Tens of thousands of Muslims attend annual Biswa Ijtema event in Bangladesh
Tens of thousands of people gathered on a riverbank near Bangladesh’s capital on Friday to listen to sermons by Islamic scholars at the Biswa Ijtema, or global ...
German parliament expected to vote on migration bill that could pass with far-right support
Germany’s parliament is expected to vote Friday on an opposition bill calling for tougher rules on migration that could ...
Myanmar’s military government extends state of emergency by 6 months
Myanmar’s military government on Friday announced another six-month extension of its mandate to rule in preparation for ...
Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festival
The pilgrims come and go as strangers. They march like a sea of people, walking toward the spot where they take holy baths, ...
US aid was long a lifeline for Eastern Europe. Trump cuts are sending shockwaves through the region
President Donald Trump’s abrupt freeze of U.S. foreign aid is sending shockwaves through Eastern Europe, leaving ...
Fear, disease and debt afflict Venezuelans released from prison after post-election arrests
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro labeled them as terrorists on national television. They were plucked from pharmacies, ...
Stock market today: Asian stocks mostly higher after Wall Street tech gains
Asia markets are mostly higher on Friday following gains on Wall Street driven by Tesla, IBM and Meta Platforms after strong ...
5 years after Britain left the EU, the full impact of Brexit is still emerging
Friday, two crowds of people gathered near Britain’s Parliament — some with Union Jacks and cheers, others European Union ...
Grim memories resurface after DNA advances lead to arrest of suspect in Hawaii teen’s 1977 murder
Former Hawaii lawmaker Suzanne Chun Oakland remembers arriving at school one morning in 1977 to an eerie buzz. The ...
Experts and advocates warn of nickel mining’s risk to precious marine region of Indonesia
One of Earth’s most biodiverse marine regions is threatened by the expansion of nickel mining projects in Indonesia, according to a new report. Satellite analysis ...
Midair collision kills 67 people in the deadliest US air disaster in almost a quarter century
A midair collision between an Army helicopter and a jetliner killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft, officials said, as ...
US aid agency is in upheaval during foreign assistance freeze and staff departures
Trump administration changes have upended the U.S. agency charged with providing humanitarian aid to countries overseas, with ...