Belarusian opposition leader Valery Tsepkalo was sentenced in absentia to 17 years in prison on charges of extremism and "discrediting Belarus," among others.
Although it would be a "last resort," Congress would approve boots on the ground following an attack on Taiwan should Americans support the move, Rep. Michael McCaul told Fox News.
Several Filipinos were nailed to crosses on Good Friday despite objections from Catholic Church leaders, who said people can show their devotion without hurting themselves.
Hundreds of firefighters arrived at a market that was lit in a huge blaze in Mexico City. No injuries were reported and most of the fire was under control within several hours.
Nineteen men from Japan that were involved in a cybercrime scam in Cambodia are being deported to their homeland. Arrangements for the men's return are still being made.
The birth rate in Italy hit a historic low in 2022. The country's death of babies is considered a national emergency and was a topic in the recent election.
Vladimir Putin is considering pulling out of a deal that allows the export of Ukrainian grain to global markets if the obstacles to Russian agricultural exports aren't removed.
Pope Francis will not preside over the Way of the Cross event on Good Friday due to freezing weather in Rome. Francis will watch from his home in the Vatican.
Russian forces are threatening a key supply route for Ukrainian troops and have "likely" seized the center of Bakhmut after more than six months of brutal fighting over the town, the U.K. defense ministry has assessed.
A Chinese who unlawfully detained and abused a woman in a viral video has been sentenced to nine years in prison. The video sparked an outcry in China.
Officials in Afghanistan shut down a woman run-radio station for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan. The station has resumed its broadcasts.
North Korea did not answer routine phone communications with its southern neighbor on Friday following intense military pressure from the U.S. military and its allies.
The far right party in Greece is looking to sidestep an election ban and participate in the country's upcoming election. The party has named a former prosecutor as its new leader.
SIlvio Berlusconi, the former Premier of Italy, has been diagnosed with a lung infection that was caused by leukemia. He believes he will "once again" recover from the infection.
Analysts from the Institute for the Study of War predict Kyiv is preparing for a spring counteroffensive in its war with Russia and "major map changes" within the next two months.
Israel fired at several targets in Lebanon, its northern neighboring country, after Palestinian troops fired a barrage of rockets from there. The rockets struck Northern Israel.