesday resigned in protest of what they call the Trump administration’s meddling with the selection of award recipients, according to a statement they issued.

Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu faces the greatest test to his rule since Oct. 7, 2023.

A salvage company plans to lift the luxury yacht Bayesian in late June from the Sicilian seabed where it sank last summer, killing seven people.

Officials say at least 49 people have died in flooding in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province.

Japan this week confirmed that two Chinese aircraft carriers have operated together for the first time in the Pacific.

The heir to the Dutch throne Princess Amalia is recovering at a hospital after undergoing surgery to one of her arms that she broke a day earlier in a fall from her horse.

The Gaza Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has passed 55,000.

Colombian authorities have charged a 15-year-old with attempted murder for the assasination attempt on Miguel Uribe, the conservative presidential candidate who was shot in the head this weekend and is now in critical condition.

Argentina’s highest court has upheld a six-year prison sentence for former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has testified for the first time before the Supreme Court over an alleged plot to remain in power and overturn the 2022 election result.

Authorities say seven people were killed in Colombia as rebel groups detonated bombs near police stations in the city of Cali and the neighboring Cauca province.

Major League Baseball has agreed on a strategic partnership with Jomboy Media and will acquire a stake in the company.

The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a major Palestinian legal group for prisoners and detainees along with five other charitable entities across the Middle East, Africa and Europe, accusing them of supporting Palestinian armed factions and militant groups, including Hamas’ military wing, under the pretense of humanitarian aid in Gaza.

The Israeli navy attacked docks in Yemen’s rebel-held port city of Hodeida, likely damaging facilities that are key to aid shipments to the hungry, war-wracked nation.

The red fox is such a fixture of life in London that it has its own ambulance service.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a vote to dissolve parliament and key coalition partners have threatened to bring down his government.

Even as it pursues its invasion of Ukraine, Russia is also expanding its military footprint in Africa.

A wave of new ratifications during the U.N. Ocean Conference in France has brought the High Seas Treaty closer to the 60-country threshold needed for it to enter into force.

Officials say Mexican state police killed four alleged gunmen near the border with Guatemala, then pursued more suspects into that country in three armored police vehicles.