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Amnesty International is urging French lawmakers to reject a bill this week that would ban headscarves in all sporting competitions

Rwanda-backed rebels have captured two major cities in Congo’s mineral-rich east after a major escalation in their yearslong fighting against Congolese forces

A painting by street artist Banksy valued at up to 5 million pounds ($6.3 million) is going up for auction next month

The Vatican says Pope Francis has developed bilateral pneumonia, after new tests showed a further complication in the condition of the 88-year-old pope

A Chinese navy helicopter has flown within 10 feet of a Philippine patrol plane in a disputed area of the the South China Sea, highlighting Beijing's use of force in asserting its claims to the strategic waterway

Israeli forces have withdrawn from border villages in southern Lebanon under a deadline spelled out in a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement that ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war

Police in Turkey have detained 282 suspects in a large-scale operation targeting the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK

Top Russian and U.S. officials are set to hold talks hold talks in Saudi Arabia in a bid to improve their ties and negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine

Top Russian and American officials met in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to begin talks on improving ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine

The top diplomats from Russia and the U.S. are meeting in Saudi Arabia to discuss improving ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine