Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday that he will strengthen the country's nuclear forces after pulling back from the New START treaty with the United States.
According United Nations agencies, most parts of the world saw maternal mortality rates rise throughout 2020. The report states there were around 287,000 maternal deaths worldwide.
Poland has expelled the defense attaché at the Embassy of Belarus as tensions with the Russia-aligned nation heighten over its imprisonment of journalist Andrzej Poczobut.
South Africa has reported its first death due to cholera as cases rise to five. Malawi is battling its deadliest cholera outbreak to date, with over 1,300 deaths.
Four protestors were arrested for painting a Ukrainian flag outside the Russian embassy in London. They were protesting the one year mark of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Lebanon Central Bank's governor and two others were charged with corruption and embezzling public funds. Lebanon is in the midst of a historic economic and financial crisis.
The Moldovan president visited Romanian President Klaus Iohannis Thursday. The two Ukrainian neighbors discussed economic, energy, and security issues amid Russia's war with Ukraine.
The popular social media app TikTok has been temporarily banned from the phones and other personal devices of European Union employees as a cybersecurity measure.
An endangered pangolin was born at a zoo in Prague. This is the first Chinese pangolin to be born in captivity in Europe. The baby is doing well after initially losing weight.
Hours after a report found a conflict of interest regarding a Swedish police officer's relationship with a former employee, the officer was found dead in his home.
China's Foreign Affairs Director Wang Yi met with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, reaffirming the two allies' "rock-solid" relationship, according to spokesman Wang Wenbin.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has held five meetings with top intelligence and military officials to discuss possible action against Iranian nuclear facilities.
Lyudmila Rudenska, 66, survived Russian attacks in Ukraine, but finding her loved ones outside of the country proved difficult after being forced to live in a basement
A Palestinian man allegedly launched a grenade into a crowd of people in Syria in 2014. German officials arrested and convicted the man of a war crime and homicide.
A key border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan was briefly reopened before closing again. Tension between the two countries has increased because of the closure.
Denmark's queen underwent back surgery and will remain in the hospital for an extended period of time. The monarch is in good and stable condition following the surgery
A girl from Cambodia died from bird flu on Wednesday. The girl had a 102 degree fever, a cough, and throat pain. This is the first known human case in the country since 2014.
One of five kidnapping victims were released in Papua New Guinea. Authorities in the country are still negotiating the release of the other four hostages.
Russia's Balkan ally Serbia is looking to France for fighter jets and the EU for infrastructure money in a move that could put them closer to EU membership at the expense of its relationship with Russia.