Asian stocks were lower Friday even after Wall Street set another record, as investors watched for signs of more U.S.-Iran talks and an extension of the ceasefire of the Iran war that is expiring next week.

Human Rights Watch says China is increasing pressure on 12 million Catholics amid a decade-long campaign to align religion with party ideology.

As Bulgaria heads to the polls, former president and pro-Russia Rumen Radev leads the race buoyed by support from older, rural voters who see him as a savior to end years of turmoil and corruption. However his opponents are warning he could fill the void left by Hungary's Viktor Orban,

Members of Iran's Jewish community commemorated Iran's late supreme leader on Thursday. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in an airstrike on his residence on Feb. 28, the day the United States and Israel started a war against Iran.

The Tiny Balkan nation of Kosovo says it wants to commit dozens of its security troops to an international force for Gaza because its appreciates what NATO-led peacekeepers have done for its own secur

The head of the International Energy Agency has warned that Europe has about six weeks of jet fuel left. In an interview Thursday, Fatih Birol told The Associated Press of his concerns about

U Win Myint is a close ally of Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s civilian leader. Both were forced from power by the military in a 2021 coup and imprisoned.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says that while Cuba does not want military aggression from the United States, his country is prepared to fight back.