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Chile will begin budgeting for the costs of fighting climate change, Finance Minister Felipe Larrain announced Tuesday, as receding glaciers and drought put a squeeze…

Croatia’s Foreign Ministry has suspended a senior diplomat whose posts on Facebook have been described as racist. Foreign Minister Gordan Grlic says Elizabeta Madjarevic has…

Jeffrey Epstein signed a will just two days before he killed himself in jail, new court records show, opening a new legal front in what…

The “fundamentals” of the U.S. economy are solid, the White House asserted, invoking an ill-fated political declaration of a decade ago amid mounting concern that…

It’s no secret U.S. President Donald Trump can sometimes be nicer to his country’s perceived enemies than its friends. But Trump’s unorthodox negotiating style appears…

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam says she hopes Sunday’s peaceful march through the streets of the Chinese territory marks a turning point in the…

The United States is warning entities in the Mediterranean against working with an Iranian-flagged oil tanker now moving through the region after being freed from…

Three stone pillars were placed Monday near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, marking the final step in a $2 million effort to memorialize…

Brazilian states containing the country’s Amazon rainforest said they want to negotiate directly with European nations who fund projects to curb deforestation after changes proposed…

Bangladesh will work with the United Nations refugee agency to determine if more than 3,000 Rohingya refugees will accept Myanmar’s offer to return home, an…

Being president of the United States comes with numerous perks and the fringe benefits continue decades after the nation’s chief executives exit the White House….

Women, peace and security are on the agenda at a military conference in Ghana this week, where experts say deploying women into peacekeeping forces will…

The United Nations is paying special tribute on World Humanitarian Day to the tens of thousands of women who risk their lives to provide life-saving…

In the eyes of critics, Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to bar two Democratic congresswomen at the request of President Donald Trump is the latest reckless gamble…

Democratic U.S. Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan plan to host a news conference Monday afternoon on travel restrictions to Israel…

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are commemorating the 30th anniversary of the “Pan-European Picnic,” an event on the border of…

Italy’s ruling League party would seek tax cuts in the 2020 budget by rising the country’s deficit a little bit, its economics spokesman said on…

Thousands of protesters in Indonesia’s West Papua province have set fire to a local parliament building.  Vice Gov. of West Papua province Mohammad Lakotani said…

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he has spoken with Apple Inc’s Chief Executive Tim Cook about the impact of U.S. tariffs on…

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would likely wait until after Israel’s Sept. 17 elections to release a peace plan for the region…

Violence was largely averted in Portland, Oregon, where police established concrete barriers, closed streets and bridges, and seized a multitude of weapons to preempt clashes…

Thousands of people were left homeless when a fire raged through a slum in Bangladesh’s capital city, Dhaka. “According to our investigation committee 1,200 shanties…

Secret British government documents have warned of serious disruptions across the country in the event that the U.K. leaves the European Union without a trade…

Last week, militants affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) terror group stormed into a Christian village in northern Mozambique, burning houses and forcing residents to…