The Israeli military said it had carried out a warning strike against “extremists” preparing to attack members of the Druse religious minority.

There was no immediate comment from the American military about the joint operation, the first since President Trump took office.

Nowhere in the world is the Roman Catholic Church growing faster than in Africa, a continent Francis showered with attention.

Nothing defines Vietnam more right now than the desire to be seen anew, to have the country and its people recognized for their strengths.

Nigel Farage, a right-wing populist ally of President Trump, has been touring England ahead of local elections, hoping to convert a polling surge for his party into power.

Many undocumented Afghan migrants have Pakistani spouses and have lived in the country for years. Nevertheless, the government says they must leave.

The former central banker successfully convinced voters that he was the right candidate to confront President Trump’s trade war and threats to annex the country.

Russian forces launched 100 attack drones across Ukraine overnight, hours after President Vladimir V. Putin ordered a unilateral three-day cease-fire starting on May 8.

Electricity was back in most of the two countries almost 18 hours after a blackout that shut down much of daily life. The cause of the outage remained unclear.