The higher tempo of Ukrainian strikes has fueled discontent among Russians, but it is far from clear that it will change the Kremlin’s calculus about the war.

Thailand is suspending new gun permits and tightening its firearm controls after last week’s deadly school shooting, in which a 14-year-old boy killed eight people before turning the gun on himself.

A former U.S. Marine who spent more than four years in prison on disputed charges and believed to be seriously ill has been released by Russia, a U.S. Senator said Tuesday. Robert Gilman “has finally been released by the Russian government and is on his way home to the United States,

At least six people were killed Tuesday when Houthi militia attacked a cargo ship with missiles in the Red Sea, the Yemeni government said.

A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria’s 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead.

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Wednesday ​he had won a confidence vote of ruling party ‌lawmakers, after he called a meeting to address increased speculation about his leadership months away from a general election.

Hiroshi Okuda, the former chief executive of Toyota, who led the Japanese automaker’s stellar rise in global markets, has died

Human Rights Watch and three other advocacy groups have sued the Trump administration to challenge its campaign against the International Criminal Court.