JERUSALEM -- Israel announced Tuesday that it will increase the number of Palestinians with work permits in the Gaza Strip and give legal status to thousands more Palestinians ahead of President Joe Biden's trip to the region later this month. These...

WARSAW (Poland) -- Poland and Israel have made a significant step towards normalizing diplomatic relations, the Polish president stated Tuesday. The Israeli ambassador presented his credentials to Warsaw. President Andrzej Duba tweeted that he and Israeli...

KOSTIANTYNIVKA (Ukraine) -- The Russians invaded Ukraine at 4:43 p.m. Mufti Said Ismahilov, a 43-year-old Muslim spiritual leader of Ukraine, had already decided to leave his religious obligations and fight for his country. As the warnings of imminent attacks...

SARAJEVO (Bosnia-Herzegovina) -- After a decade of street protests and court battles, Balkan activists trying to save Europe's last wild rivers won an important conservation victory in Bosnia. Thursday's new electricity law bans further construction...

NEW DELHI -- Two men at the heart of Sri Lanka's economic crisis promised to heed the calls of tens and thousands of protesters and resign. One is President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. He was the last member of the country's most powerful family, and was...

TEHRAN (Iran) -- Iran announced Sunday it had begun enriching uranium to 20 percent using sophisticated centrifuges at the underground Fordo nuclear power plant. This announcement comes amid a standoff between Iran and the West over its tattered atomic agreement....

TOKYO -- Sunday's vote was held in the shadows of Shinzo Abe's assassination. Party leaders were careful not to mix with the crowds, and instead spoke out about democracy and freedom of speech from the campaign day before. Exit polls for Abe's...

PRETORIA (South Africa) -- Fourteen people were shot dead and three more are in critical condition following an attack by unknown gunmen at a Soweto tavern. Police say they are investigating reports that a group arrived in a minibus taxi to start shooting...

KYIV, Ukraine -- A Russian rocket struck an apartment building in eastern Ukraine's Chasiv Yar killing at least 15 people. Officials said that more than 20 people could still be trapped under the rubble. The latest attack on civilian structures was the...

ABUJA (Nigeria) -- In northwestern Nigeria, gunmen killed Halima Musa's husband and oldest child four years ago. She said that the family fled to safety in a camp for displaced persons, but they are now hungry. She said, "It's been over a year since...

MAASLAND, Netherlands -- Hay bales are burning on Dutch highways. Supermarket shelves are empty because farmers have blocked the distribution centers. A police officer then pulls out his gun and fires at a tractor at dusk. The discontent is not abating for...

COLOMBO (Sri Lanka) -- Sri Lanka's prime Minister said last month that the debt-laden island nation's economy has "collapsed" due to a lack of money to pay for fuel and food. It is short of cash to import these necessities, and has defaulted on...

SARAJEVO (Bosnia-Herzegovina) -- After a decade of street protests and court battles, Balkan activists fighting for the protection of Europe's last wild rivers won an important conservation victory in Bosnia. Thursday's new electricity law bans...

COLOMBO (Sri Lanka) -- Chamila Nilanthi has had enough of waiting. The mother of two, 47 years old, spent three days waiting in line to buy kerosene from Gampaha in Sri Lanka, northeast of Colombo. She had spent two weeks waiting in line for cooking gas,...

ZHURIVKA (Ukraine) -- Oleksandr Chukuk's warehouse should have been empty in anticipation of the new harvest. He had shipped his winter wheat abroad. Instead, his central Ukrainian storage bins are overflowing with grain that he can't ship out due...

PAMPLONA (Spain) -- The fourth consecutive bull run at Pamplona's San Fermin Festival was a success for thrill seekers. According to the Red Cross's preliminary medical report, four people required treatment at a hospital after they were injured...

COLOMBO (Sri Lanka) -- Sunday's meeting of opposition parties in Sri Lanka will be a chance to form a new government. This is a day after the president and prime minister of Sri Lanka offered to resign. It was the worst day of political chaos in Sri...

TOKYO -- A shooting sends shudders through orderly, low-crime Japan: A man emerges from a crowd and wields a hand-made firearm so badly that it is wrapped in tape. The firearm measuring 40cm (16 inches) in length was used to murder Shinzo Abe, former Prime...

Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson plans to travel to Russia for talks to reach a deal with Brittney Griner (WNBA star) who is currently being held in detention. A source familiar with the matter told ABC News. Richardson was also the U.S. ambassador...

MEXICO CITY -- The Nicaraguan government has expelled the Missionaries of Charity founded by Mother Teresa. Now, they are pursuing one of the few newspapers in the area that reported on the nuns being expelled. According to an employee of La Prensa, two drivers...

SKOPJE (North Macedonia) -- The European Union and U.S. leaders have urged North Macedonia's Parliament to accept a French proposal. This will bring the small Balkan country closer to EU membership and override objections from Bulgaria. "At this crucial...

SRINAGAR (India) -- Officials said that emergency workers saved thousands of pilgrims from flash floods caused by sudden rains. The incident occurred during an annual Hindu pilgrimage in Indian-controlled Kashmir. At least 16 people were killed and many more...

MINA, Saudi Arabia -- On Saturday, millions of Muslims around the world celebrated Eid al-Adha, one of Islam's most important holidays. The "Feast of Sacrifice" is a revered religious observance that coincides with the last rites of the Saudi Arabian...

MEXICO CITY -- Luis Echeverria was a former Mexican President who tried to present himself as a progressive leader, but was accused of some of Mexico's most brutal political murders. He died at 100. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the current president,...