North Korea says it tested new solid-fuel long-range missile for first time

North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency issued the report a day after the country’s neighbors detected a launch of a long-range missile from near Pyongyang.

Videos show kidnapping of Monica DeLeon Barba in Mexico

A video released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Thursday morning appears to show the moments surrounding the abduction of a Bay Area woman in Mexico.

Biden urges Northern Ireland to sustain peace, reap gains

President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Northern Ireland must “not go back” to the violence that scarred it for years before a U.S.-brokered peace deal 25 years ago, nudging politicians to resolve a political crisis that has left this part of the United Kingdom without a functioning government.

Brittney Griner working on memoir about Russian captivity

Griner was arrested last year at the airport in Moscow on drug-related charges and detained for nearly 10 months, much of that time in prison.

Russia's Shiveluch volcano erupts, spewing dust and ash into the sky

The eruption early Tuesday of Shiveluch, one of Kamchatka’s most active volcanoes, spewed clouds of dust 20 kilometers (65,600 feet) into the sky.

Leaked US intel shows Russia's ties to UAE

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the possible release of Pentagon documents that were posted on several social media sites.

US finds WSJ reporter arrested in Russia is wrongfully detained

The designation elevates the case of Evan Gershkovich in the U.S. government hierarchy and means that a dedicated State Department office will take the lead on securing his release.

French Alps tragedy: 4 killed in avalanche

The avalanche rolled down the Armancette glacier in Contamines-Montjoie, in the Haute-Savoie region.

Several missing after fiery building collapse in France

More than 100 firefighters worked against a ticking clock to extinguish flames deep within the rubble of the five-story building.

2 killed in West Bank shooting after Israel strikes Lebanon, Gaza

An alleged Palestinian shooting attack near an Israeli settlement killed two women in their 20s and seriously wounded a 45-year-old, Israeli medics said.

Israel launches strikes in Gaza Strip as Netanyahu vows to extract 'heavy price'

The Israeli military has struck targets in the Gaza Strip, pushing the region toward a wider conflagration after a day of rocket fire along the country’s northern and southern borders.

US review on chaotic military withdrawal from Afghanistan largely blames Trump administration

The White House on Thursday publicly released a 12-page summary of the results of the so-called “hotwash” of U.S. policies around the ending of the nation’s longest war, taking little responsibility for its own actions.