More than 100,000 migrants and refugees have made the perilous journey across the Mediterranean to Europe since the beginning of the year, and 2,247 have died trying, the U.N. said Tuesday. Between January 1 and July 3, more than 85,000 migrants landed in Italy, nearly 9,300 arrived in...

The Chinese government has disbursed 700 million yuan ($103 million) in emergency aid to four provinces in the south and east to help them deal with widespread flooding, the ministry of civil affairs said on Tuesday. Torrential rain has lashed large parts of the country over the past few...

Germany is a big target of spying and cyber attacks by foreign governments such as Turkey, Russia and China, a government report said on Tuesday, warning of "ticking time bombs" that could sabotage critical infrastructure. Industrial espionage costs German industry billions of euros each...

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump opposed opening the door to grandparents from six Muslim-majority countries on Monday, arguing in a court filing that the government's interpretation of how to implement its temporary travel ban is based on U.S. immigration law. The U.S....

North Korea said on Tuesday it successfully test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which flew a trajectory that an expert said could allow a weapon to hit the U.S. state of Alaska. The launch comes days before leaders from the Group of 20 nations are due to discuss steps...

Turkish Airlines chief executive Bilal Eksi said he expected the ban on large electronic devices from the cabin of United States-bound flights from certain countries to be lifted on July 5. "We expect the electronic device ban applied to American flights to be lifted on Wednesday July 5,"...

Algeria plans to grant residency rights and job permits to illegal African migrants, responding to a shortage of workers in farming and construction while also seeking to combat a surge in racist sentiment. Prime Minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune's plan follows the launch of an anonymous online...

The captain of a Turkish freighter said on Monday that the Greek coast guard had fired on his vessel after he refused an order to dock at a port on the Greek island of Rhodes. Turkey said the action was "disproportionate" and showed no regard for human life. "There is no justification...

The U.S. military has carried out an air strike in Somalia against al Shabaab, an al Qaeda-linked militant insurgency that wants to overthrow Somalia's weak U.N.-backed government, U.S. officials said Monday. The strike took place at 1130 GMT on July 2, the Pentagon said. It did not disclose...

A British teenager was sentenced Monday to at least 16.5 years in prison for plotting a bombing whose potential targets included an Elton John concert on the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Haroon Syed, who was arrested last year, had admitted planning terrorist acts at an earlier...

A top officer aboard the U.S. Navy's largest warship, which is deployed in the eastern Mediterranean, said Monday his forces were wary of "tensions" and ready to strike allies of Syria's regime. The USS George H.W. Bush, the world's largest aircraft carrier, has been a leading part of the...

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to speak with German, French and Italian officials on Monday ahead of a summit of the Group of 20 leading economies this week that could expose his sharp differences with world powers on trade and other issues. Trump, who announced the talks on Twitter, is...

French President Emmanuel Macron vowed Monday to lift a state of emergency that has been in place since 2015, but also to harden permanent security measures to fight Islamic extremism and other threats. Laying out his political, security and diplomatic priorities at an extraordinary joint...

Poland's foreign minister says the government would like visiting President Donald Trump to make assurances this week that the presence U.S. troops in Poland will continue as long as the region's security is threatened by Russia. Trump is to deliver a speech in Warsaw during a brief visit...

Islamic State fighters were battling to hold on to the last few streets under their control in the Old City of Mosul on Monday, in what looked like a hopeless last stand in their former stronghold. In fierce fighting, Iraqi army units forced the insurgents back, cornering them in a shrinking...

Iran has signed a $5 billion agreement with France's Total SA and a Chinese oil company to develop its massive offshore natural gas field, the first such deal with foreign companies since the landmark 2015 nuclear deal. Officials signed the agreement in Tehran on Monday. The agreement will...

Sweden is home to some 2,000 Islamist extremists, the nation's intelligence chief said Monday, a nearly 10-fold increase in less than a decade. Anders Thornberg, head of domestic spy service Sapo, attributed the rise primarily to the sophisticated propaganda machine of Daesh (ISIS)....

The British government is not aware of any plans for U.S. President Donald Trump to visit Britain in the next few weeks, Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesman said on Monday. British media reported that government sources had been warned Trump could visit his golf resort in Scotland at...

A 23-year-old French male was arrested and charged with terror offences on Saturday for an alleged plot to assassinate the President Emmanuel Macron, local media reported on Monday. The suspect, described as a "far-right nationalist", reportedly said he wanted to make a political gesture by...

The threat posed by North Korea was a key topic in phone calls between U.S. President Donald Trump and the leaders of China and Japan, along with trade issues, the White House said on Sunday. Trump spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ahead of...