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The country’s production of nuclear warheads has slowed, but its missiles may be poised to strike back fast in case of an attack, an annual assessment found.

Built during a cosmopolitan era in the 1960s, the Ariana closed when the Taliban took power, but it was still standing. Now it’s making way for a shopping mall.

Thai warplanes have bombed compounds where people are forced to defraud others online. Rights activists say trafficking victims’ lives are at risk.

The bot has been marketed as a general-purpose tool that can write code, summarize documents and give advice. But can it be a good boyfriend?

The internationally recognized government of Libya confirmed the deaths of Lt. Gen. Mohamed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, the army chief of general staff, and other officers flying home after a meeting in Turkey.

The political point scoring that has erupted after the terror attack last week is unusual in Australia, where leaders tend to unite after catastrophes.

French lawmakers passed a special law on Tuesday to avoid a shutdown until a budget is adopted. Negotiations will resume in January.

The town of Siversk had served as a stronghold in the portion of eastern Donetsk still under Ukrainian control. Moscow wants Kyiv to surrender the town as part of a peace deal.

The Swedish activist Greta Thunberg was arrested after holding a sign that the police said showed support for the group, which Britain banned this year.

The Houthi rebels and the internationally recognized government plan to exchange about 2,900 detainees, a rare humanitarian win at a time of deepening political stalemate.

For generations, Italian craftspeople have built scenes depicting Jesus’ birth, sometimes including figures of celebrities. This year, some are adding statuettes of President Trump.

Small businesses across Canada have lost out on sales because of the trade war, and many worry about their future.

Germany’s centrist establishment has long scorned the far left, but it is increasingly reliant on leftists to outmaneuver the far right in crucial votes in Parliament.

Two new London murals, widely attributed to the mysterious street artist, combine seasonal themes with what appears to be social commentary on rising child homelessness in Britain.

After years of planning for cars that would let drivers take their hands off the wheel and eyes off the road, China’s regulators have become more cautious.

Why is it harder for men to have intimate friendships into adulthood?

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the ship seizures were meant to force Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro from power.

A union representing career diplomats said such a mass recall had never happened in the history of the U.S. Foreign Service.

For prizewinning puzzle creators, the devilish ideas are in the details.

But the explosives did not detonate, according to investigators, who also found a video of the two men training with firearms.