The trial of Evan Gershkovich, the first American journalist to be arrested on espionage charges in Russia since the Cold War, began Wednesday morning in a closed hearing that has been condemned by his newspaper and the United States. Gershkovich, 32, was arrested while reporting for the Wall Street Journal,…
A high risk of famine persists in Gaza and the situation “remains catastrophic” as the war between Israel and…
Pollsters were surprised by the burst of populism in 2016, but many now think they shouldn’t have been. In…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was released from a British prison and was making his way back to his home…
Kenya is in the grip of nationwide protests against proposed tax hikes, culminating in a planned “total shutdown” of…
Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the government to draft ultra-Orthodox Jews into the military, delivering a blow to…
A mixed martial arts fighter and relatives of a regional official were among the gunmen who carried out attacks…
China’s Chang’e-6 lunar module returned to Earth Tuesday, successfully completing its historic mission to collect the first ever samples…