Iran imposes new curbs as coronavirus toll rises

2 women hit by car on Seattle highway closed amid protests

US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace deal

Washington's envoy to Afghanistan stressed Saturday the economic benefits of the peace deal with the Taliban, forging ahead with an agreement that has run into new political obstacles both in…

English pubs reopen but little normal elsewhere in the world

Pubs across England were reopening Saturday in an effort at normal life, while South Africa signaled anything but — reporting another record daily high in confirmed coronavirus cases as the…

Virus gains in Spain reveal plight of seasonal farm workers

In the 20 years since he left his native Senegal, Biram Fall has never slept in the streets. This week, when he ran out of savings after failing to…

Sex workers lack food for taking HIV drugs during COVID-19

As the coronavirus spreads in Africa, it threatens in multiple ways those who earn their living on the streets — people like Mignonne, a 25-year-old sex worker with HIV.…

Families of Syria detainees hope for news amid US sanctions

Alaa Arnous and his family found the photo of his father Mohammed online last week, the first proof of his fate since he was seized by Syrian government forces seven…

Will Erdogan Turn Hagia Sophia Back Into a Mosque?

ISTANBUL—As Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan looks for an issue to fire up his Islamic and nationalist voter base amid declining poll numbers, he is moving closer to turning Istanbul's…

Meet the Russian Spies Who Inspired ‘The Americans‘

Donald Heathfield, like his wife, had been born in a cemetery, a ghost rising from the dead. A baby boy had been born on Feb. 4, 1962, in Canada, the…

North Korea says it has no plans for talks with US

North Korea on Saturday reiterated it has no immediate plans to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States unless Washington discards what it describes as “hostile” polices toward Pyongyang.…

N.Korea says no need to sit down with US for talks

Trump pushes racial division, flouts virus rules at Rushmore

At the foot of Mount Rushmore on the eve of Independence Day, President Donald Trump made a direct appeal to disaffected white voters four months before Election Day, accusing protesters…

Critics of US-Taliban deal say militants can't be trusted

Intelligence that Afghan militants might have accepted Russian bounties for killing American troops did not scuttle the U.S.-Taliban agreement or President Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw thousands more troops from…

Heavy rain floods southern Japan; over a dozen presumed dead

Heavy rain in southern Japan triggered flooding and mudslides on Saturday, leaving more than a dozen people presumed dead, about 10 missing and dozens stranded on rooftops waiting to be…

Will Putin Really Return To The Kremlin in 2024?

President Vladimir Putin now has the legal right to remain in power until 2036, after a large majority of Russians voted in favor of Kremlin-backed constitutional reforms.…

The Latest: Trump goes to Mount Rushmore for fireworks

With the U.S. setting another record in newly reported coronavirus cases Friday, thousands have gathered at President Donald Trump’s Independence Day celebration at Mount Rushmore — and few are wearing…

The UK buys a 45 percent stake in broke satellite startup OneWeb

It's part of the government's post-Brexit plan to replace the EU's sat-nav system.…

Alabama health officials can't verify 'COVID party' reports

8-year-old killed, 3 injured in shooting at Alabama mall

Iran agrees to compensate families of plane crash victims, Sweden says

Iran has reportedly agreed to compensate the families of the foreign victims who were killed when a passenger jet was blown out of the sky outside Tehran in January, a…

Epstein cohort's arrest becomes new test for plea deal

Could that same deal now help Ghislaine Maxwell, the Epstein confidante arrested Thursday, evade charges she helped lure at least three girls into sexual liaisons with him? The…

Former world leaders warn against Israel annexation plan

A group of former world leaders urged European leaders on Friday to keep pressuring Israel against annexation of parts of the West Bank, warning against complacency after Israel made no…

Police seen reenacting chokehold on Elijah McClain are fired

A police chief in suburban Denver fired officers who smiled in photos as they reenacted a chokehold that their colleagues used on Elijah McClain, a Black man who died after…

Bounties Uproar Casts a Shadow Over a Rare Trump Foreign Policy Achievement

For a president with few tangible foreign policy accomplishments under his belt, Afghanistan had come to look something like a bright spot.His nuclear talks with North Korea have proved fruitless;…

Italy slams Egypt's stance on killing as 'punch in the face'

The president of the lower house of Italy's Parliament has slammed Egypt’s stance in a probe to bring to justice the torturers and killers of an Italian doctoral student who…

Iran says identifies cause of nuclear 'accident'

Iran's top security body said Friday it had determined the cause of an "accident" at a nuclear site but declined to release details, citing security reasons. "Investigations by relevant…

Can Trump's anti-mail-voting crusade hurt him in key states?

President Donald Trump's campaign and allies have blocked efforts to expand mail-in voting, forcing an awkward confrontation with top GOP election officials who are promoting the opposite in their states.…

United Nations workers suspended after viral sex act video