The White House has announced a trade agreement with Indonesia.

El Salvador and Mexico have reported major cocaine seizures at sea this week, as U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats leave 11 people dead.

The United Nations says the United States has paid about $160 million of the nearly $4 billion it owes, and President Donald Trump is promising more money to the financially strapped world organization.

India’s prime minister has put AI rivals Sam Altman and Dario Amodei in an awkward spotlight at a summit in New Delhi.

Venezuela’s acting president has signed into law an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of politicians, activists, lawyers and many others.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office that is centered on his close relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The U.S. trade deficit slipped modestly in 2025, a year in which President Donald Trump upended global commerce by slapping double digit tariffs on imports from most countries.

President Donald Trump is in Georgia Thursday for a trip designed to help boost Republicans’ political standing heading into the midterms.

The former Prince Andrew is the first senior British royal in modern history to be arrested by police.

The Palestinian Health Ministry and a witness say that Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank shot and killed a Palestinian-American in an attack on a village.

The former Prince Andrew was arrested and held for hours by British police on suspicion of misconduct in public office related to his links to Jeffrey Epstein.

Iran held annual military drills with Russia as a second American aircraft carrier drew closer to the Middle East.

U.N.-backed investigators say Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have carried out a campaign in the city of el-Fasher in the Darfur region that shows “hallmarks of genocide” against non-Arab communities.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pitched India as a major hub for artificial intelligence, built at home and used worldwide.

The same travertine quarries near Rome that built St. Peter’s Basilica and the Colosseum are still being dug out today, providing the distinctive pock-marked rock to build a new generation of churches, temples and mosques worldwide.

A Frenchman who seemed like a beloved teacher in Morocco now faces accusations of decades of abuse.

Verona hosts the Milan Cortina Winter Games closing ceremony in its ancient Arena di Verona on Sunday.

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to life in prison for his brief imposition of martial law to suppress the opposition.

When U.S. hockey defender Laila Edwards skated onto the Olympic ice ahead of Thursday’s gold medal win against Canada, she immediately scanned the stands for the real MVP.

President Donald Trump has announced at the inaugural Board of Peace meeting that nine members have agreed to pledge $7 billion toward a Gaza relief package.

U.S. stocks fell, while oil prices climbed.

Federal investigators say a veteran agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration took cash to push fraudulent visa applications through the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic.

A new study shows hot, dry and windy weather that fuels extreme wildfires has nearly tripled worldwide in 45 years.

A delegation of U.S. senators is returning from a trip to Ukraine.

Pope Leo XIV has opened the church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday.

A surprise participant in Wednesday’s action at the Milan Cortina Olympics had four legs and zero concern for race times.

Residente and Bad Bunny are joining forces on a new film that tells Puerto Rico’s story through historical drama.

José María Balcázar has become Peru's new interim president, replacing another interim leader who was removed over corruption allegations just four months into his term.

Members of the United Nations Security Council are calling for the Gaza ceasefire deal to become permanent and blasting Israeli efforts to expand control in the West Bank as a threat to prospects of a two-state solution.

British police forces are working together to assess potential crimes revealed in documents from the U.S. Justice Department’s investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Gabon has suspended access to social media and digital platforms throughout the central African nation until further notice as critics accuse the country’s leader of crackdown on dissent.

The Cuban foreign minister is visiting Moscow as the island faces blackouts and severe fuel shortages worsened by a U.

Benfica player Gianluca Prestianni has denied racially insulting Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior during a Champions League match when he covered his mouth with his jersey.

Paris prosecutors have opened two new investigations tied to Jeffrey Epstein, and they call on possible victims in France to come forward.

A private Indian university has been booted from a top artificial intelligence summit in New Delhi after one of its staffers displayed a a commercially available robotic dog made in China, claiming it was the university’s own innovation.

The latest U.S.-brokered talks between envoys from Moscow and Kyiv over Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine have ended with no sign of a breakthrough.

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte says she will seek the presidency in the 2028 elections.

Britain’s House of Lords is facing scrutiny as an indirect result of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Team USA skiers Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin, along with Italy’s Federica Brignone, are among the many skiers who have expressed concern during these Olympic Games about the accelerating melt of the world’s glaciers.

The U.S. stock market ticked higher, led by its most influential stock, Nvidia.

A marine researcher says he has video evidence of the first recorded shark in the Antarctic Ocean.

Artificial intelligence is spreading fast across India, and people already use it to work quicker and cheaper.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says she hopes to deepen her relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump.

An immigration judge has dismissed the Trump administration’s deportation case against Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian graduate student and Columbia protest leader.

Mark Zuckerberg and opposing lawyers dueled in a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday, where the Meta CEO answered questions about young people’s use of Instagram, his congressional testimony and internal advice he’s received to be “authentic” and not “robotic.”.

Brazilian snowboarder Pat Burgener feels complete when he combines his love of the halfpipe with his passion for music.

The U.S. military says it's carried out strikes on three boats accused of smuggling drugs in Latin American waters.

Peru’s Congress has voted to remove interim President José Jerí from office as he faces corruption allegations.

Gisèle Pelicot has released a memoir that recounts her drugging and mass rape case and sends a powerful message of hope and support to victims of sexual abuse.

Bangladesh’s new prime minister has been sworn in after his party’s landslide win in parliamentary elections last week, the country’s first since the massive 2024 uprising.

