Sweden’s prime minister has told her country's parliament that seeking NATO membership represents “a historic change in our country’s security policy line.” Addressing a debate that is … more

Israel and the Palestinians are wrangling over the investigation into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. Several independent groups have launched their own probes. One … more

In oasis towns and villages by the desert in China’s far west Xinjiang region, over 10,000 Uyghurs have vanished – ripped from their families and sentenced to years, even decades in prison on … more

Pope Francis has created 10 new saints, rallying from knee pain that had forced him to use a wheelchair. Francis stood for a long period at the start of Sunday's ceremony to greet priests … more

With Finland and Sweden taking steps to join NATO, the list of “neutral” countries in Europe appears poised to shrink. Experts say the definition of neutrality depends on who’s using it: Some … more

Intellectuals, broadcasters and cultural figures from Hungary’s Roma community have founded a radio station to reframe narratives and elevate the voices of their marginalized minority group. Radio … more

North Korea says it has confirmed 15 more deaths and hundreds of thousands of additional patients with fever amid the country’s first COVID-19 outbreak. The additional deaths released Sunday took … more

Bernard Bigot, a French scientist leading a vast international effort to demonstrate that nuclear fusion can be a viable source of energy, has died. He was 72. The organization behind the … more

Rulers in the United Arab Emirates have announced that they unanimously appointed Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the president of this hereditarily ruled nation on the Arabian Peninsula. The … more

Health experts in South Africa say the country is experiencing a surge of new COVID-19 cases driven by two omicron sub-variants. Professor Marta Nunes, a researcher at Vaccine and Infectious Diseases … more