The U.N. special rapporteur to the occupied Palestinian territory claimed this week that Israel does not have a right to self-defense against Hamas under international law.
Israel's military and the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah are shelling each other in what has become the most intense day of skirmishes yet, a report says.
Rescuers in India are working to free 40 construction workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel. The operation involves using a machine to drill through debris.
Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly told President Biden that the Taiwan conflict remains the "most potentially dangerous issue" in U.S.-China relations.
A United Nations committee passed a resolution Wednesday condemning North Korean human rights abuses and urging member countries not to repatriate escapees.
Why Russian President Vladimir Putin will likely win another six-year term if and when he decides to run for re-election in 2024. According to recent polls, Putin is still popular with the Russian people.
Police in Tokyo, Japan have arrested a man for allegedly driving a van into a barrier set up outside of the entrance of the Israeli embassy in the city.
Hatian gang leader Vitel’Homme Innocent was added to the FBI's “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" for his alleged role in the kidnapping of 16 Americans and the killing of another.
Heavily-armed gang members surrounded the Fontaine Hospital Center in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Wednesday, trapping women, children and newborns inside the building.
Madagascar's capital, Antananarivo, has implemented a nighttime curfew in the leadup to a controversial presidential election whose opponents have taken to burning polling stations.
The French police officer accused of killing 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk, triggering riots across the country, has been freed from jail amid an ongoing investigation.
Spain's left-wing acting Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, defended Wednesday his amnesty deal with Catalan separatists as the Iberian nation prepares to form a new government.
Zimbabwean opposition leader Nelson Chamisa warned Wednesday of the country's precarious human rights situation after an activist was found murdered under concerning circumstances.
Pakistan reached a preliminary agreement Wednesday with the International Monetary Fund to release $700 million from a previously-approved $3 billion bailout fund.
