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Secretary of Defense Ash Carter made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan Friday, a trip that comes amid major questions regarding the future of America's 15-year-long mission there.

Gisele stands behind a tall plant with vibrant pink flowers. Her face is hidden, her hands are raised toward the sky. Marie sits in a riverbed while her white dress floats in the water. You can see the goosebumps on her skin. Viviane lies in a patch of sun with a journal resting on her face.

British journalist John Cantlie appears in a new ISIS propaganda video recently recorded in Mosul, Iraq, Iraqi security officials told CNN.

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake has hit close to the Solomon Islands, according to the US Geological Survey. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami watch for Hawaii.

It's been ravaged by violence for years, and if Aleppo falls now it could mark a turning point in Syria's civil war.

The US and Russia's top diplomats are meeting to discuss ways to end the bombing of Aleppo, allow safe passage of those who want to flee the war-torn northern Syrian city and deliver humanitarian aid to its remaining residents, according to senior State Department officials.

As the Syrian army continues to fight its way through the old city of Aleppo, the tide of those fleeing for their lives has become a raging flood, an avalanche.

It's the tallest land-based mammal in the world.

Air pollution in Paris has hit dangerous levels prompting city officials to curb car use and make public transport free of charge until Friday.

France's far-right party leader, Marine Le Pen, said children of illegal immigrants should be refused a free education.

After years of deforestation and drought as a result of climate change, Sudan's rich biodiversity is under threat and drought has hindered the fight against hunger.

Walmart's subsidiary announced Wednesday night it's going to add 10,000 jobs in Mexico over the next three years.

Egypt has brought into effect an amended law that toughens penalties on those who perform female genital mutilation, a practice that reportedly affects over 90% of Egyptian women, the health ministry announced.

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has accused Saudi Arabia, a longstanding British ally in the Middle East, of engaging in proxy wars, "puppeteering" and "abusing religion" in the pursuit of its political objectives.

Nine days before the US presidential election, Russian TV anchor Dmitry Kiselev ranted about America's "democracy:" Millions of "dead souls" voting! Voters bused around a city, casting ballots eight to ten times! Biggest scandal in history!

Wealthy Russians are looking to spend big on U.S. real estate in the wake of Donald Trump's election victory.

Michael Jordan just gained some serious ground in his battle with a Chinese sportswear company over the use of his name in the world's most populous country.

Syrian government troops now control most of the neighborhoods in the old city of Aleppo after days of fierce fighting against rebel forces, with only small pockets remaining in opposition hands.

Israel's parliament voted Wednesday in favor of a bill that could legalize dozens of Israeli outposts in the West Bank, in the first of three readings.