12/22/2024 11:08 AM

In the West African nation of Niger, killings by insurgents have surged since the military seized power in a coup, expelled U.S. and European troops and stopped negotiations with Islamist groups.

12/22/2024 10:51 AM

The authorities said they were struggling to understand the motives behind ramming a car into a Christmas market in the eastern city of Magdeburg, which left a 9-year-old boy among the five dead.

12/22/2024 10:45 AM

Initial reports suggested it was unlikely that those on the plane survived. At least 14 other people were believed to have been injured on the ground.

12/22/2024 10:41 AM

A U.S. Navy ship mistakenly fired at the F/A-18, whose two pilots were safely recovered, the military said.

12/22/2024 09:15 AM

Investors are betting that they can make a dent in global warming, and healthy profits, with companies that alter the atmosphere.

12/22/2024 08:06 AM

Canada’s prime minister gained global renown 10 years ago for his unabashedly progressive politics. But at home, voters turned sour on him long ago.

12/22/2024 04:00 AM

Christian Surfers, a group of missionaries who surf, have expanded to a remote part of Costa Rica, where people come from afar looking for the “perfect wave.” And maybe a little Jesus?

12/21/2024 11:01 PM

Lithuania’s national opera house had stopped showing Tchaikovsky’s 1892 masterpiece in solidarity with Ukraine over the war with Russia. Then a new minister expressed fondness for the Russian composer, igniting a furor.

12/21/2024 10:10 PM

At least five people, including a 9-year-old child, were killed in the attack, which took place in the eastern city of Magdeburg. The authorities are still seeking a motive.

12/21/2024 05:31 PM

The Israeli military said several people were lightly injured after its air defenses failed to intercept the projectile, which struck a playground in the city.

12/21/2024 04:56 PM

President Bashar al-Assad, who wielded fear and force over Syria for more than two decades, fled the country under the cover of night — and a fake political address.

12/21/2024 02:53 PM

Although Iran has one of the biggest supplies of natural gas and crude oil in the world, it finds itself in a full blown energy emergency, coming just as it also suffers major geopolitical setbacks.

12/21/2024 01:13 PM

The latest deadly assault on a beloved German tradition illustrates the challenge of holiday safety.