A hospital says Israeli fire has killed two Palestinian children in southern Gaza.

A massive fire in Hong Kong's Tai Po district has become the deadliest in the city's memory, causing 128 deaths with dozens unaccounted for.

Russian drone and missile attacks in and around Kyiv have killed at least three people.

Pope Leo XIV has visited Istanbul’s Blue Mosque without praying there as he focused on strengthening ties with Orthodox patriarchs.

Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades is raising questions about corruption and negligence in the renovations of the apartment complex where at least 128 people died.

Improved weather has helped rescuers on Indonesia's Sumatra island recover more bodies after landslides and flash floods.

French police have arrested a man believed to be the fourth member of the team that stole France’s crown jewels from the Louvre Museum.

Italy’s fashion house Armani has appointed a new board to guide the company following the death of its founder Giorgio Armani earlier this year.

Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau have appointed a close ally of the deposed president as prime minister after seizing power following disputed elections.

The Louvre museum has approved a ticket price increase for non-EU visitors, raising it from 22 to 32 euros starting in January.

Israeli forces have raided a village in southern Syria, killing at least 13 people, according to Syrian officials.

The death toll from flooding in southern Thailand has reached at least 145, according to officials.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the resignation of his powerful chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, who was also the country’s lead negotiator in talks with the U.S. The resignation on Friday came hours after Yermak’s residence was searched by anti-corruption investigators.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has met Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks at the Kremlin.

Pope Leo XIV has marked a significant moment in his first foreign trip to Turkey by visiting the site of the historic Council of Nicaea.

Pope Leo XIV has joined Orthodox patriarchs and ecumenical leaders in Turkey to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea.

Honduras’ homicide and unemployment rates have both improved during the past four years under outgoing President Xiomara Castro.

Wall Street rose for a fifth straight day to put the wraps on a volatile month.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is to remain in detention at the International Criminal Court.

Hong Kong firefighters have found dozens more bodies in a high-rise complex after a massive fire engulfed seven buildings.

Israeli forces killed a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they appeared to surrender to troops, drawing Palestinian accusations that the men were executed “in cold blood.”.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged U.S. proposals to end the war in Ukraine as a starting point for talks.

The European Space Agency has announced a significant budget increase for the next three years, reaching nearly $26 billion.

A U.S.-Russian crew of three has started a mission at the International Space Station after their launch on a Russian spacecraft.

Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau have announced a new junta leader, cementing a forceful takeover of power that began after a disputed presidential election and led to deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embaló departing for neighboring Senegal.

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a new military service program for volunteers aged 18 and 19.

Pope Leo XIV is encouraging Turkey to be a source of stability and dialogue in a world riven by conflict.

Shares in Europe are mixed following gains in most Asian markets.

President Donald Trump says Wednesday's attack on two National Guard members near the White House highlights the dangers of lax migration policies.

Firefighters are battling a blaze at a Hong Kong high-rise apartment complex for the second day with the death toll rising to 94 in one of the deadliest blazes in the city’s modern history.

The president of the Dominican Republic says he has authorized the U.S. government to operate inside restricted areas in the Caribbean country to help in its fight against drug trafficking.

President Donald Trump says he's barring South Africa from participating in the Group of 20 summit next year near Miami.

A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new picture of the Butterfly Nebula, a grand and graceful cosmic wonder.

President Donald Trump's approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war mirrors his tactics in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

South Korea launched its largest satellite yet on its nationally developed space rocket in the fourth of six launches planned through 2027.

French authorities have arrested members of a pro-Russia group over alleged links to espionage-related activities.

Several parents of the over 300 schoolchildren seized by armed men in the latest mass abduction in Nigeria tell The Associated Press the government has told them nothing about rescue efforts.

Mexico plans to build Latin America's most powerful supercomputer.

Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau have appeared on state television to say they have seized power in the country following reports of gunshots near the presidential palace.

Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the nation’s capital have been shot just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence.

A driver accused of injuring over 100 people by ramming his car into a crowd of soccer fans celebrating Liverpool’s Premier League championship has changed his plea to guilty.

The Australian government says children under 16 will be banned from social media next month as scheduled despite a legal challenge.

A senior Kremlin official confirms that U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to visit Moscow next week.

The Olympic flame began its journey Wednesday for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Games after bad weather forced officials to move the traditional lighting from ancient Olympia to a nearby museum.

Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in years is still burning.

A court in Thailand has issued an arrest warrant for Jakkaphong “Anne” Jakrajutatip, a co-owner of the Miss Universe Organization, in connection with a fraud case.

Israel has returned the bodies of 15 Palestinians, following Hamas' return of the remains of an Israeli hostage.

INEOS plans to transform the Nini oil field in the North Sea into a carbon storage site.

Britain’s Labour government is seeking to shift the political narrative with a tax-raising budget aimed at boosting economic growth and reducing child poverty.

Pope Leo XIV is embarking on his first foreign trip.

U.S. stocks rose for a fourth straight day, led by solid gains for technology companies.

