Despite growing human rights violations under the Taliban, China continues to invest in Afghanistan, most recently becoming the first country to recognize a Taliban ambassador.
Authorities in Haldwani, India, have imposed an indefinite curfew following clashes over the construction of a mosque and Muslim seminary, with police ordered to shoot violators.
UK police say that the suspect in a London chemical attack that hospitalized a woman and her two children most likely vanished into the Thames River, though no body has been found.
Serbia's president accused Kosovo’s prime minister of banning the dinar with the intention of driving out ethic Serbs living in Kosovo at U.N. Security Council emergency meeting.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday declared Jerusalem's intent to evacuate the southern Gaza city of Rafah, currently home to some 1.4 million people.
Egypt, which borders Israel and Gaza, says they ramped up security over the last two weeks, ahead of Israel's plan to expand their military operations in southern Gaza.
Iceland's Meteorological Office said Thursday that a volcanic eruption in the country's southwest has apparently subsided, though experts warn further eruptions may soon be on the way.
Farmers in Italy, Spain and Poland are protesting against European Union farming policies, citing increased production costs, reduced profits and unfair competition.
Björn Höcke, a prominent figure in Germany's far-right party, is set to go on trial in April for charges related to his alleged use of a Nazi slogan in a speech.
An estimated 40,000 children in El Salvador have had one or both parents detained as part of President Nayib Bukele's anti-gang campaign, which aims to combat violence.
Maj. Gen. Marcus Evans has confirmed that U.S.-Philippines combat exercises will continue unaffected by America's focus on conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.
Finns on Sunday will choose between two seasoned politicians to be their next head of state, whose main task will be to steer the new NATO member’s foreign and security policy.
Japan has decided to overhaul its foreign trainee program due to criticisms of exploiting cheap labor, replacing it with a new system that aims protect the rights of trainees.
Swiss police fatally shot a 32-year-old Iranian man on Thursday after he seized over a dozen hostages on a train, wielding an axe and a knife. No passengers were injured.