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HAVANA – Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara is expected to travel to the United States in the coming days after completing a five-year prison sentence, according to a message posted by his family ​on Facebook.

For a couple reportedly plotting to “reverse Megxit,” Prince Harry and Meghan Markle certainly had some interesting ideas about how to make the British public like them again during their visit to the U.K. last week. Harry created weeks of “psychodrama” over his family’s travel plans by raising alarms about long-settled security arrangements and then by getting into a row with Buckingham ...

Mexican authorities were reporting no immediate damage after a strong earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the southern state of Chiapas, resulting in shaking hundreds of miles away in Mexico City.

The U.S. and Iran intensified their attacks beyond military targets during a sixth straight day of hostilities, increasing fears of a return to full war with no agreement reached over the Strait of Hormuz.

GENEVA – A United Nations meeting this week heard calls for an end to ageism and better protection against what campaigners say are hidden abuses as negotiations began on a treaty to strengthen the rights of older persons.

The U.S. intensified strikes against Iran overnight, hitting an oil tanker near the country’s main export terminal as shipping traffic slumped through the critical Strait of Hormuz.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is passing laws aimed at strengthening his rightist-religious political bloc before tight elections in October.

The U.S. has announced 25% duties on many imports from Brazil, while unveiling a broader-than-expected list of exemptions, reviving a trade war that could embroil dozens of countries around the world as the Trump administration reworks its tariffs policy, one of its signature diplomatic tools.

The U.S. launched more airstrikes on Iran on Wednesday, with President Donald Trump pledging to intensify the bombardment until Tehran stops attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz and agrees to open the waterway.

 More than 2,000 people have now been confirmed to have contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the country's Information Ministry said on Wednesday.

With the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, who was widely viewed in Moscow as the toughest voice against Russia in U.S. politics, some pro-Kremlin officials and commentators are now hoping to gain new advantage in Washington and especially in the Trump White House.

SYDNEY – Australia will create an office at the heart of government to manage the development of AI standards, seeking to balance the ​need to attract investment with effective regulation of the disruptive technology. The "Office of AI" will be established within the ⁠Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and ensure a ‌whole-of-government approach across different ministries.

President Donald Trump stepped back from a proposal to charge a 20% transit fee to guard the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway as part of the conflict with Iran, saying on Tuesday he would instead seek investment deals with Gulf states.

The group behind the statues of President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein is back with a new installation aimed at the war in Iran. The Secret Handshake is an anonymous art protest group that creates public art along the National Mall for political commentary. A 10-foot-tall "Iran ​War Participation Trophy" appeared July 13 just south of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bookstore. The golden trophy has a "#1" on the cup and "participant" on the base.

A survivor of the fire at a Bangkok bar that killed at least 27 people on Sunday night described escaping the blaze by seconds after she stepped out for a smoke.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s surprise move to overhaul his government and potentially install an energy executive as prime minister is the latest sign of the Ukrainian president’s determination to spare his war-weary nation a repeat of last winter’s hardships. Zelenskyy said Sunday on social media that he planned to replace Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko as part of a broader change in “political ...

CARACAS, Venezuela – death ​toll from the two earthquakes that ⁠struck ‌Venezuela on June ​24 has risen to 4,490, National ⁠Assembly President ‌Jorge ‌Rodriguez said on Sunday ⁠on his Telegram ‌account. The ‌official count of injured ⁠remained unchanged ​at ⁠16,740, ​while 6,462 people have been ⁠rescued.

The U.S. struck Iran for a third time in a week, prompting retaliatory attacks on at least five Arab nations as Washington and Tehran issued conflicting declarations over whether the Strait of Hormuz remains open to shipping. The Islamic Republic responded early Sunday with drone and missile assaults on American allies across the Middle East, including Kuwait, Jordan and Qatar. So far, only ...