Jehovah’s Witnesses report being tortured by authorities in Russia as the country cracks down on members convicted of “extremism” with more and more arrests, the religious group said Friday. Mikhail and Yelena Popov

French President Emmanuel Macron’s preferred candidate in the Paris mayoral race dropped out Friday amid allegations that he sent sexual images to a woman who isn’t his wife. Benjamin Griveaux, a former

Cleanup duty on the world’s tallest mountains should only be handled by the experts, Nepalese Sherpas are warning. A $7.5 million government plan to have the Nepalese army clear nearly 40 tons

Criminals with convictions for rape and manslaughter are among the violent and sexual offenders who were spared deportation to Jamaica after a British court backed a challenge brought by left-wing activists and had

Official: US reaches truce deal with the Taliban The agreement for a seven-day ‘reduction in violence’ could lead to the start of significant U.S. troop withdrawals from Afghanistan; national security correspondent Jennifer

Iranian dissidents opposed to the hardline regime in Tehran are urging their fellow citizens not to vote in next week’s elections, which they describe as a “sham” — calling on them to

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is warning Friday that the arrest of opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who has the backing of the U.S. and nearly 60 other nations, “will come.” Maduro made the remark in

Hundreds of women have taken to the streets of Mexico City to protest the grisly murder and mutilation of a young woman, spray painting “we won’t be silenced” on the capital’s National

A new U.S. deal with the Taliban could see a reduction in violence by Monday but Defense Secretary Mark Esper is cautiously optimistic about its effectiveness. Esper said on Saturday the deal “looks very promising”