Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Hindu nationalist party has wrested control of the opposition stronghold of West Bengal in a key state election. The Election Commission of India released partial results Monday showing the Bharatiya Janata Party won at least 124 seats in the 294-member West Bengal assembly and was

Russian ⁠President ​Vladimir Putin on Monday announced a two-day ⁠ceasefire in ‌the ‌war with Ukraine to observe the anniversary ⁠of the ‌defeat ⁠of Nazi Germany in World War ‌II

A blast at a fireworks factory in China's Hunan ​province has killed 21 people and injured 61, prompting ‌President Xi Jinping to call for a thorough investigation, state media reported on Tuesday.

Cuba's Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces reinforced the island's tone of military readiness in a social media message aimed at the U.s.

Gold held a loss as the US and Iran traded fire in the Persian Gulf on Monday, jeopardizing a four-week-old ceasefire and fueling inflation and rate-hike risks.

Arrests and executions in Iran have been on the rise since the start of the regional war triggered by a U.S.-Israeli attack on Feb. 28.

European leaders see U.S. President Donald Trump's troop drawdown from Germany as new proof they must go it alone. (AP video shot by Mark Carlson)

Alberta separatists said Monday they have formally submitted almost 302,000 signatures to try to trigger a referendum on the province leaving Canada. The group needed 178,000 signatures to force the province to consider such a vote.