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Dozens of protesters have rallied in Melbourne in support of Sonia Kruger and incarcerated far-right British activist Tommy Robinson.

Austria plans to close seven mosques and may expel dozens of imams in an effort to push back against radical Islam and foreign funding of religious groups.

The U.S. military says it will honor a temporary cease-fire with the Taliban announced by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Thursday, but will continue counterterrorism operations targeting the Islamic State, al Qaeda, and other groups.

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Thursday that he believes Western pressure on Russia shows that other countries regard Russia as a threat and that it will end if they see that the measures don't serve their interests.

Document one of 16 copies of a 1492 letter to the Spanish king & queen detailing his first impressions of the new world, and his voyage of discovery to the "Indies".

A number of U.S. personnel in China have been sent back to the U.S. for further tests after health screenings found symptoms similar to the mysterious

Here's North Korea's wish list for Singapore summit with Trump

Guatemalan authorities warned that the Fuego volcano was showing signs of greater activity on Tuesday night as the death toll from a devastating eruption at the weekend climbed to 75 and nearly 200 people remained missing.

Guatemalan authorities warn the Fuego volcano is showing signs of greater activity, as the death toll from the weekend's devastating eruption climbs to 75 and nearly 200 people remain missing.

ZTE has signed an agreement in principle allowing the US government to claim up to $1.7 billion in penalties from the Chinese firm. In return the US Commerce Department would lift its sanctions that prevent ZTE buying from US suppliers.

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman will be in Singapore for President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's historic June 12 summit at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa Island in Singapore, according to a report Tuesday.

China apparently removed surface-to-air missile systems from the contested islands in the South China Sea, new satellite images show.

The United States flew two B-52 bombers near the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Monday following several similar displays to respond to China's militarization of the region.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump talk "regularly," the Russian president told an Austrian news outlet ahead of his visit to Vienna Tuesday.

A major wildfire is sweeping through the Chernobyl nuclear disaster area. The authorities have deployed dozens of fire trucks as firefighting aircraft bombard the radioactive exclusion zone with massive amounts of water.

North Korea's new top three military officers are known for their unquestioning support of leader Kim Jong-un and are flexible enough to accept the massive changes that may come from any deal with U.S. President Donald Trump, people who follow the sec

Almost three decades after Chinese authorities crushed protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, China still forbids open discussion of it. DW spoke to Wu Renhua, a Tiananmen exile who has compiled records of the incident.

A major US-led exercise in Poland and the Baltic states has kicked off. It comes amid interest from Poland about welcoming a permanent US military presence on its territory.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reportedly intends to visit North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, North Korean state media revealed Sunday.

Secretary of Defense James Mattis warned on Sunday that, in spite of the recent positive turn in negotiations with North Korean leaders, the road to denuclearization