A senior Russian military official was shot in Moscow early Friday and has been hospitalized, authorities said.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is calling a snap election Sunday, counting on her unusual popularity among fans who see the hardline conservative as someone who speaks her mind and can bring change.

The European Commission is weighing energy, financial services and trade sanctions against Russia as the Ukraine war enters its fifth year.

The Opening Ceremonies of the 2026 Winter Olympics featured four simultaneous events in four locations marking what organizers said was the most spread-out Games in history.

Mexican authorities have discovered bodies and remains in Sinaloa. They were found in the area of the ongoing search for 10 missing workers from a Canadian mine. The Attorney General’s

The U.S. military struck an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Pacific on Thursday, marking the 38th vessel to be struck over the last five months and the second this year.

Software stocks and the broader Nasdaq Composite rose more than 1% as dip-buyers rushed into the market after days of intense selling.

A suicide bomber targeted a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad during Friday prayers, killing 31 people and wounding at least 169 others, officials said, a rare bombing in Pakistan's capital as its Western-allied government struggles to rein in a surge in militant attacks across the country.