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The World Trade Organization said trade growth had proved more resilient in 2025 than expected, but would slow next year as result of President Trump’s tariffs.

The choice signals that Pope Leo XIV aims to press for peace in the Middle East and show support for Christians in the region.

Tensions have been building over government attempts to bring the Kurdish-led region in northeastern Syria under its authority. Kurdish leaders have so far resisted.

Iris Stalzer, the incoming mayor of Herdecke, was found stabbed in her home, officials said. It was initially unclear whether it had been a targeted attack.

Two years of intense warfare in Gaza has left its people with a dismembered and disordered society. The destruction is vast and many Gazans have mental and physical wounds that could scar a generation.

Today, we look at how Trump melds his politics with his role as head of the armed forces.

On Sunday, three contestants were crowned winners of the inaugural, government-run “Mexico Sings” competition, meant to promote songs that aren’t about drug cartels or violence.

The longest war of an endless Israeli-Palestinian conflict has come to challenge Israel’s own image and understanding of itself.

A better understanding of how pollution affects pets could benefit humans and animals alike.

On the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks, Roger Cohen explains how the war in Gaza has left Israel divided and isolated.

The government has barred Marineland from shipping its whales to an aquarium in China so the park is threatening to put the whales down.

As Israelis brace for a day of mourning and commemoration, negotiators for Israel and Hamas met with mediators in Egypt to hash out an end to the war.

A prolific British writer and keen observer, she sold millions of copies of her juicy, sometimes racy “Rutshire Chronicles” series.

One man has appealed his conviction in a case in which a Frenchman drugged his wife and invited scores of men to rape her.

In the tunnels of Gaza where she was held captive, Emily Damari learned how to survive. These photos show her learning to be alive again.

Israel intercepted the boats at sea and detained the participants for days before expelling them. Some of the activists say they were mistreated, which Israel denied.

The Frenchwoman who became a feminist icon came to confront one of the men convicted after her husband drugged her and invited them to rape her over nearly 10 years.

In the first elections since the Assad regime was ousted, there was no popular vote and women and minorities won few seats. Still, many Syrians saw it as progress toward ending authoritarian rule.

Sébastien Lecornu’s departure ratcheted up pressure on President Emmanuel Macron to call snap parliamentary elections.

One man has appealed his conviction in a case in which a Frenchman drugged his wife and invited scores of men to rape her.