Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and about 30 other countries are expected to approve plans to create a compensation body for damages caused by the Russian invasion.

European Union leaders are gathering this week at the end of political year dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump.

A trade association says new U.S. tariffs increased artificial Christmas tree prices by 10% to 15% this year as tree companies reduced their orders and raised prices to cover the higher import taxes.

Silk Eyes races past Mr. Thunder at the top of the stretch, thrilling the crowd at a racetrack in Venezuela’s capital.

Western and Arab diplomats have toured Lebanon's border with Israel, where Lebanese troops and U.N. peacekeepers are working to end Hezbollah's armed presence.

The government of Trinidad and Tobago says it will allow the U.S. military access to its airports in upcoming weeks as tensions between the United States and Venezuela remain high.

Serbia’s prosecutor for organized crime has charged a government minister and three others with abuse of position and falsifying of documents related to a luxury real estate project linked to U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Iran’s rial currency has hit a new record low of over 1.3 million to the U.S. dollar, deepening its collapse amid sanctions and regional tensions.

If you thought it was cold outside, it’s about get even worse.

U.S. officials say Washington has agreed to provide unspecified security guarantees to Ukraine as part of a peace deal to end Russia’s nearly four-year war, and more talks are likely this weekend.

A Syrian security guard who attacked and killed three U.S. citizens in Syria had joined the internal security forces two months earlier.

New Zealand’s Alice Robinson has won a World Cup super-G for her first career victory in the discipline.

President Donald Trump says “there will be very serious retaliation” after two U.S. service members and one American civilian were killed in an attack in Syria that the United States blames on the Islamic State group.

About 800,000 truck drivers in the United States share their long-haul journeys with canine companions. This growing trend has caught the attention of the trucking industry, which is now stepping up efforts to improve pet safety on the road. Lindsey Wolko, founder and CEO of the Center for Pet Safety, shared the personal story that sparked her mission: “My dog was injured by a pet product in 2004. And that’s what started this mission.”

A Danish intelligence agency report has warned that the United States is using its economic power to assert its will and threaten military force against both allies and adversaries.

A Vermont school district is receiving racist and threatening messages after raising a Somali flag at a school building last week.

International Criminal Court judges and prosecutors are trying to live and work under the same financial and travel restrictions brought against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Osama bin Laden.

Honduras’ governing LIBRE party experienced a spectacular collapse in the presidential election, going from more than 50% of the vote four years ago to less than 20% this time.

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on three nephews of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has linked the seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela to the Trump administration's counterdrug efforts.

Sweeping taxes on imports have cost the average American household nearly $1,200 since Donald Trump returned to the White House this year, according to calculations by Democrats on Congress’ Joint Economic Committee.

The Trump administration is adding another militarized zone to the southern U.S. border to support border security operations — this time in California, officials say.

President Donald Trump says the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolás Maduro.

Travelers who are now able to come to the United States without a visa might soon need to provide social media, email, and family history details to the Department of Homeland Security.

President Donald Trump says the U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela amid mounting tensions with the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

The U.S. military has flown a pair of fighter jets over the Gulf of Venezuela in what appears to be the closest American warplanes have come to the South American country’s airspace since the start of the Trump administration’s pressure campaign.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says her country plans to send more water to the U.S., but not immediately.

Pope Leo XIV is insisting that Europe must have a role in any Ukraine peace deal.

At least two of several agreements aimed at ending global conflicts that President Donald Trump has hailed as evidence of his negotiating prowess are in trouble and at risk of collapsing.

Hundreds of Nicaraguans caroled the Virgin Mary at flower-and-light-filled altars set up in church parking lots as well as the back of vehicles on the streets of Miami to mark the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.

The most comprehensive global environment assessment ever undertaken calls for a new approach to jointly tackle the most pressing environmental issues including climate change and biodiversity loss that threaten over 1 million plant and animal species with extinction.

Honduras Attorney General Johel Zelaya has ordered authorities and asked Interpol to execute a 2023 arrest order for ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández.

Retired French tennis player Caroline Garcia has turned down a $270,000 sponsorship deal for her podcast from a betting company.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have met their Australian counterparts for annual talks focused on Indo-Pacific security and countering China’s increasing assertiveness in the region.

A top European Union official has warned the United States against interfering in European affairs.

Iranian officials say a second flight carrying deported Iranians has left the United States.

A historic DC-8 plane that carried Liberty University students and staff landed Sunday afternoon, signaling the end of a two-day trip to Jamaica to bring hope back to the island.

Qatar’s prime minister says the Gaza ceasefire has reached a “critical moment” as its first phase winds down.

Iran will play at least one World Cup match in the United States, though a group-stage clash with the U.S. was avoided in Friday's draw.

There's another five-way tie for the lead in the Bahamas at the Hero World Challenge.

The Trump administration has built up a fleet of warships near Venezuela as American forces keep blowing up small boats accused of smuggling narcotics for drug cartels.

A former DEA agent and an associate have been charged with conspiring to launder millions of dollars and obtain weapons for a Mexican drug cartel.

A Harvard visiting law professor from Brazil who told police he was shooting at rats when he fired a pellet gun near a synagogue on Yom Kippur has left the United States after his visa was revoked.

The Supreme Court has agreed to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s order on birthright citizenship.

President Donald Trump has finally met with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to more than 30 countries.

Argentina and Lionel Messi will play Algeria to open their World Cup title defense as part of a group that also includes Austria.

Sports officials from United States cities have gone to the heart of the Olympic family this week to show their country wants to host more world championships and top events.

The draw ceremony for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is underway at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. A record 48 teams will take part in the tournament field this summer.

