Ukrainian authorities say Russian drone and missile strikes targeting Ukraine’s power grid have killed at least five people and wounded 39

A branch of the Catholic church has expressed concern over reports that Israel is demolishing civilian and religious buildings in southern Lebanon

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has traveled to the Philippines to witness an international combat drill and conduct talks with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. intended to broaden defense ties between the nations

Alberta separatists have submitted nearly 302,000 signatures to trigger a referendum on leaving Canada

Authorities in China say an explosion at a fireworks plant in a central Chinese province has killed at least 26 people and injured 61 others

Armenia is hosting the first European Union summit in Yerevan

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said state visits are a basic right of governments after returning from a three-day trip to Eswatini that Taiwan's government says China tried to block

The Taiwanese town of Fenglin has embraced its slow pace of life, using snail races to celebrate a focus on sustainability and community

Russia's Defense Ministry has declared a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine to mark Victory Day, commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II

Sudanese officials say that a drone launched by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces targeted the airport in Khartoum, the country's capital

Mali’s junta leader and the country's president has assumed the duties of defense minister after the incumbent was killed in sweeping, coordinated attacks by separatist and jihadi forces that stunned the country

One of Costa Rica’s leading media outlets says that the United States has revoked the tourist visas of several executives on its board