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The Afghan Taliban on Saturday announced a surprise three-day ceasefire over the Muslim Eid holiday in the middle of June, their first offer of its kind, days after the government declared an…

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed during a visit to Austria this week the possibility of Vienna playing host to a summit with his US counterpart Donald Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry…

One US special operations soldier was killed in an attack in Somalia that also wounded four other US commandos and a member of a multinational force fighting al-Qaeda linked al-Shabab militants…

Guatemalan authorities ordered fresh evacuations of rescue workers and nearby villages on Friday because of escalating activity at the Fuego volcano, which erupted this week, killing at least…

Health officials in the Gaza Strip say the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces during Friday’s protests near the fence with Israel has risen to four.  

Yousef al-Fasih,…

Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on Friday for a nationwide disarmament campaign and announced his Baghdad stronghold would be first to disarm just two days after an ammunitions cache…

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s office obtained a new indictment on Friday against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, adding a pair of charges that he and a longtime aide alleged to…

Austria’s government said on Friday it is closing seven mosques and plans to expel imams in a crackdown on “political Islam” and foreign financing of religious groups.

Chancellor…

Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and White House senior adviser, met Kuwait’s ambassador in Washington and expressed his frustration with the Persian Gulf nation’s position…

Chinese President Xi Jinping treated Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to a state visit on Friday as the neighboring giants forge closer ties in the face of US diplomatic and economic…

Rescuers have suspended search and recovery efforts at villages devastated by the eruption of Guatemala's Volcano of Fire, prompting people with missing loved ones to do the risky work…

The European Commission on Thursday urged EU leaders to press forward with disciplinary action against Poland for allegedly violating rule-of-law standards, EU diplomats said.

Hungary’s government will start a long-term review of the nation’s constitution to see if legislation adopted by Prime Minister Viktor Orban in 2011 amid criticism of democratic backsliding…

In incendiary comments, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Treasury was the “heart of remain” and conceded that there are “arguments” going on at the heart…

Two South Korean media staff have been arrested for trespassing at the home of the North Korean ambassador to Singapore, police said on Friday, just days before a high-stakes summit between the…

Giuseppe Conte has been sworn in as Italy’s prime minister, heading Western Europe’s first anti-establishment government bent on overhauling European Union rules on budgets and immigration.

A week after abruptly scrapping his prized summit with Kim Jong-un, US President Donald Trump buoyantly announced on Friday the talks were back on for June 12 in Singapore.

Pedro Sanchez was sworn in as Spain’s prime minister on Saturday, a day after the socialist leader successfully ousted predecessor Mariano Rajoy who lost a no-confidence vote in parliament.

Saudi Arabia has reportedly threatened “military action” against Qatar should its neighbor acquire Russian S-400 missile defense systems, according to Le Monde, citing a letter from King Salman…

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was sworn in at the Egyptian parliament for a second term on Saturday after winning an election by a landslide in March. A 63-year-old former intelligence chief…

The United States has voted against a Kuwait-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution calling for the protection of Palestinian civilians, while being the only country to back its own…

Italy's new anti-establishment government was being installed on Friday, calming markets spooked by the possibility of snap elections that might have become a de facto referendum on quitting the…

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was defeated on Friday, overwhelmed by the drumbeat of corruption revelations that has grown throughout his seven years in office.

Kim Jong-un has reaffirmed his commitment to a complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula during talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who passed the North Korean leader a…

Northern Ireland could be handed joint UK and EU status with a 10-mile buffer zone along its border with the Republic of Ireland, under plans being considered by the government.

In an…