According to a source close to the Iranian rapper, Toomaj Salehi has reportedly been subjected to severe torture in prison after being abducted by regime forces over a month ago.

Within two years, Sweden — the formerly neutral Nordic country that's soon to join NATO — will meet the western military alliance's often-debated defence spending target of two per cent of gross d...

The federal government is looking at helping to secure the release of 19 Canadian women and children being held in northeastern Syria, a newly filed court document says.

Canada managed to resolve its most pressing complaint about the Buy-American provisions in the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act. But the Europeans are still steaming over what it could mean for electric v...

Referred to as Qatar’s first person to come out publicly as gay, Dr. Nasser Mohamed thought having the World Cup on his home soil was the perfect opportunity to shed light on the country’s mistrea...

Police have arrested a 33-year-old man in the fatal shooting of rapper Takeoff, who was killed last month outside a bowling alley in Houston.

The Prince and Princess of Wales wrapped up their three-day trip to Boston with the awarding of the Earthshot Prizes. Their visit, focused on environmental causes, has been mostly well received, even ...

U.S. prosecutors on Thursday asked a judge to dismiss bank fraud and other charges against Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of China's Huawei Technologies whose 2018 arrest strained relations...

A former Texas police officer who shot and wounded a 17-year-old as the teen put his car in reverse while eating a hamburger has been indicted by a grand jury on two counts of aggravated assault by a ...

One of the longest-running battles in Russia's war on Ukraine is in the Donbas city of Bakhmut, where Russian forces have suffered immense losses for months trying to break Ukrainian positions. ...

In the southern region of India, dozens of schools are allowing girls to wear the same uniform as boys in a move to further gender equality and inspire confidence in the girls.

The baguette has been added to the United Nations’ cultural heritage list, delighting bakers around the world. But at least one bread expert says he’s feeling downright crusty about the decision.Â...

A U.S. federal appeals court on Thursday ended an independent review of documents seized from former president Donald Trump's Florida estate, removing a hurdle the Justice Department said had delayed ...

Russian shelling cut off power in much of the recently liberated Ukrainian city of Kherson on Thursday, just days after it was restored amid Moscow's ongoing drive to destroy key civilian infrastructu...

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday used the first state visit of his presidency to demonstrate unity with France's Emmanuel Macron on Ukraine, show willingness to speak to Russia's Vladimir Putin an...

The United Nations and partners are appealing for a record $51.5 billion US in aid money for 2023, with tens of millions of additional people expected to need assistance.

More Chinese cities eased anti-virus restrictions and police patrolled their streets Thursday as the government tried to defuse public anger over some of the world's most stringent COVID-19 measures a...

New York City posted a job listing this week seeking someone to lead its long-running battle against rats. The official job title is "director of rodent mitigation," although it was promptly dubbed th...

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has ordered all of Kyiv's embassies abroad to "urgently" strengthen security, a Ukrainian ministry spokesperson has said, after a series of letter bombs were found in Sp...

Eight-year-old Henry Dynov-Teixeira dressed as a Buckingham Palace guard for Halloween this year. He re-used the costume to meet the Prince and Princess of Wales and present them with flowers during t...