International News

3:39 AM on Tuesday, June 9

A wandering bear that scared residents of a Japanese city just north of Tokyo has been captured after several days of panic during which all schools were closed

10:18 PM on Monday, June 8

Dubbed "Leonardo's Ferry," a cable-guided vessel offers commuters a peaceful five-minute ride across northern Italy's Adda River

10:11 PM on Monday, June 8

Survivors including health and aid workers recall their experiences and lessons during the 2018-2020 Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo

10:07 PM on Monday, June 8

Pope Leo XIV will bridge 1,000 years of church history Wednesday when he visits a medieval monastery on a mountaintop that local Catholics consider sacred and then celebrates Mass at Barcelona’s famous Sagrada Familia Basilica

9:10 PM on Monday, June 8

Sweden is set to ban mobile phones in schools from the next academic year as part of a broad reversal on the use of screens in classrooms

3:16 PM on Monday, June 8

The embattled chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has been suspended from his duties after the court’s oversight body referred Karim Khan for disciplinary proceedings

12:32 PM on Monday, June 8

War-weary Israelis fell back on familiar routines after Israel and Iran traded fire for the first time since a ceasefire was reached in April

12:07 PM on Monday, June 8

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake has struck near western Cuba, shaking buildings in Havana and beyond

8:54 AM on Monday, June 8

Peru's presidential runoff has left the country without a clear winner

4:49 AM on Monday, June 8

Clashes between supporters of the outlawed Joint Awami Action Committee and security forces in Pakistan-administered Kashmir have killed at least seven people, including four security personnel, officials said Monday

3:28 AM on Monday, June 8

Ukrainian forces have struck oil facilities in Russia and occupied Ukraine as part of their campaign to impose economic costs on Moscow

3:26 AM on Monday, June 8

Authorities have raced to slow the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo with strict measures, including by limiting public gatherings and enforcing social distancing

2:51 AM on Monday, June 8

Spain's lawmakers have given Pope Leo XIV a lengthy standing ovation after his historic address to parliament

12:35 AM on Monday, June 8

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has claimed victory in a general election seen as a test of Russia’s influence

8:06 PM on Sunday, June 7

Israel and Iran have exchanged fire, marking the first such incident since a ceasefire two months ago

6:46 PM on Sunday, June 7

Israel and Iran appear to be backing away from further strikes, just hours after they traded fire for the first time since the U.S. and Tehran agreed to a ceasefire two months ago

6:03 PM on Sunday, June 7

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have underscored their commitment to deepen cooperation in a closely watched summit

5:13 PM on Sunday, June 7

A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake has rocked the southern Philippines, killing at least 35 people

5:07 PM on Sunday, June 7

Iran has fired missiles at Israel, marking the first such attack in two months since a ceasefire

9:01 PM on Friday, May 29

Former Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang has pleaded guilty to being an illegal agent of the Chinese government