Nearly every Democratic senator voted to advance a measure calling for a human rights report on Israel’s conduct in the West Bank, as some in the party propose punishing settlement activity with sanctions.

South ​Korea's Joint ‌Chiefs of Staff ​said ​on Wednesday that ⁠North ​Korea should ​stop its fortification work ​near ​the inter-Korean border ‌immediately, ⁠adding that such activities ​were ​increasing ⁠tensions on ​the Korean ​Peninsula.

Scientists had warned the government not to build along Venezuela’s coastal strip of La Guaira. The area’s seaside Caribbean communities, not far from Caracas, were near a major fault line and

Evidence in the disappearance of 43 Ayotzinapa students reveals human remains, phones used after they vanished and 17 new people under investigation.

Norway's parliament begins public hearings ⁠on ⁠Wednesday on ties between late US ⁠sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Norwegian diplomats and politicians in a scandal that has ​shaken the nation's elite.

A royal decree issued by Morocco’s King Muhammed VI tasked Fatima Zahra El Mansouri with forming a new cabinet, probably a coalition government with other political groups.

Nearly 40 kilograms of cocaine stored as evidence for a major drug trial in Fiji were stolen from a courthouse, with most swapped out for flour, local media reported, in a case that highlights the South Pacific tourism hotspot’s struggle against an influx of narcotics.

UK counter-terror police investigating an incident at an airbase used by the US to launch strikes in Iran said they found fuel but no explosives at the scene.