President Donald Trump has intensified his anti-immigrant rhetoric, calling Somali immigrants in the U.S. “garbage” during a Cabinet meeting.

Democratic Governor Tim Walz has denounced former President Donald Trump for his comments about Minnesota’s Somali community.

The World Cup draw takes place Friday, featuring four debuting teams: Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan and Uzbekistan.

The U.S. Treasury has imposed a $7 million fine on a New York property management firm for allegedly violating Russia-related sanctions.

The Trump administration has instructed U.S. embassies and consulates around the world to prioritize visa applications from foreigners wishing to visit the United States to either invest in America or attend the 2026 World Cup, 2028 Olympics and other major sporting events.

President Donald Trump will be taking center stage at the World Cup draw as he rolls out the welcome mat for teams and fans from around the globe.

Honduras' former President Juan Orlando Hernández has thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for pardoning him in his first message after leaving prison.

Even for a president who has long made clear he’s no fan of Somalia, the latest round of contempt from Donald Trump was a shock in the country’s largest Somali community in Minnesota.

The United States has inaugurated a massive new consulate compound in Irbil, the capital of northern Iraq’s Kurdish region.

The Pentagon’s watchdog has found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. personnel and their mission at risk when he used the Signal messaging app to convey sensitive information about a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen.

President Donald Trump has announced a proposal to weaken vehicle mileage rules for the auto industry.

The Pentagon’s watchdog has found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. personnel and their mission at risk when he used the Signal messaging app to convey sensitive information about a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen.

The Trump administration is pausing immigration applications, including green cards, for people from 19 countries previously banned from travel.

The U.S. Justice Department is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit that fired former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey brought against it, saying she didn't properly follow administrative complaint procedures before suing.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte brushed off fresh concern about the United States’ commitment to the military organization on the eve of a meeting of allied foreign ministers focused on Russia’s war against Ukraine.

U.S.-operated flights returning deported migrants to Venezuela will continue despite President Donald Trump’s assertion to consider the country’s airspace closed.

The wife of former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández says he has been released from prison following a pardon from President Donald Trump.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday defended the secondary strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea, citing the “fog of war” as reason for his not seeing any survivors in the water when the strike was ordered and launched.

Catarina Macario scored in her third straight match and the United States defeated Italy 2-0 on Monday night in the final game for the national team this year.

The world economy has proven surprisingly durable in the face of President Donald Trump’s trade wars, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Tuesday, upgrading its outlook for global and U.S. economic growth this year.

For travelers from the United States and Israel, visiting Bolivia has just become a little easier.

One of the sons of imprisoned Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” has pleaded guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges.

Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández, once a U.S. ally in the war on drugs, is on the verge of being pardoned by President Donald Trump.

U.S. and Ukrainian officials completed roughly four hours of talks aimed at finding an endgame to the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Poll workers have begun tallying Hondurans’ votes as the country moves to elect a new president only days after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened in a close race with an endorsement of one candidate and announced he would pardon a former president.

The Venezuelan government is accusing President Donald Trump of making a ”colonial threat” and seeking to undermine the South American country’s sovereignty.

The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports.

The Trump administration is promising a stricter anti-immigration agenda after an Afghan national was charged in the shooting of two National Guard members.

President Donald Trump said Friday that he will be pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who in 2024 was convicted for drug trafficking and weapons charges and sentenced to 45 years in prison.

Venezuelans are skipping Black Friday shopping due to the country's struggling economy.

The last time the United States hosted the World Cup, U.S. Soccer built on the the financial infusion and the public’s excitement to help launch Major League Soccer.

President Donald Trump says he wants to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations and is promising to seek to expel millions of immigrants from the United States by revoking their legal status.

Valuable eels are in decline all over the world, leading to a new push for restrictions on trade to try to help stave off extinction.

President Donald Trump says he wants to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations and is promising to seek to expel millions of immigrants from the United States by revoking their legal status.

The man accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington is one of about 76,000 Afghans brought to the U.S. after the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Brazilian police have launched a major operation to dismantle a tax evasion and money-laundering scheme in the fuel sector.

President Donald Trump says he's barring South Africa from participating in the Group of 20 summit next year near Miami.

A senior Kremlin official confirms that U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to visit Moscow next week.

Authorities have reported that a U.S. climber was among two people killed in a fall on Aoraki, New Zealand's tallest peak.

Stocks climbed again on hopes for a coming cut to interest rates.

Decades-long efforts to provide uncensored foreign news into North Korea are facing setbacks now.

The Trump administration plans to review all refugees admitted during the Biden years, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy faces a crucial week of diplomacy, testing his ability to stand his ground while demonstrating to the United States that he is willing to compromise.

President Donald Trump says he will visit Beijing in April and host China’s President Xi Jinping for a state visit later next year.

Italy remains the king of the Davis Cup and didn’t even need Jannik Sinner this time.

Top U.S. and Ukrainian officials say they've made progress toward ending the Russia-Ukraine war.

The Group of 20 summit in South Africa has ended with the glaring absence of the United States — the next country to lead the bloc.

President Donald Trump’s administration is promoting efforts to work with Nigeria’s government to counter violence against Christians.

World leaders from the Group of 20 rich and developing economies have broken with tradition and adopted a declaration at the start of their summit in South Africa despite opposition from the United States.

The Federal Aviation Administration has warned all pilots to “exercise caution” when flying in the airspace over Venezuela “due to the worsening security situation and heightened military activity.”.

The daughter of a detained Chinese Christian pastor is urging U.S. lawmakers to help free her father at a time when President Donald Trump has vowed to “save our Great Christian population” worldwide.