The Kremlin orchestrated a murder-for-hire plot against a prominent Russian dissident in Washington, D.C., this summer, the Department of Justice has said, as it unsealed charges against five people it alleged were part of a “global assassination network” aimed at causing “destruction and mayhem around the world.

The building was previously damaged by an Israeli strike, the local rescue service said. Its fall underscored the precarious conditions of those living among the enclave’s ruins.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte appeared in the International Criminal Court on Wednesday in The Hague, the Netherlands.

Thirteen American troops and about 170 Afghans were killed in a suicide bombing at the airport's Abbey Gate as the U.S. left Afghanistan.

Women in the Iranian capital are increasingly seen in public without headscarves. Some even wear crop tops. The shift away from conservative dressing rules follows mass protests after the 2022

The kingdom said it intercepted a drone before it entered airspace over Mecca. The Iran-backed Yemeni rebels denied targeting the city in their escalating campaign against the key U.S. ally.

The United Nations chief urged global competitors in artificial intelligence on Wednesday to cooperate in addressing threats from the technology, warning that “the world cannot afford a race to the bottom on AI safety.

A European Union-backed court convicted former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci of war crimes committed during his country's war for independence from Serbia and sentenced him to 25 years in prison.