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US Air Force B-1 bombers carried out mock missile launches off both coasts of South Korea Tuesday night in the latest show of force against North Korea, South Korean military officials said.

Spain's deepening political crisis came to a head on Friday when the Catalan government finally made a formal declaration of independence -- prompting the government in Madrid to retaliate by imposing direct rule.

The United Nations has slapped a global port ban on four ships for their dealings with North Korea, including one that was caught smuggling 30,000 North Korean-made rocket-propelled grenades in 2016.

Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga announced Tuesday that he was quitting this month's election rerun, despite having successfully challenged the incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta's claimed win in court.

Catalonia's leader is due to address a specially convened session of the region's parliament Tuesday, as he comes under growing pressure to stop short of declaring independence from Spain.

Joseph Boakai has served faithfully as deputy to Liberia's president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf for about 11 years.

Nearly 1,000 suspected ISIS militants have surrendered to Kurdish forces near Kirkuk in the last few weeks, Kurdish Gen. Shawrash Hakim said Tuesday.

The decision by the United States to suspend the processing of visas for Turkish citizens following the arrest of a US Consulate employee looks set to escalate if media reports that Turkish authorities have issued an arrest warrant for another consular official turn out to be true.

A ten-year old Indian rape victim who gave birth in August was raped by two of her uncles, police have confirmed.

Japanese politicians spring into campaign mode Tuesday as the countdown to the country's snap general election -- scheduled for October 22 -- begins.

Check out CNN's Pelé Fast Facts for a look at the life of the Brazilian football (soccer) player, who participated in four FIFA World Cups.

Spaniards woke up Monday facing a week of political uncertainty, with Catalan regional leader Carles Puigdemont expected to declare independence from Spain within a matter of days.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has agreed to aim for a limit on Germany's refugee intake, marking a significant retreat from her previous rejection of a cap.

At an annual meeting of the Association of the United States Army, Defense Secretary James Mattis said the US Army must stand ready to take military action in North Korea should diplomatic efforts fail.

A Turkish military reconnaissance team has been deployed to the northern Syrian province of Idlib ahead of the establishment of a "de-escalation zone" there, the Turkish army said.

Under a white tent on the shores of the Dead Sea, Huda Abuarquob's frustration melted away. Dancing arm-in-arm with thousands of Israeli and Palestinian women, she felt hope surround her.

To measure just how weak British Prime Minister Theresa May is at the moment, consider this: Even the most embattled of leaders have had the option to reassert authority by hiring and firing ministers.

Every day we learn more about the scale and effectiveness of Russian influence operations during the 2016 US election. The implications for our political process are ominous, but the problem runs much deeper. For years hostile foreign governments, terrorist groups, and armies of internet trolls have manipulated public discussion, both in the United States and around the world.