President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a plan Friday to defend France's secular values against Islamist radicalism, describing Islam as a religion "in crisis" all over the world. In a long-awaited address, Macron insisted "no concessions" would be made in a new drive to push religion out of...

US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper visited Morocco Friday, the final stop on a North Africa tour aimed at beefing up cooperation against jihadists in war-torn Libya and the Sahel. The Pentagon chief was to sign a military cooperation deal with the kingdom, which along with Tunisia is seen...

Saudi Arabia will reopen the Muslim holy places for the year-round umrah pilgrimage Sunday, scaled back and with extensive health precautions, seven months after coronavirus prompted its suspension. The umrah, the pilgrimage that can be undertaken at any time, usually attracts millions of...

The 13-year-old boy selling mangos at the market in Rio de Janeiro was the same age as Vanessa Cavalieri's daughter, studying in the same grade at school. But while her daughter was home taking classes online, the boy's schooling was interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, showing how...