Tensions are high as Russia prepares to celebrate its most important secular holiday. Fears about security amid the war with Ukraine and signs of domestic discontent are casting a shadow over

The jury in the trial against four men accused of conspiring to kill Haitian President Jovenel Moïse reached a verdict on Friday. Moïse was assassinated on July 7, 2021, inside his bedroom. His wife,

Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least five people Friday, while Hezbollah fired rockets on northern Israel without in inflicting any casualties. The Health Ministry in Lebanon said that an Israeli airstrike on the southern village of Toura near the port city of Tyre killed four people and wounded eight.

North Korea plans to deploy a new heavy artillery system capable of reaching Seoul along its border this year, state media reported Friday.

Miners in Myanmar have discovered a rare ruby of enormous size, considered to be the second-largest by weight ever found in the conflict-battered Southeast Asian nation, state media reported Friday. The ruby,

The bodies have not yet been recovered because continued eruptions and dangerous conditions prevented rescue teams from reaching the location.

European equity markets ended lower on Friday, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on the EU.

Pope Leo XIV has prayed for political leaders to end "fratricidal hatred" in the world. He spent Friday, the anniversary of his election, in Pompeii, marking a feast day important to him. Leo