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te has announced a special $40 billion budget for arms purchases, including to build a Taiwan Dome, an air defense system with high-level detection and interception capabilities, as the U.S. pressures the island to increase its defense spending.

President Donald Trump’s chief interlocutor with the Russian government last month advised a senior aide to Vladimir Putin on how the Russian leader should go about pitching the U.S. president on a Ukraine peace plan.

Top U.S. military officials are meeting leaders of Caribbean nations this week as the Trump administration has escalated its firepower in the region as part of what it calls a campaign against drug trafficking.

Over the weekend, Elon Musk’s X unveiled a feature that lets users see where an account is based.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has started his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt.

Nigeria's president says that all 24 schoolgirls held by assailants following a mass abduction last week from a school in Kebbi in northwestern Nigeria have been rescued.

Kirill Dmitriev has emerged as a key player in drafting a new proposal to end Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

Volcanic activity in northern Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano has subsided days after an eruption.

Children and families in Gaza are scooping muddy water from their tents and trying to protect the few belongings that remain after two years of war.

The Paris prosecutor has announced four more arrests in connection with the $102 million jewel heist at the Louvre Museum.

Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews, signaling a possible inquiry into the matter.

Israel says it has received human remains that Palestinian militants handed over to the Red Cross, but it is not immediately clear if they are one of three hostages remaining in the Gaza Strip.

A pair of giant pandas who lived in France for 13 years are heading back to China.

European Union lawmakers have voted to deepen integration of the bloc’s defense industry with Ukraine as a U.S. peace plan remains in flux and Russia’s unconventional warfare operations rattle the 27-nation bloc.

The Vatican has doubled down on the value of monogamous marriage between a man and woman.

Rights groups have criticized the Trump administration's decision to end deportation protections for Myanmar citizens.

Britain’s Labour Party government is set to deliver a high-stakes budget aimed at fixing public finances and boosting economic growth.

Afghanistan’s Taliban government has accused Pakistan of launching overnight strikes in three eastern provinces, killing 10 civilians.

China has launched the Shenzhou 22 spacecraft to help bring back a team of astronauts after a damaged spacecraft left them temporarily stranded on China's Tiangong space station.

Stocks climbed again on hopes for a coming cut to interest rates.

President Donald Trump says his plan to end the war in Ukraine has been "fine-tuned."

Decades-long efforts to provide uncensored foreign news into North Korea are facing setbacks now.

The Trump administration plans to review all refugees admitted during the Biden years, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press.

The United States' top military officer is visiting American troops in Puerto Rico and on a Navy warship in the region.

Fire teams in Israel rescued a teenager who was stuck dangling for seven hours from a crane hanging 36 stories high above Jerusalem.

Experts have mixed reactions to the recent U.N. climate talks in the Amazon.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy faces a crucial week of diplomacy, testing his ability to stand his ground while demonstrating to the United States that he is willing to compromise.

President Donald Trump says he will visit Beijing in April and host China’s President Xi Jinping for a state visit later next year.

The U.S.- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, set up to distribute aid to Gaza as an alternative to the United Nations but which Palestinians said endangered the lives of civilians as they tried to get food, has said it will shutter operations.

The BBC's chairman acknowledges the broadcaster was too slow in responding to a misleading edit of a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump.

A volcano has erupted in northern Ethiopia, sending ash plumes across the Red Sea toward Yemen and Oman.

A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation.

Myanmar’s military government has begun broadcasting extensive video on state television of its crackdown on online scam centers.

Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached defiance, joy and endurance in such classics as “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get it If You Really Want” and “Vietnam” and starred in the landmark movie “The Harder They Come,” has died at 81.

Traditional Christmas markets are opening across Germany, drawing revelers to enjoy mulled wine, grilled sausages, and festive attractions.

Malaysia plans to ban social media accounts for people under 16 starting in 2026.

Officials say progress was made in urgent weekend talks on amending the U.S. peace proposal for Ukraine that many saw as favoring Russia.

Heavy rains have caused deadly flooding and landslides in Southeast Asia.

Pope Leo XIV is set to embark on his first trip abroad with a visit to Turkey, marking a key event in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity.

President Donald Trump’s administration has increased pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by designating the Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization.

Police say two suicide bombers have attacked the headquarters of a security force in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least three officers and wounding 11 others.

The U.S. stock market rallied.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has told a judge Sunday he violated his ankle monitor due to a nervous breakdown and hallucinations.

A proposed peace plan for Ukraine led by the United States has been met with anguish by many Ukrainians, who fear a post-war amnesty for Russian forces would erase accountability for alleged atrocities.

Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in Nigeria’s Niger state have escaped and are now with their families.

Poorer nations at the Group of 20 summit in South Africa have urged world leaders to address climate action and debt issues affecting the developing world.

Israel has struck Lebanon’s capital for the first time since June, saying it killed Hezbollah’s chief of staff and warning the Iran-backed militant group not to rearm and rebuild.

Pressure is increasing for the former Prince Andrew to give evidence to a U.S. congressional committee investigating the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after Britain’s prime minister suggested he should testify.