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Only days ago, the United States and Cuba maintained dozens of diplomats in newly re-opened embassies in Havana and Washington,…

Without providing any evidence to support the claim, the Islamic State group on Monday said the gunman in the mass…

The northeastern region of Catalonia, one of Spain’s autonomous regions, is threatening to declare its independence from Spain following a…

Russia’s military says its airstrikes in eastern Syria this week killed more than 300 Islamic State militants. Russia has been…

8 p.m. Syrian state TV says the suicide attack on a police station in Damascus has killed 17 civilians and…

The victims just kept coming. In private cars, in ambulances waiting four or five deep, from the walking wounded to…

The Palestinian prime minister led a delegation from the West Bank to the Gaza Strip on Monday for talks with…

A trial of the suspected mastermind of the 2012 Benghazi, Libya, attacks will unfold this week in a federal courtroom…

Social media giant Facebook is expected to provide Congress on Monday with more than 3,000 ads that ran around the…

Catalonia’s government will hold a closed-door Cabinet meeting Monday to discuss the next steps in its plan to declare independence…

Iran’s foreign minister has arrived in Oman for a daylong visit with officials in the sultanate, which has served as…

The evacuation of a Vanuatu island was continuing on Monday even after scientists said an erupting volcano had stabilized. A…

Jordan hopes a cease-fire it helped negotiate in neighboring southern Syria will eventually lead to a secure border, the reopening…

The only reason Egypt has even existed from ancient times until today is because of the Nile River, which provides…

Two women accused of fatally poisoning the estranged half brother of North Korea’s ruler pleaded not guilty as their trial…

A gunman on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas Strip casino opened fire on an outdoor music festival, killing…

Playboy Enterprises has outlived the founder of its iconic magazine, though largely as a shadow of its former self. Hugh…

Former football legend O.J. Simpson became a free man Sunday after serving nine years for a botched hotel room heist…

A rescued green sea turtle named Picasso was released back into the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, carrying the ashes…