The former mayor of a small town in the Philippines was found guilty of human trafficking and sentenced to life...

Mount Semeru, one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, erupted on Wednesday, spewing fast-moving hot clouds of volcanic ash and debris...

This week, a pilgrim to the tomb of the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco wheeled a camouflage duffel bag of plastic...

It was a crisp autumn morning in the northern Japanese region of Akita, and people were on edge. Commuters —...

Omar El Akkad’s “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This,” a brief, searing indictment of American and European...

Zohran Mamdani, who ran for mayor of New York City in part on a promise to stand up to President...

For years, U.S. executives have traveled to Saudi Arabia in hopes of tapping its deep wealth to fund their businesses...

A Democratic congresswoman from Florida was charged on Wednesday with stealing federal disaster funds and using the money to support...

A Crowded, Smiling Star As a 7-year-old in Cyprus, I found the death of my fellow 7-year-old dog, Jumbo, incomprehensible....

The House on Wednesday voted to repeal a measure that creates a new legal avenue for senators to sue the...

A bumper earnings report from the chipmaker Nvidia boosted stocks in Asia on Thursday as it helped to ease anxieties...

Jessica Martinez was about 12 years old when she stopped using relaxers for her textured hair. In the roughly two...

Month-old photographs of a comet do not typically fuel conspiracy theories of an imminent alien invasion. But this is not...

Retired Colonel Robert L. Stirm, an Air Force pilot whose return home to his family after more than five years...

The political events of the last year have intensified debates around issues that affect our daily lives — in our...