President Masoud Pezeshkian expressed sympathy for protesters’ economic pain, but said the state must respond to “rioters.” Rights groups reported a big spike in the death toll.

The takeover ended one of the worst outbreaks of violence between the central government and the Kurdish-led forces since the end of the civil war just over a year ago.

Tzachi Braverman, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief of staff, was detained for questioning on Sunday over accusations that he sought to impede an investigation.

The U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro has divided the region. But every nation wants to avoid being next.

The U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro has divided the region. But every nation wants to avoid being next.

President Claudia Sheinbaum and her inner circle have been grappling with the right tone to strike in the country’s response to the Venezuela strike for fear of antagonizing the White House.

Pavel Talankin was a school events coordinator and videographer. When Russia overhauled the curriculum to make students into patriotic soldiers, he kept his camera rolling. The footage became an Oscar-nominated film.

Required lessons are heavy on militarism and pro-Russian, anti-Ukrainian propaganda. Some people make an arduous escape, partly to avoid the indoctrination.

For decades, an Arctic archipelago called Svalbard has served as a rare refuge of international cooperation. Those days are over.

A simmering dispute between the neighbors, who share one of the largest land borders in the world, has escalated with diplomatic protests and a sports boycott.