Government forces have seized a strategic town in eastern Syria, intensifying their push against Kurdish-led forces east of the Euphrates River

The killings occurred a day after gang member inmates took 46 people hostage in three prisons across the country, officials said.

A complete shutdown of communications has made finding an accurate count impossible. The number may still go higher.

Ukrainian drone strikes damaged energy networks in Russia-occupied parts of southern Ukraine, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power on Sunday, according to Kremlin-installed authorities there.

President Yoweri Museveni told the nation on Sunday that his landslide victory in Uganda's election showed the dominance of his party, which has governed this east African country for four decades. Museveni said a day after he was declared the winner that the result gave “a good taste of the strength” of his party,

China's economic growth slowed to a three-year low in the fourth quarter as domestic demand softened, and while the full-year pace hit Beijing's target, trade tensions and structural imbalances pose significant risks to the outlook.

Brahim Diaz missed a 114th-minute penalty for Morocco as Senegal in the AFCON final that included a chaotic player-led protest.

Firefighters in Karachi are battling a blaze at a multistory shopping plaza that erupted overnight, killing six people, including a firefighter