Voters in Togo headed to the polls on Monday for parliamentary elections that test support for a proposed new constitution that would scrap presidential elections and give lawmakers the power to choose the president. The opposition and religious leaders say the legislation
A police officer on patrol was attacked and burned to death by protesters in the Peruvian region of Puno, as the death toll from demonstrations in the wake of the ouster of former President Pedro Castillo rose to 47, authorities said Tuesday.
Britain and Japan will sign a landmark agreement that will allow U.K. forces to deploy to the Far East country. “Years of negotiation will culminate in the signing today, which will rapidly accelerate defense and security cooperation and allow the U.K. and
A British actress has admitted to driving under the influence but says she only did to avoid being forced into a threesome. Honeysuckle Weeks, 43, was out drinking in November when, she said, she was invited to stay the night with friends
New allegations surrounding the infamous Downing Street “partygate” scandal have revived public outrage after it came to light that government employees were having sex at the pandemic lockdown parties. Multiple witnesses at the party, which started as a going-away party for some
The notorious terrorist and member of the ISIS cell dubbed “The Beatles,” who was serving a life sentence for the kidnap, torture and murder of western journalists and aid workers in Syria, has disappeared from the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Fox
Iranian authorities may be using new technology to help enforce the country’s strict dress code for women, expanding the use of facial recognition technology to issue fines and other penalties for those breaking the rules. “Many people haven’t been arrested in the
Mexico City police said Wednesday an extortion and drug-dealing gang was behind the Dec. 15 shooting attack on one of Mexico’s best-known journalists. Police Chief Omar Garcia Harfuch said 11 people had been detained in connection with the attack on a vehicle
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin looked to ease concerns Wednesday and said he “seriously doubts” that China’s increased aggression around Taiwan means that Beijing is planning an imminent invasion. “We’ve seen increased aerial activity in the straits, we’ve seen increased surface vessel
Several harrowing videos of heavy waves battering cruise ships in the Drake Passage as passengers look on have gone viral in recent months, serving as a reminder that the high-priced cruises to Antarctica, while breathtaking, take passengers through arguably the most treacherous
Two Palestinians were killed Wednesday in separate violent confrontations with Israelis in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian authorities said, one during an Israeli military arrest raid in the territory’s north and another after stabbing and wounding an Israeli civilian at a southern