In the nation's gravest hour, the country's authoritarian regime has crippled an effective response, say survivors, rescue workers and former officials.

Vance says the U.S. has accomplished its "core mission" in Iran, as Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meet mediators in Qatar, but not Iranians.

Thousands of police deployed across South Africa as deadly anti-immigration protests spread across multiple cities, with looting and clashes reported.

The latest Ukrainian strike on Russian oil facilities reached more than 800 miles beyond the frontlines of fighting.

At least six people were killed and many others injured on Wednesday in a fire at an apartment block on the outskirts of the Belgian city of Antwerp, police said. The blaze was caused by a technical failure on the ground floor of the building,

Syria's first Parliament in the post-Assad era has taken shape with a list of 70 legislators picked by interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa. The head of Syria’s electoral committee says the

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 28 political prisoners, part of his efforts to improve relations with the West. Lukashenko’s decree that was issued

The roof of a private tutoring center in Lahore, Pakistan, collapsed, killing more than a dozen pupils and leaving at least eight more injured, authorities say.