Bucking the anti-immigration trend in British politics, remote areas of Scotland would like to attract foreign workers to offset declining local populations.

Brazil, which is hosting the 30th U.N. Climate Change Conference this month, wants to show the world it is a leader in safeguarding the planet. Its record tells a more complicated story.

Tens of thousands of people evacuated before the storm brought heavy rain and flooding. But many others were trapped in homes and buildings.

In a country where political purges are frequent, Mr. Kim was a notable exception and served three generations of its dynastic rulers.

Thousands of people who witnessed atrocities have tried to escape El Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region since paramilitary fighters seized that city in late October.

Rescue workers were trying to remove the man from the debris at the medieval tower, but said it was a dangerous operation. Another man was seriously injured in the collapse.

The 6.3-magnitude quake struck near Mazar-i-Sharif, a northern city known for its magnificent Blue Mosque, which suffered damage.

A new kind of Mideast peace process is underway, as a determined Trump administration and its allies in the Muslim world seek to broaden a tenuous cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.

Emmanuel Carrère’s best sellers on Russia grew out of a deep affection. Since Moscow invaded Ukraine, he has traveled to the war-torn country to rethink his views.

A team that faced seemingly insurmountable odds wins its first championship, with wider ramifications for the role women play in public life.