In Mozambique, an Islamist group operating used children in attacks on a town last week. Human Rights Watch reported residents who fled recognized some boys as their missing relatives.
In the South China Sea, Filipino activists and fishermen sailed to assert the Philippines' sovereignty over a disputed shoal while being closely monitored by China.
Indonesian authorities have seeded clouds in a bid to prevent further rainfall after flash floods that hit the country's Sumatra Island over the weekend left at least 59 people dead.
A German court has convicted a 34-year-old man of murder and attempted murder for a fatal stabbing on a train in Brokstedt last January, authorities say.
Turkey has converted the ancient Chora church in Istanbul, previously a museum for over 70 years, into a mosque, marking the second major conversion in recent months.
Three Hamas combatants were captured on drone footage within the United Nations Relief & Works Agency compound in Rafah, according to Israeli Defense Force leadership.
Hungary has declared its intention to vote against a United Nations resolution commemorating the 1995 genocide of Bosnian Muslims at Srebrenica, officials say.
A massive manhunt was underway in France on Wednesday after an armed gang attacked a prison convoy and freed Mohamed Amra, a fugitive known as "The Fly," from custody.
Pakistan's military has announced the successful test-firing of the Fatah-II Guided Rocket System, a short-range weapon developed for defense from India.
Large demonstrations broke out across Georgia as thousands protest a new foreign agent law that many fear will be a tool to crack down on dissent in a country that is looking to join the EU.
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico has been injured Wednesday in a shooting inside the country, while authorities have taken a suspect into custody.
The former interior minister of Gambia has been convicted by Switzerland’s top criminal court for crimes against humanity, resulting in a 20-year prison sentence.
French President Emmanuel Macron is considering imposing a state of emergency in New Caledonia, a French territory in the Pacific, in response to a surge in violence.
A welding operation at a water park under construction in Sweden's Goteborg led to a massive fire in February, resulting in one fatality, according to a report.
Protesters blocked streets in Georgia's capital after their parliament passed the so-called 'Russian law' that critics say will jeopardize the country's chances of joining the EU.
Passinho, the vibrant dance style born in Rio de Janeiro's favelas, was officially recognized as an "intangible cultural heritage" by legislators in the state of Rio.
Thailand Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin ordered an investigation into the death of activist Netiporn "Bung" Sanesangkhom following a heart attack and a monthslong hunger strike.
Lawrence Wong, a U.S.-trained economist and former civil servant turned politician, is set to become Singapore's fourth prime minister, succeeding Lee Hsien Loong.