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Lebanese officials say an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon hit a building housing Syrian workers and their families, killing 23 people

South Korea announced plans Thursday to compensate famers and others in the country’s dwindling dog meat industry before a formal ban goes effect in 2027, a move that is drawing opposition from both farmers and some animal rights activists

Pope Francis is traveling to once-strong bastions of Christianity in the heart of Europe to try to reinvigorate a Catholic flock that is dwindling in the face of secular trends and abuse scandals

North Korea has likely enriched enough uranium to build a “double-digit” number of bombs and is making progress in its efforts to develop more powerful and accurate missiles targeting rival South Korea

A Japanese court has ruled that an 88-year-old former boxer was not guilty in a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder case, reversing an earlier wrongful conviction after decades on death row

A Japanese court has ruled that an 88-year-old former boxer was not guilty in a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder case, reversing an earlier wrongful conviction after decades on death row

Austria’s far-right Freedom Party could win a national election for the first time when Austria votes on Sunday

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is returning to Washington as U.S. support for his country's fight against Russia faces a reckoning in this year's presidential election

Georgia's parliament last week gave final approval to a bill that severely restricts LGBTQ+ rights in the conservative South Caucasus country of 3.7 million people

Japan's governing party will pick a new leader Friday who will succeed outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida