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The World Health Organization reported that the number of coronavirus cases has increased worldwide by 11% last week.

A mosque in Beauvais, Northern France has been shut down for "inciting hatred" and pushing its members toward radicalization.

Iraq's Federal Supreme Court upheld the results of the October election of Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Monday, rejecting an appeal filed by the pro-Iran Fatah Alliance.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Tuesday he is not opposed to a “good” nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, but voiced skepticism that such an outcome would emerge from the current negotiations.

Russia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that one of the country’s oldest and most prominent human rights organizations should be shut down, a move that stirred up public outrage and is the latest step in a months-long crackdown on rights activists, independent media and opposition supporters.

North Korea and leader Kim Jong Un opened a key political conference Monday to review past projects and discuss new policies amid the pandemic and a diplomatic deadlock with the United States.

A Taliban spokesperson recently praised the Islamist group for bringing security to Afghanistan, saying it did what the United States and other countries could not do in 20 years.

Poland’s president on Monday said he has decided to veto a media bill that would have forced U.S. company Discovery to give up its controlling share in TVN, a Polish TV network.

After struggling with the coronavirus for far too long, the world understands all too well Belgium's word of the year, “knaldrang!” — the urge to party, the need to let loose. Yet as New Year celebrations approach, the omicron variant is casting more gloom.

Delta Air Lines said Monday that new pandemic-related cleaning requirements at a Shanghai airport were behind the turning-back of a recent flight from Seattle in midair, a move that had prompted a protest from the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco.

The Russian military has said the troops have returned to their permanent bases after participating in "months-long drills" near the border.

Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday. He was 90.

The traditional site where Jesus was born in Bethlehem remains shut to would-be foreign Christian pilgrims because of Israel's latest response to the omicron variant of the coronavirus.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau implored western countries to stand together against China, arguing that China has often been 'playing' western countries against each other

Christians around the world celebrated their second COVID-19 Christmas on Saturday with surging infections in many countries overwhelming hospitals, canceling flights and curbing religious observances.

Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve Mass before an estimated 2,000 people in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday, despite the resurgence in COVID-19 cases that has prompted a new vaccine mandate for Vatican employees.

Putin and Biden will hold security talks in January amid tensions over Russia's troop build up on the Ukraine's border.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Friday he will pardon his chief conservative rival and predecessor, Park Geun-hye, who is serving a lengthy prison term for bribery and other crimes.

A massive fire swept through a crowded river ferry in Bangladesh early Friday, leaving at least 39 people dead and 70 injured, officials said. Many passengers leapt from the vessel into cold waters to escape the blaze.

Archbishop Joseph D'Souza is calling on leaders in India and around the world to speak up against the growing persecution of Christians on the subcontinent.