The nationalist, anti-immigrant party known as AfD, has been labeled "extremist" by German authorities, but is running strong in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Exit polls in Germany indicate that the far-right AfD party has won 44.5% of the vote in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, its strongest result in a regional election. Support for Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU is projected to have almost halved,

Victory for the Alternative for Germany party in a vote in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt would propel a far-right party into power for the first time since World War II.

The far-right Alternative for Germany was projected to win a strong victory in a regional election Sunday, but it wasn’t immediately clear whether it would be able to fulfill its ambition of forming the country’s first far-right state government since World War II.

Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano has erupted, forcing the temporary suspension of flights at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport

Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano has erupted and it has caused flight cancellations at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. The eruption occurred early Sunday with volcanic ash

Volcanic ash spread across parts of Jakarta and Lampung province on Sumatra’s southern tip, Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation said.

An eruption of Indonesia's Mount Anak Krakatau caused six airports to suspend ​flight operations on Sunday, affecting hundreds of flights at Jakarta's main airport, after some school activities and fishing were halted.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv, as U.S. envoys are in Moscow for talks. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to make their first visit to Kyiv tomorrow.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Russia’s Tass news agency Saturday. “Putin has ordered that no strikes be carried out against Kyiv for three days,

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv, according to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. The decision is linked to the upcoming visit of U.S. envoys

U.S. peace envoys Jared Kushner and ⁠Steve ⁠Witkoff met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in ⁠Kyiv on Sunday as the Trump administration renewed its push to end Russia's four-and-a-half-year war in Ukraine.

Iran said Sunday it struck an unmanned U.S. vessel trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz, a claim that the U.S. military dismissed.

Iran says it struck an unmanned U.S. vessel trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz, the latest salvo in a new flare-up of fighting between the two countries

Officials said US aircraft carrier and destroyer avoided attacks before three Iranian tankers were struck by the US

Iran said Sunday that its forces struck an unmanned U.S. vessel attempting to enter the Strait of Hormuz, extending a renewed exchange of attacks between the two countries. The U.S. military had not confirmed Iran’s claim,

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Saturday (September 5), met with Palestinian Americans, including relatives of U.S. citizens killed by Israeli settlers, in a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank that has been the target of settler attacks.

The United States ambassador to Israel has condemned Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank, calling it an “act of terror.”

U.S. Ambassador to Israel ⁠Mike ⁠Huckabee met on Saturday with Palestinians, ⁠including the families of U.S. citizens killed by Israeli settlers, in a Palestinian ​town in the occupied West Bank that has been the target of repeated settler attacks.

The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, has been visiting Palestinian-Americans who are under attack from Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank.

Authorities have launched an investigation into a fire that killed 22 people at a wedding party in Kinshasa, DR Congo.

The blaze started late Friday night at a building in Lingwala, in northern Kinshasa, and continued into the early hours of Saturday. People attending the wedding struggled to escape through the building's narrow hallways as the fire spread.

Bodies of the injured and the dead were laid at the roadside by attendees who then rushed to help those who had survived.

At least 22 people have been killed in a fire at a wedding party in Congo's capital, Kinshasa, the regional mayor stated on Saturday. The blaze started overnight on Friday and continued into early Saturday morning inside a building in Lingwala,