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National police said the officers were alerted early Friday morning that smoke was rising from the synagogue and came face to face with the man when they got there.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his troops had stabilized the situation in the northeastern Kharkiv region and that the Russians had pushed no more than 6 miles into Ukrainian territory.

Authorities are trying to regain control of the capital of the French-ruled Pacific island territory, where rioting over electoral reform has resulted in four deaths and hundreds of arrests.

Senior official Kim Yo Jong said recent weapons tests were part of an arms buildup plan and not meant to advertise weapons for Russia’s potential use in Ukraine.

The shooting was the first major assassination attempt on a European political leader for more than 20 years, and has drawn international condemnation.

Why are Egypt’s pyramids in a remote desert? New research says the Nile used to flow there.

Mexico City’s Tacos El Califa de León is the only taco stand among the 18 Mexican restaurants awarded a coveted Michelin star.

Art experts, like many others around the world, appear to be split in their opinions about the portrait painted by British artist Jonathan Yeo.

To date, more than 60 countries have anti-LGBTQ laws on the books, most of them in Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia.

Tens of thousands of people filled a tiny island for the bun festival, an annual tradition in the Chinese territory.

Staff Sgt. Gordon Black was arrested in Vladivostok this month and placed in pretrial detention.