Hong Kong 's top security official said Thursday that booksellers should ensure the titles they sell do not harm national security, a day after five people linked to two bookstores were arrested. The police operation on Wednesday was the third round of arrests targeting independent bookstores within four months.

Marco Rubio hosts officials from 65 countries to build a coalition against violent far-left extremism, citing firebombings and arson in Europe.

The former CEO of the management company that runs Italy's roadways was sentenced to 12 years in prison for a 2018 bridge collapse that killed 43.

In the second World Cup semifinal, England struck first, taking a 1-0 lead early in the second half and then retreating into a defensive shell.

On Wednesday, House Democrats voted in favor of an amendment to strip over $3 billion in annual military and humanitarian aid to Israel. The amendment ultimately failed but the fact that a majority of voting Democrats backed it signals a broader shift in the party's posture toward Israel.

A fire at an orphanage near the Algerian capital on Thursday has killed 11 children and injured 19 others, authorities said. Algeria’s Civil Protection agency said the fire broke out around 3:30 a.m.

Philippine police say they have arrested the alleged gunman and two other suspects in connection with the killing of a distinguished American marine biologist in his house in the central Philippines

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired the country's popular defense minister, who pushed for innovation in the battlefield through the use of drones and turned the tables on Russia.