The country, which has one of Europe’s highest smoking rates, is also resisting a wider push for outdoor bans.

A decade since the United States and Cuba restored diplomatic relations — which many believed would transform the island — Cuba is in its worst crisis since Fidel Castro took power.

A decade since the United States and Cuba restored diplomatic relations — which many believed would transform the island — Cuba is in its worst crisis since Fidel Castro took power.

Sixteen young people evacuated from Gaza for treatment of dire injuries. Months later, they face new lives in an unfamiliar country.

In his first term, Donald Trump denigrated African nations, but leaders there are hopeful his return will bring more investment and less pressure to uphold democracy and human rights.

Amid an outcry for justice and accountability and threats online, a once-dominant group is feeling deep anxiety after the ouster of Syria’s dictator.

As the president awaits an impeachment trial, the country’s interim leader may face an ousting of his own. The currency has plunged as the crisis has deepened.

The Iranian-backed militia has launched attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea and against Israel.

Syria’s new government is searching for a senior official from the Assad dictatorship and for military forces loyal to the ousted president.

Russian aviation authorities said the Azerbaijan Airlines plane had hit a flock of birds. But some experts cast doubt on that account, pointing to footage showing apparent holes in the fuselage.