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The passengers, who were participating in the Umrah pilgrimage, were traveling between the two holiest cities in Islam, authorities said.

President Trump has tightened the U.S. grip on the Americas by rewarding allies and punishing rivals. That has upended the region’s politics.

Prolonged exposure to hot weather can hinder people’s ability to lead safe and productive lives, experts say.

Officials have yet to grasp the magnitude of heat-related deaths, let alone effectively deal with the problem, public health experts and scientists say.

Beijing is flexing its military and economic might to show its displeasure with the Japanese leader’s comments about defending Taiwan. But its aggressive approach risks backfiring.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is to visit the White House on Tuesday for the first time since 2018, when the killing of a journalist by Saudi agents made him a pariah.

As the talks continue, some countries are pushing for a detailed “road map” for a global transition away from oil, gas and coal.

For decades, Washington blocked Seoul’s desire for the attack submarines over concerns about nuclear proliferation. President Trump reversed that policy last month, but left key questions unresolved.

Afghan officials are lashing out against their former allies in the Pakistan military as hostilities between the two countries intensify.

You asked Somini Sengupta, our international climate reporter, about the science and the politics. She responded from COP30 in Brazil.

Since her son was killed with 15 others in a railway station collapse in Serbia, Dijana Hrka has become the face of widespread anti-government protests.

The conservative José Antonio Kast will face Jeannette Jara, a Communist Party member, in a vote next month.

The United States has carried out at least 21 strikes on boats the Trump administration accuses of smuggling drugs, killing at least 83 people.

Three-quarters of the schools in the area around the capital will be closed, although officials say the health risk from asbestos found in colored sand is low.

He had been best known as a daring urban dirt-bike rider who had pulled off stunts at iconic sites in Paris, according to several friends.

China sent Coast Guard ships near disputed islands and warned travelers and students about safety risks in Japan. The escalation is over comments on Taiwan by Japan’s new prime minister.

Under the new rules, people granted asylum would have to wait 20 years, rather than the current five, before applying for permanent residency.

Under the Syrian dictator’s rule, the wives and children of rebels were seized as leverage. Some are now speaking about their trauma.

A market central to a Brazilian port city’s culture and cuisine got a makeover for the U.N. Climate Change Conference. The results have thrilled some but angered others.

Heavy rainfall and chilling winds have added to the challenges facing people still forced to live in tents in the devastated territory.