Russian and Ukrainian delegations are meeting in Geneva for U.S.-brokered talks although both sides are far apart on issues such as land, security and a possible ceasefire.

Officials in northeastern Spain say a fire that broke out in a top-floor storage room at an apartment building in northeastern Spain has killed five children who were trapped inside the room.

Iran has announced the temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz for live fire military drills.

A quiet finish for U.S. stocks masked big swings underneath the surface.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government will not repatriate from Syria a group of 34 women and children with alleged ties to the militant Islamic State group.

People are celebrating the Lunar New Year with prayers, fireworks and street festivals for the Year of the Horse.

X faces a new EU privacy investigation after its Grok chatbot generated nonconsensual deepfake images on the platform.

Austria has won the first Olympic men’s super team ski jumping event.

Canadian bobsledder Shaquille Anfernee Murray-Lawrence was named after two basketball stars.

Austrian prosecutors are charging a 21-year-old man who they say planned to attack Taylor Swift’s Vienna concerts.

Israeli prosecutors say on Monday they plan to charge a settler in the killing of a Palestinian activist during a confrontation that was caught on video.

An injured seabird sought help by pecking on a German hospital’s emergency room door.

Israeli producer Dana Eden, best known for co-creating the Emmy-winning drama “Tehran,” has died suddenly in Greece.

Former U.S. President Barack Obama has clarified comments he made about alien life on a podcast over the weekend.

A Ukrainian delegation is heading to Geneva for another round of U.S.-brokered talks with Russian officials, days before next week’s fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor.

Iran's top diplomat has held talks with the U.N. nuclear watchdog in Geneva before a second round of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran.

Marco Rubio is backing Viktor Orbán ahead of Hungary’s April election during a visit to Budapest.

More than a decade before he became the country’s first president, George Washington was leading a critical campaign in the early days of the American Revolution.

A man accused of killing 15 people in a mass shooting at a Jewish festival on Sydney’s Bondi Beach has appeared in court for the first time since his release from the hospital.

India is hosting a major AI summit in New Delhi this week, as it pushes to shape global rules and show its own AI ambitions.

Global markets have mostly advanced but Japan's Nikkei 225 dipped ahead of Lunar New Year holidays after new data showed weaker-than-expected economic growth in the latest quarter.

President Donald Trump says that members of his newly created Board of Peace have pledged $5 billion toward rebuilding Gaza and will commit thousands of personnel to international stabilization and police forces for the territory.

Israel is beginning a land registration process in the occupied West Bank that critics say can shift large areas into state control.

Iranian state media reports that Iran’s top diplomat is traveling to Geneva where the second round of nuclear negotiations with the U.S. will take place.

The U.S. military says it's boarded another sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean.

A top European Union official has rejected the notion that Europe faces “civilizational erasure,” pushing back at criticism of the continent by the Trump administration.

A Ukrainian drone attack hit a Russian Black Sea port as diplomats prepare for fresh U.S.-brokered peace talks.

Nasser Hospital in Gaza has condemned the decision by Doctors Without Borders to suspend most work at the facility due to concerns over armed men in the compound.

Larry the cat is marking 15 years as Britain’s Chief Mouser at 10 Downing Street, a symbol of stability in turbulent political times.

The Swiss Foreign Ministry says Iran and the United States will hold a second round of talks over Tehran’s nuclear program this week.

With Brazil entering the joyous throes of Carnival, Alpine ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen has given it another reason to celebrate: an Olympic gold medal at the Winter Games.

Dozens of dogs dressed as alligators, fairies and superheroes have gathered at a Rio de Janeiro Carnival street party as their owners protested cruelty against pets.

The U.S. military is reporting a series of strikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria.

Doctors Without Borders says it has suspended some operations at one of Gaza's largest functioning hospitals after patients and staff said they witnessed armed, masked men in parts of the compound.

Five European countries say Russia poisoned Alexei Navalny with a rare toxin linked to poison dart frogs.

About 250,000 people have demonstrated against Iran’s government on the sidelines of a gathering of world leaders in Germany.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has offered a reassuring message to America’s allies.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked his international allies for their support but suggested there was still questions remaining over the future security guarantees for his country.

A month after Iran launched a crackdown on nationwide protests, widespread arrests are roiling the country.

The U.S. military says it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the Caribbean Sea.

A federal judge says the U.S. government has to bring a Babson College freshman back after officials deported her to Honduras.

The U.S. women’s curling team was surprised to learn that their defeat of Canada marked an Olympic first.

Rio de Janeiro has kicked off Carnival celebrations as the mayor hands the city key to King Momo for a playful five-day reign.

Ilia Malinin crashed out of the Olympic figure skating podium after a disastrous free skate and Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan takes a shocking gold medal.

Norwegian biathlete Strula Holm Laegreid won his second bronze medal of the Milan Cortina Olympics — three days after making an unexpected personal confession during a post-race interview.

Envoys from Russia and Ukraine are to meet for a new round of U.S.-brokered talks in Geneva next week as both sides keep fighting and trading long-range strikes.

Dubai has replaced the longtime head of DP World after emails linked him to Jeffrey Epstein.

A new AP-NORC poll finds that Trump's recent push to seize control of Greenland is divisive even within his own party.

China is getting ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year, and the festivities will include robots.

Britain’s High Court has ruled that the government’s decision to outlawed the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful.