North Korean defectors spoke at a United Nations event to expose human rights violations and to advocate for a strengthened U.N. mandate to investigate and document them.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for greater international cooperation to fight synthetic drug trafficking as global drug use and overdose rates rise.
Lebanese sources say Hezbollah leader, Nsrallah, met with Iranian Quds commander Qaani, saying he didn't want Iran to get 'sucked' into a war with Israel or the United States.
The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria said that since October, Syria has seen the worst wave of violence since 2020. International aid has diminished.
Pope Francis released an autobiography entitled “Life: My Story Through History," which is being published on March 19, the eleventh anniversary of his installation as pope.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved Friday a ground operation invading Rafah in the Gaza region, despite outcry from President Biden's administration.
Ousmane Sonko, Senegal's prominent opposition leader, was released from prison ahead of the March 24 election. Sonko said he plans to address his supporters.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán delivered a fiery speech in which he called for spectators to help him “occupy Brussels" in the upcoming European Union elections.
The Polish Catholic Church, facing declining church attendance due to scandals of clergy abuse, has elected Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda as its new leader.
A rubber boat sank off of Turkey's northwest province of Canakkale, causing 16 people to drown, including 4 children. Search and rescue operations are underway.
Houthi rebels attacked a tanker in the Red Sea, but the crew was unharmed. The British military initially reported the ship was struck by a missile but found no damage.
A man identifying himself as a prophet has been charged with exploiting children in Zimbabwe after police raided his compound, where he led a religious sect.
At least 14 people, including a paramedic, were killed on Friday at the scene of a Russian missile attack on homes in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa.
A humanitarian aid ship carrying nearly 200 tons of supplies arrived in the Gaza Strip using a new route as officials report having a difficult time delivering aid.
Three soldiers and 27 people were wounded on Thursday in an attack on a hotel in Somalia's capital. The attack involved explosions followed by gunfire.
India's recent implementation of a citizenship law has sparked controversy due to its exclusion of Muslims, raising concerns about a Hindu nationalist agenda.
Russia has coerced hundreds of thousands of people in occupied Ukraine into accepting Russian passports by making survival without them nearly impossible.
Australia has decided to reinstate funding to a United Nations agency and increase aid to Gaza. This decision follows allegations made by Israel against some UNRWA staff.
Leaders of Germany, France and Poland are set to meet in Berlin to discuss supporting Ukraine as it faces a military resource shortage, according to officials.