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Africa’s most populous nation was already facing one of the world’s biggest hunger crises. It’s getting much worse.

Leo XIV will meet political and religious leaders in Turkey and Lebanon, providing an early test of his geopolitical mettle. Here’s what to know.

Rising youth unemployment is one of the challenges that will affect the success of the British chancellor’s economic approach as she unveils a crucial budget on Wednesday.

President Trump’s peace plan is forcing the continent to confront some hard choices about military power.

January shows the Russian leader astride a snowmobile. For February, he flips a judo partner. In August, he offers advice: “My recipe for energy: Sleep little, work a lot and don’t whine.”

President Lai Ching-te says the spending, which must be approved by the island’s legislature, would fund purchases of arms from the United States.

Pauline Hanson, the head of the far-right One Nation party, wore the garment as a prop to push legislation to bar it in public places.

Penny Oleksiak, 25, who has won seven Olympic medals, was sanctioned under antidoping rules. Her suspension ends before the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

The ash cloud drifted over northern India, causing some flight delays and cancellations, and continued toward China.