Pope Francis said in an interview he wrote a resignation letter and gave it to the Vatican secretary of state in case health issues prevent him from carrying out his role.
Russia struck Kyiv with a wave of self-detonating drones on Monday, as residents were celebrating St. Nicholas Day, the first day of Ukraine's Christmas season.
The navies of China and Russia will hold joint naval drills in the East China Sea. Several warships and a submarine will be deployed by the Chinese military.
The U.S. State Department issued a travel advisory in October telling Americans to "reconsider travel" to Jamaica due to the high rate of violent crime in the country.
The Government of Peru reopened railways to allow some tourists stranded near Machu Picchu to get out of the area and to an aiport to fly out of the country.
The Vatican has removed a prominent pro-life activist priest from the clergy, accusing Frank Pavone of engaging in "blasphemous communication" on social media.
North Korea fired a pair of ballistic missiles toward South Korea on Sunday, marking its first weapons test in a month. Japanese officials said the missiles landed near its waters.
Police initially considered the deaths the result of a murder-suicide, but soon determined that Barry and Honey Sherman died in a "targeted" double murder.
A German official cited "material fatigue" as a possible cause of a 46-foot aquarium in Berlin rupturing, as a U.S. company that helped build it dispatches a team.
Missing person Ken DeLand Jr. expected to fly home Saturday after being reunited with his mother in Lyon, France, Public Prosecutor of Grenoble Eric Vaillant says
Protesters in Peru have shut down airports, roads and train stations as they demand the release of allegedly corrupt former President Pedro Castillo and immediate elections.
United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights Volker Türk expressed "serious concerns" about free speech on Twitter under the leadership of CEO Elon Musk.
A new model predicts China could suffer more than one million COVID deaths in 2023, following a decision by its government to lift tight restrictions that limited its spread.
At the time of the invasion, the plundering of the Iraq Museum's collection became the subject of debate on Washington's ability to maintain order in Iraq.
At the time of the invasion, the plundering of the Iraq Museum's collection became the subject of debate on Washington's ability to maintain order in Iraq.
Iran was voted off the U.N.'s Commission on the Status of Women on Wednesday, but some critics claim that the world body must do more to punish Tehran.
One expert says the $350 billion frozen in Russia currency should be used for the reconstruction and defense of Ukraine if lawmakers from around the world can be persuaded to change the law for how such money is used.
A wildfire in October that started on a cattle ranch but spread to Rano Raraku, where some of the famous moai statues are located, damaged some of the statues.