Asma al-Assad will “adhere to a specialized treatment protocol that includes stringent infection prevention measures" after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia.
Six Egyptian women have died after a vehicle carrying about two dozen people reportedly slid off a ferry and plunged into the Nile River just outside Cairo.
French President Emmanuel Macron is making a surprise visit to New Caledonia to address ongoing unrest in the territory. The visit was announced by Prisca Thevenot.
Nine Egyptian men have been acquitted by a Greek judge of charges related to a shipwreck that killed more than 500 migrants. The judge dismissed the case.
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claim they have shot down an American drone over the impoverished Arab country. This would be the second MQ-9 Reaper drone downed by the Houthis.
The U.S. has accused Russia of launching a satellite aimed at weaponizing space in a move criticized by the UN Security Council, which failed to pass a resolution against it.
Five rescue dogs from Ecuador’s Fire Department were formally retired after seven years of service and honored at a ceremony on Monday, authorities say.
Australia and New Zealand initiated evacuation efforts for their citizens stranded in New Caledonia due to ongoing violence sparked by controversial electoral reforms.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may appeal an extradition order to the U.S. on espionage charges after a ruling in his favor was handed down Monday by the British High Court.
Israel's former prime minister has called for defunding the ICC after a court prosecutor filed applications for arrest warrants against Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
In a weekend attack on Congo's presidential palace, three Americans formed an 'unlikely band' under the leadership of opposition figure Christian Malanga.
The Netherlands-based ICC’s indictment of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes happened on Monday.
Violence in southwestern Colombia intensified when an attack on a police station in Morales by rebel group FARC-EMC left at least 2 police officers dead, and a bomb blast in Jamundi left 6 injured.
Kosovar police on Monday closed six branches of the Serbia-licensed Postal Savings Bank in line with a crackdown on the use of the Serbian dinar currency.
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused the Eurovision Song Contest of threatening the traditional family and encouraging 'gender neutralization.'
Despite earning the nickname the “Butcher of Tehran," the United Nations on Monday held a minute of silence for Ebrahim Raisi after the Iranian president died in a helicopter crash.
Jacob Zuma, the former president of South Africa who stepped down in 2018, has been barred from running for Parliament due to a previous criminal conviction.
A mini-summit is set to be held this week in South Korea regarding the regulation and risks of artificial intelligence, and aims to build upon work done at last year's AI safety meeting in Britain.
Kosovo’s Cabinet has approved a draft law on renting a prison, 30 miles south of its capital Pristina, to Denmark to help the country with its overpopulated prison system.
Saudi Group, which represents Saudi Arabia's national airline Saudia and budget carrier Flyadeal, has ordered 105 new Airbus jets as part of the country's push to bring in more tourists.