Most Taiwanese can visit China with no need to worry and can come “in high spirits,” the Chinese government said, condemning Taiwan for warning its citizens not to go following a threat from Beijing to execute “diehard” separatists.

A Panamanian court has acquitted 28 people charged with money-laundering under cases linked to the Panama Papers and “Operation Car Wash” scandals, the country’s judicial branch said in a statement on Friday.

South Korea’s military released a video on Friday that it said showed a North Korean missile abnormally spiraling early in flight and exploding.

Britain’s Princess Anne, King Charles III's younger sister, has been discharged from hospital, Buckingham Palace said Friday, after a five night stay due to a minor head injury believed to have been caused by a horse.

Georgia’s parliament gave its initial approval to a set of bills containing sweeping curbs on LGBTQ rights, including bans on LGBT “propaganda” and nonheterosexual people adopting children.

China expelled former defense ministers Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe from the ruling Communist Party over alleged corruption Thursday, the latest sign of a secretive crackdown sweeping the country’s elite.

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North Korea’s claim that it successfully held a test to develop multiple warhead missiles was rejected by South Korea as “deception” to mask a failed launch.

The Georgian capital Tbilisi erupted in celebration on Wednesday after the national side completed a stunning victory over Portugal that propelled them into the last 16 of the European Championship in Germany.

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In a sudden announcement Wednesday, Kenya’s president William Ruto withdrew a controversial finance bill that sparked violent protests and a deadlly government crackdown.

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NATO allies on Wednesday selected Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as NATO’s next boss, as the war in Ukraine rages on its doorstep and uncertainty hangs over the United States’ future attitude to the transatlantic alliance.

Peru will stop listing individuals who identify as trans, among others, as suffering from mental disorders, the country’s health ministry announced after weeks of backlash.

The World Health Organization and other outside scientists said the spread of a dangerous, deadly strain of mpox in Africa needs to be addressed urgently.

Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said not enough Americans were studying STEM fields, and the U.S. should recruit international students from India, not China.

New York's Nassau County passed a law banning women's and girls' sports teams from using facilities unless they exclude transgender women and girls from playing.

Israel’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that ultra-Orthodox Jewish men must be drafted into the military, a new blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that could lead to the collapse of his increasingly fragile governing coalition.

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The ICC issued warrants for Sergei Shoigu, Russia's ex-defense minister, and general Valery Gerasimov for alleged crimes committed during the Ukraine war.

Britain’s ruling Conservative Party said Tuesday it had withdrawn support from two parliamentary candidates “as a result of ongoing internal enquiries,” relating to alleged bets placed on the timing of a July 4 national election.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday he had replaced the commander of the Joint Forces of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Lt.

Deepening cooperation between Russia and North Korea could create an uncomfortable situation for China, which is close with both countries.

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Russia, the world’s biggest nuclear power, has started updating its nuclear doctrine.

A fire broke out at a lithium battery factory in South Korea on Monday, killing at least 16 people and leaving five others missing, local fire officials said.

Democracy is not a crime and autocracy is the real “evil,” Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said Monday after China threatened death for Taiwan separatists.

French interior minister says the vote could bring civil unrest and worse less than a month before the Paris Olympics.

Tourists who have booked a hotel on Capri will be allowed back onto the Italian island as the local administration works to secure water supplies after damage to the aqueduct on the mainland deprived it of running water.

The death of an Indian farm laborer in a gruesome accident has put a spotlight on the conditions of migrant agricultural workers in Italy.

At Euro 2024, France's football players including Kylian Mbappe and Marcus Thuram are taking a stand against the far-right of Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella's Rassemblement National after President Macron called a snap election.

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The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to bar the sale of antivirus software made by Russia’s Kaspersky Lab in the United States, citing the firm’s large U.S. customers, including critical infrastructure providers and state and local governments.

During a panel discussion between students and the Pope, Acebedo Rivera told the Pope that his use of homophobic slurs has caused "immense pain."

Two adolescent boys in a Paris suburb have been given preliminary charges of raping a 12-year-old girl and religion-motivated violence, French authorities said.

A Russian-American woman arrested earlier this year while visiting family in Russia went on trial for alleged treason on Thursday after authorities accused her of raising money to send to the Ukrainian army.

A nationwide electricity outage struck Ecuador on Wednesday, leaving the nation of some 18 million in the dark, including the capital’s subway system.

Hundreds of visitors have died during the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca amid scorching heat.

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A pro-tax Austrian heiress has given away $27 million of her inheritance.

Investigators in Russia have and charged three people after more than 120 people in Moscow and dozens in other cities fell sick with suspected food poisoning.

Putin appoints relative after firing four deputy defense ministers.

Tobacco giant Philip Morris International said on Monday that it would suspend online sales on Swedish Match North America’s ZYN.com nationwide as the Zyn nicotine pouch maker responds to a subpoena from the District of Columbia.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the six-member war Cabinet, an Israeli official said.

A freight train smashed into the rear of a stationary passenger train in India’s West Bengal state, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens.

China views the annexation and “elimination” of Taiwan as its great national cause, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Sunday, telling cadets at the military’s premier academy they must know their enemy and not give in to defeatism.

Russian special forces freed two guards and killed several men linked to Islamic State who had taken them hostage at a detention center in the southern city of Rostov on Sunday, the prison service said.