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Twenty-eight police officers and one soldier held hostage in southwest Colombia were released Saturday, with fresh tensions erupting in the coca-producing region after they had left.
Could support for Ukraine have survived the bitter and increasingly polarized politics of Washington?
Britain's King Charles III made an appeal on Saturday for unity in "uncertain times", as the 76-year-old monarch emerges as a key figure in the UK's diplomatic drive over Ukraine.
Russia said Saturday its troops had retaken three villages seized by Ukraine in its Kursk border region, in a fresh setback for Kyiv ahead of talks to try to end the war.
Twenty-eight police officers and one soldier held hostage in southwest Colombia were released Saturday, according to an AFP team on the ground.
A man with a Palestinian flag who climbed London's Big Ben clock tower early on Saturday was still perched on the famous landmark after nightfall, even as emergency crews urged him to come down.
Tens of thousands across France packed rallies for International Women's Day on Saturday, taking aim at persistent gender pay gaps, violence against women and male-dominated politics.
Twenty-eight police officers and one soldier held hostage in southwest Colombia were released Saturday, according to an AFP team on the ground.
Bosnia's international high representative Christian Schmidt on Saturday threw his support behind a court ruling striking down separatist laws passed by the country's Serb statelet.
Syrian security forces deployed heavily in the Alawite heartland on the Mediterranean coast on Saturday, after a war monitor reported that government and allied forces killed more than 500 civilians from the religious minority in recent days.
Russia on Saturday said its troops had retaken three villages seized by Ukraine in its Kursk border region in a fresh setback for Kyiv as the prospect of peace talks draws closer.
Russia on Saturday said its troops had retaken three villages seized by Ukraine in its Kursk border region in a fresh setback for Kyiv as the prospect of peace negotiations appeared to be increasing.
A Syria war monitor reported on Saturday that more than 300 civilians from the Alawite minority have been killed in recent days by security forces and their allies, as authorities clash with militants loyal to the former government of Bashar al-Assad.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday called for more sanctions against Russia as overnight strikes killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens more, days ahead of talks between US and Ukrainian negotiators aimed at securing a truce.
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from detention Saturday after a court voided his arrest on procedural grounds -- but he remains under investigation over his declaration of martial law.
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation formally adopted early Saturday an Arab League counter-proposal to US President Donald Trump's plan to take over Gaza and displace its residents, calling on the international community to support the regional initiative.
Myanmar's junta chief said the country would hold an election in December or January, the first in the war-torn nation since the military staged a coup in 2021.
Myanmar's junta chief said the country would hold an election in December or January, the first in the war-torn nation since the military staged a coup in 2021.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a project to build a nuclear-powered submarine, state media reported Saturday, saying that "radically" boosting the navy was a key part of Pyongyang's defensive strategy.
Russian strikes overnight had killed at least 12 people in eastern Ukraine as of Saturday morning, the country's emergency service said, days ahead of talks in Saudi Arabia between US and Ukrainian negotiators aimed at a truce.
Luis Montilla chose sleeping on a beach in Panama instead of being confined to a migrant shelter on his way home to Venezuela after failing to enter the United States.
Scientists rallied in cities across the United States on Friday to denounce efforts by the administration of US President Donald Trump to eliminate key staff across multiple agencies and curb life-saving research.
The anti-abortion movement in the United States has set its sights on a new target: doctors sending pills across state lines to help women end unwanted pregnancies.
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Friday endorsed an Arab League counter-proposal to US President Donald Trump's controversial plan to take over Gaza and displace its residents, two ministers told AFP.
Syria's leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Friday urged insurgents from ousted president Bashar al-Assad's Alawite minority to lay down their arms or face the consequences after the fiercest attacks on the war-torn country's new rulers yet.
Colombian guerrillas took 29 soldiers and police hostage during a gun battle in a key cocaine-growing region, the government said Friday, a fresh blow to the country's fragile peace process.
US President Donald Trump said Friday that trade tensions with Mexico and Canada would be a boost for the 2026 World Cup as he announced the creation of a White House task force to help organize the tournament.
A Syria war monitor said Friday that security forces killed 136 members of the Alawite minority, to which toppled president Bashar al-Assad belongs, a day after deadly clashes with gunmen loyal to him triggered a major security operation.
US President Donald Trump said Friday that he has written to Iran's supreme leader pressing for new talks on its nuclear program, warning of possible military action if not.
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell flagged high uncertainty Friday surrounding President Donald Trump's economic policies and their effects, maintaining that the central bank need not rush to adjust interest rates.
Turkey, with NATO's second-largest army and a Black Sea coastline, is looking to play a key role in Europe's security after Washington's pivot away from the region.
Bosnia's Constitutional Court on Friday suspended legislation proposed by Serb leader Milorad Dodik rejecting the authority of the federal policy and judiciary in the deeply divided country's Serb statelet.