Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group agreed to halt the heavy fighting in southern Lebanon that had threatened to unravel an interim peace agreement between the United States and Iran.

Cambodia’s Supreme Court has upheld the incitement conviction of prominent opposition politician Rong Chhun but suspended the remainder of his prison sentence, allowing him to remain free while barring him from politics for years.

About a hundred Colombian guerrilla dissidents have surrendered their weapons as part of a peace process with President Gustavo Petro's government.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he will fight attempts by rival Andy Burnham to oust him from office.

Cuba's Communist Party has approved an emergency economic package with unprecedented free-market measures.

Many Lebanese from the country's south hope the U.S.-Iran deal marks the start of better times.

Authorities in Niger say that an attack at the airport in Niger’s capital has killed 11 soldiers and two civilians, while 22 of the attackers have been killed by security forces.

Ukraine has hit a major Moscow oil refinery for the second time in a week, disrupting hundreds of flights at the capital's airports.

More than 10 million people are victims of the harshest acts of violence in Colombia's six decades of armed conflict.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a six-month Pentagon review of American forces in Europe.

Keir Starmer's future as Britain's prime minister is on the line in a special election in Makerfield in northwest England.

Taiwan's top diplomat in the U.S. says the island needs American weapons to bolster its self-defense against the growing threat from China.

Russians President Vladimir Putin hosted leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, seeking to bolster business and other ties with members of the regional bloc.

French President Emmanuel Macron is urging the U.S. not to keep cutting-edge AI to itself, calling for global cooperation on AI regulation.

Leaders of both the U.S. and Iran have signed a memorandum of agreement on ending the war in Iran.

Police in Vietnam have seized more than 400 cats in a major bust of an animal theft ring last week.

Whenever Ebola comes, some of those stricken choose the road to the nearest hospital.

Sudan's women's national soccer team has made its first international appearance since civil war erupted in the country.

A shadowy figure known as El Money orchestrated arson attacks in London linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Iran’s top diplomat says the tentative deal to end the war with the United States would require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon — a condition Israel has already rejected and that could sink the agreement.

Group of Seven leaders are meeting for talks on Russia’s war in Ukraine and U.S. President Donald Trump's tentative deal with Iran.

The International Energy Agency says Southeast Asia’s power sector is too open to risks from its dependence on imports of oil and gas from a limited number of suppliers.

Economists and industry analysts say that even after oil starts flowing again from the Middle East, it could take awhile for the Iran war's effects on consumer prices to recede.

President Donald Trump and G7 leaders are focusing on the Ukraine war and Trump is considering reimposing sanctions soon on Russian oil shipments.