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An image of an Afghan military ID badge circulating widely online Thursday that purportedly shows the suspect in the shooting of the National Guard members says he was assigned to the "Kandahar Strike Force" or...

President Vladimir Putin has doubled down on his core demands for ending the war in Ukraine, stating that Russia will lay down arms only if Kyiv's troops withdraw from territory claimed by Moscow.Putin has long pushed for legal recognition...

A shark killed a woman and seriously wounded a man taking an early morning swim with her at a national park beach on Australia's east coast Thursday, police said. Experts say a shark rarely attacks more...

The first-ever American pope's first trip abroad started off with a distinctly American moment, when Pope Leo XIV was gifted a baseball bat formerly owned by Chicago White Sox legend Nellie Fox.CBS News correspondent Chris...

Two French prisoners escaped from jail after sawing through the bars of their cells and using bedsheets to get out of the facility, a prosecutor said Thursday. Guards noticed the break-out shortly before dawn, the prisons'...

Jaroslav LukivandFan WangThe mood in Hong Kong has shifted from shock to anguish, as questions grow regarding who should be held accountable for the blaze.Anger has been building on social media, especially after several residents revealed in interviews that...

Nicolas Negoce,Paul Njie,BBC Africa reporters,Natasha BootyandWedaeli ChibelushiAFP via Getty ImagesEmbaló, 53, had wanted to make history as the country's only president to secure a second consecutive mandate in the last 30 years.He had initially said he would not seek...

BBC Verify has geolocated video footage which appears to show the early stages of a fire at a high-rise public housing complex in Hong Kong - and how fast the blaze took hold.The video shows a fire in Wang...

The International Judo Federation has decided to allow Russian athletes to compete under their national flag again in its competitions starting this weekend, the IJF said Thursday, despite the ongoing war in Ukraine that, for...