In Milan, the hub of the Winter Games, the atmosphere seems subdued, while the small towns hosting mountain events are seeing enthusiastic crowds.

Despite doubts over Washington’s commitment to European security, the alliance enhances American national interests, a bipartisan group of 16 high-level former officials wrote in a joint letter.

In a war where drones are synonymous with destruction, some are also used to drop care packages to Ukraine’s frontline soldiers.

It is common for people to leave their belongings when they step away in South Korea. But some customers created a minor furor by occupying seats at a store without physically being there.

At the vanguard of Gen Z movements, protesters in Bangladesh ousted the prime minister in 2024. They now face the hard reality of winning change through elections.

Several athletes have found themselves caught up in controversies over musical choices before and during one of the biggest competitions of their careers.

After publishing more than 20 books and winning a Nobel Prize, the Turkish author fought to bring a celebrated novel to the screen — on his own terms.

Police identified the suspect of a shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia that has shocked a country where such acts of violence are rare.

The 18-year-old fatally shot her mother and stepbrother as well as seven people at the school, including one person who died on the way to the hospital.

The authoritarian clerical regime in Tehran came to power in 1979. Today, it presides over a country that is deeply polarized and under threat of an American attack.