Russian ⁠President ​Vladimir Putin on Monday announced a two-day ⁠ceasefire in ‌the ‌war with Ukraine to observe the anniversary ⁠of the ‌defeat ⁠of Nazi Germany in World War ‌II

Actor-turned-politician Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam wins 108 seats in Tamil Nadu's 2026 assembly election.

Ukrainian drones are regularly hitting targets deep inside Russia, reaching to the Ural Mountains and communities where most people had seen the war as a distant problem.

The U.S. military said it launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people Monday. The Trump administration’s campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has persisted since early September and killed at least 188 people in total.

A branch of the Catholic church has expressed concern over reports that Israel is demolishing civilian and religious buildings in southern Lebanon. The Council of Melkite Greek Catholic Bishops

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio expects a "frank" meeting withPope Leo during a visit to the Vatican this week, the ​U.S. ambassador said on Tuesday, after President Donald Trump took a fresh pot-shot at the pope for ‌criticising the U.

Arrests and executions in Iran have been on the rise since the start of the regional war triggered by a U.S.-Israeli attack on Feb. 28.

President Donald Trump’s attempts to punish criticism, like that from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, seem to be delivering diminishing returns in Europe.