A Syrian police officer was killed and four others were wounded after an explosion occurred near the police station in Barzeh. Officials believe it was a targeted attack.
The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, issued a security alert Wednesday canceling all consular meetings through the week as protests over the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan have turned violent.
The divisions between Wagner mercenary forces and Russian troops continue to deepen with chief Yevgeny Prigozhin suggesting that Russian forces abandoned their posts in Bakhmut exposing them to Ukrainian assault.
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang believes China has no intentions of benefitting from the war in Ukraine. A Chinese official is expected to visit Ukraine again soon.
North Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs met with Chinese Ambassador Wang Yajun in Pyongyang, expressing desire to further "develop" relations between the countries.
Around 2,700 staff members at the Zaporizhzhia facility in Russia-occupied southern Ukraine may be relocated. Russia warned of a “catastrophic lack of qualified personnel" at the plant.
A Japanese student was stabbed in the chest on his way to school. A suspect was arrested at the scene in downtown Tokyo. The student's injuries are not life-threatening.
President Vladimir Putin declared Tuesday that the West has unleashed “a real war" against Russia during a scaled-down Victory Day celebration in Moscow.
The death toll from wildfires that raged in Russia's Ural mountains and Siberia has risen to 21. More than 5,000 buildings burned down prompting officials to declare a state of emergency.
China says it will act to protect the interest of Chinese companies if the European Union follows through on sanctions over supplying Russia with equipment used in Ukraine.
The trial for 36 people who were involved in a deadly Istanbul bombing began Thurday in Turkey. The explosion tore through Istanbul’s popular Istiklal Avenue on Nov. 13, 2022.
Australian authorities rescued a woman stranded for five days in the wilderness after she was forced to survive on what she had, including a bottle of wine and lollipops.
During a 2021 unrest in Jerusalem, an Israeli surveillance tool sent hundreds of threatening messages to Palestinian protesters. Israel has defended its tool amid rising criticism.
The United States, South Korea and Japan are planning to create an agreement on sharing North Korea's missile launch data. South Korea and Japan are both key U.S. allies.
Members of the European Parliament voted in favor of fast-tracking legislation that will boost the production of ammunition and missiles to support the war effort in Ukraine.
Germany saw a seven percent rise in politically motivated crimes last year. The country's interior minister said the biggest threat to society remains far-right extremism.