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The Justice Department on Wednesday unsealed an indictment against Raúl Castro, the 94-year-old former president of Cuba, charging him with murder and a conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens stemming from the fatal downing 30 years ago of two planes.

BEIJING – China and Russia's leaders are set to meet for a summit in Beijing on Wednesday featuring discussions on bilateral and international issues, capped by an intimate tete-a-tete between "old friends" over tea.

A truck loaded with Skims clothing meant for a routine delivery was instead used as part of a multimillion-dollar cocaine smuggling attempt that authorities in the United Kingdom say was uncovered at a port inspection.

NATO is discussing the possibility of helping ships pass through the blocked Strait of Hormuz if the waterway isn’t reopened by early July, according to a senior official in the military alliance.

Russia is holding a major combat exercise to practice preparing and using its nuclear forces at the same time as President Vladimir Putin travels to Beijing for talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

BRUSSELS – The European Union struck a provisional agreement on Wednesday on legislation to remove import duties on U.S. goods, a key part of the trade deal reached with Washington last July, in a move likely to avert higher ​U.S. tariffs on EU products.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he intends to lead Labour into the next general election, facing down mounting pressure from within his own party to step aside in the wake of disastrous local election results this month.

Bird enthusiasts and new waves of tourists are flocking to Colombia thanks to Cornell University's ornithology's lab which created free apps, Merlin and eBird, that identify bird species. Colombia's prominence on the app has contributed to a surge in visitors long desired by the country's small but passionate birding community.

The thorny question of whether Britain should unwind a decade of estrangement from the European Union is resurfacing as the Labour Party starts to imagine a future beyond Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Two key figures have emerged as potential challengers after a series of political body blows that have left Starmer’s leadership in crisis, and the specter of rejoining the EU is creeping back ...

CAIRO – Israeli strikes killed at least eight Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, health officials said, as ceasefire efforts meant to end fighting between Israel and the Hamas militant group falter.

Teachers in Mexico are planning to strike during the 2026 World Cup as they call for reforms to wages, pensions and the country’s education system.

DUBAI – A drone strike caused a fire at a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates, officials there said on Sunday, while Saudi Arabia reported intercepting three drones, as U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Iran must act "fast" after efforts to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran appeared to have stalled.

At least four people were killed, including three in the Moscow region, after Ukraine launched its biggest overnight drone attack on the Russian capital in more than a year, local officials said on Sunday.

The World Health Organization on Sunday declared an Ebola outbreak in the ​Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a "public health emergency of international concern".

Two major protests are taking place on Saturday in London, with the Metropolitan police warning it may be one of its busiest days in recent years. Tens of thousands of people are marching in the capital for Unite the Kingdom, an event arranged by far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson, and the annual pro-Palestine Nakba Day march. The Met drafted more than ...

A commander of an Iranian-backed militia has been charged with plotting to attack Jewish sites in the United States, including a synagogue in New York City, and carrying out terror attacks in Europe as part of a broader campaign of retaliation by Iran since the war began in February.