Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Wednesday that his administration would seek to promote spending on women's healthcare and other gender-specific interests.
Doctors Without Borders was forced to briefly shut down a hospital in Haiti amid a spike in violence. Another nearby hospital said they have seen a tenfold increase in gunshot wounds.
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and her center-right Reform Party have begun talks with two smaller parties to form a liberal coalition government.
The U.S. State Department renewed a warning for travelers heading to Mexico, saying some states are a Level 4: Do Not Travel, including Tamaulipas, where Matamoros is located.
Security forces fired tear gas canisters and flash grenades at mourners of Hamas militant Abdul Fattah Kharushah after they began protesting the Palestinian Authority.
The United States is imposing more sanctions on Iranian officials over women's rights abuses. Nationwide anti-government protests started Sept. 16 over the treatment of young women.
French officers have asked Lebanon to question two suspects for their involvement in a 1983 bombing in Beirut which killed dozens of French and American troops.
The investigation in Puerto Rico’s lone zoo where various animals died has been dropped. The remaining animals will be transferred to sanctuaries in the U.S. mainland.
A "divine" lightning strike lit up social media last month after it was photographed striking the head of the Christ the Redeemer statue that overlooks Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A Marine sniper testified about the moments leading up to the suicide blast at Kabul airport during the American evacuation, saying his warnings were ignored by leaders.
Families of the two surviving Americans identified them during interviews with local news outlets, detailing the relief they felt and the horror their loved ones experienced.
A mortar shell misfired during an army training session in India. The shell fell short of its target and killed three people in a nearby village instead.
Olena Zelenska, the first lady of Ukraine, visited the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday. She spoke before a packed ballroom on International Women's Day.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Ukraine's Bakhmut may fall to Russia "in the coming days" but did not confirm Russian claims that it has taken the eastern part of the city.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is facing her first crisis after taking office in October, after a migrant-packed vessel broke into pieces just off the shore of Italy.
Two dozen supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Kahn were arrested for defying a government rally ban. Police used water cannons and tear gas to break up the rallies.