Christians are still the largest religious minority in the Middle East, the region where Jesus was born, lived and died, but the community is shrinking.

Rain caused by Cyclone Senyar prompted deadly flooding and landslides in Indonesia and Thailand. Effects from a separate cyclone in Sri Lanka killed nearly 200.

King said he was told as a child that his father was part Cherokee. A genealogist traced his paternal lineage and found no Indigenous ancestry.

Japan’s famous akoya pearls have never been more in demand but, as seas warm and younger generations move to the city, the industry’s future is uncertain.

Afghanistan and Pakistan appear headed toward a new military escalation.

The Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago are hosting U.S. forces and facilities. Grenada is considering it.

A pontiff who listens more than he speaks, the 70-year-old Chicagoan is positioning himself as an antidote to an era of towering egos.

His intellectually challenging and verbally dazzling works, including “Arcadia” and “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” were among the most acclaimed and oft-performed plays of the last half-century.

Beset by scandal at home and under U.S. pressure to reach a deal to end the Russian invasion, Volodymyr Zelensky is facing one of the most hazardous moments of his presidency.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.

Mohammed Zaber Ibrahim was arrested in the West Bank as a 15-year-old and charged with throwing rocks at Israeli vehicles — an allegation he denies.