International News

3:57 PM on Wednesday, December 3

A man alleged to be the founder and leader of a Haitian gang has been sentenced to life in prison for orchestrating the kidnapping of 17 people, including five children, who were on a missionary trip to the Caribbean country

2:03 PM on Wednesday, December 3

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on alleged affiliates of the Tren de Aragua gang

1:12 PM on Wednesday, December 3

Russian media report that an American imprisoned after being convicted of beating a police officer had his sentence extended when he was found guilty of assaulting prison guards

12:47 PM on Wednesday, December 3

Exclusive drone footage obtained by The Associated Press shows a devastated Ukrainian town nearly encircled by Russian forces near the city that Moscow this week claimed to now control

11:39 AM on Wednesday, December 3

Lebanon’s prime minister says his country is “far from” diplomatic normalization or economic relations with Israel

10:14 AM on Wednesday, December 3

Chile has passed a bill outlawing the use of mobile phones and other smart devices during classes at elementary and middle schools

9:45 AM on Wednesday, December 3

Decorated Native American veteran Charles Shay has died at age 101 in France

7:35 AM on Wednesday, December 3

A resistance group in Myanmar has reportedly detained a candidate for the election scheduled for later this month

6:33 AM on Wednesday, December 3

The death toll from a high-rise apartment fire in Hong Kong has risen to 159

4:24 AM on Wednesday, December 3

Ukraine and its European allies have accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of feigning interest in peace efforts after five hours of talks with U.S. envoys at the Kremlin produced no breakthrough

12:04 AM on Wednesday, December 3

Southeast Asia has been hit by unusually severe floods this year, with late storms killing more than 1,400 people and leaving hundreds missing across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand

12:04 AM on Wednesday, December 3

Amnesty International has accused Sudan's Rapid Support Forces of committing war crimes in Darfur

11:50 PM on Tuesday, December 2

The Trump administration is pausing immigration applications, including green cards, for people from 19 countries previously banned from travel

11:03 PM on Tuesday, December 2

Malaysia's transport ministry has announced that a private firm will resume the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 later this month

8:10 PM on Tuesday, December 2

French President Emmanuel Macron has landed in Beijing for a three-day visit to China focused on trade talks and global crises

2:06 PM on Tuesday, December 2

Dressed in traditional Palestinian prints and a suit, Eman Hassan Lawwa and Hikmat Lawwa walked hand-in-hand past the crumbled buildings of southern Gaza in a line of couples dressed exactly the same as them

11:35 AM on Tuesday, December 2

Pope Leo XIV has shared his thoughts during the conclave that elected him, saying he resigned himself to the inevitable and put the rest in God’s hands

9:00 AM on Tuesday, December 2

The wife of former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández says he has been released from prison following a pardon from President Donald Trump

4:58 AM on Tuesday, December 2

Bulgaria’s government has withdrawn a controversial budget proposal after protests erupted into clashes with police

10:41 PM on Monday, December 1

Hong Kong is setting up an independent committee to investigate a deadly fire that burned seven apartment buildings and killed at least 156 people