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Haitian police have detained more than 40 suspects in the killing of President Jovenel Moïse, but many people fear the country's crumbling judicial system could result in the assassination going unpunished.

Tokyo Olympians are exercising extraordinary discipline against the coronavirus.

The United Nations is calling the Myanmar military’s extension of the state of emergency and election delay moves in the wrong direction from international calls for the restoration of democracy.

A court in Belarus has convicted a journalist of insulting the president in messages in a deleted chat group and sentenced him to 1 1/2 years in prison, the Belarusian Association of Journalists says.

Israel’s Supreme Court has floated compromises to prevent the evictions of dozens of Palestinian residents in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah.

The First Avenue music venue in Minneapolis made famous in Prince’s movie “Purple Rain” is requiring that all concertgoers provide proof of vaccination against the coronavirus or show a negative virus test.

Turkey is seeking international help to fight wildfires, and neighbor Greece is using old power stations to cope with the demand for air conditioning as a heat wave intensifies in southeast Europe.

Tunisia remains in limbo one week after President Kais Saied fired the prime minister, froze parliament and took on executive powers.

A German diplomat has taken office as the top international official in Bosnia.

A German court has set a trial date for a 100-year-old man who is charged with 3,518 counts of accessory to murder on allegations he served as a Nazi SS guard at a concentration camp on the outskirts of Berlin during World War II.

Britain has opened its borders to fully vaccinated travelers from the U.S. and the European Union.

The majority of low-income families in the European Union can’t afford a summer holiday, according to a study by the the European Trade Union Confederation.

South Korea says it’ll keep pushing to improve ties and resume talks with rival North Korea, despite the North’s threat to rekindle animosities if Seoul continues with its upcoming military drills with the United States.

The Tokyo Olympics were supposed to help showcase northeastern Japan's recovery from a devastating earthquake and tsunami a decade ago.

Tunisia's leader is claiming that some desperate youths are being paid to try to leave Tunisia illegally for Europe, saying the goal is to damage the country from within and hurt its ties with European nations.

Black people whose right to live in the U.K. was illegally challenged by the government marked the anniversary Sunday of the act that freed slaves throughout the British Empire, drawing a direct link between slavery and the discrimination they suffered.

Thousands have turned out in Berlin to protest the German government’s anti-coronavirus measures despite a ban on the gatherings, leading to clashes with police and the detention of some 600 protesters.

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned that next month’s annual military drills between South Korean and U.S. troops will undermine prospects for better ties between the Koreas, just days after the rivals reopened their long-dormant communication channels.

A referendum in Mexico has cost the country about $25 million, but only a fraction of the necessary voters to make it binding have participated.

The age-range of competitors in skateboarding's Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games is remarkably broad and testifies to the sport’s inclusivity.

A wildfire in western Greece has forced the evacuation of four villages and people on a beach by the Fire Service, the Coast Guard and private boats.

Germany's center-right candidate to replace Angela Merkel as chancellor in the country's September election says he feels “deep shame and humility” over Nazi Germany's “crimes” against the Poles during World War II.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s wife, Carrie, has announced she is expecting the couple’s second child.

Panicked tourists in Turkey hurried to the seashore to wait for rescue boats after being told to evacuate some hotels in the Aegean resort town of Bodrum due to the dangers posed by nearby wildfires.