A man employed at police headquarters in central Paris stabbed four officers to death Thursday before being shot dead by police, sources told AFP. The premises were cordoned off after the lunchtime attack in the historic centre of Paris, usually thronged with tourists, and a dozen emergency...

Pope Francis and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agreed on Thursday on the need to protect the rights of Christian minorities in the Middle East during a meeting at the Vatican, the U.S. State Department said. Pompeo, whose trip this week to Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Greece...

Pakistan and the Taliban on Thursday agreed on the need for “earliest resumption” of stalled Afghan peace talks with the U.S. in a bid to end the 18-year-long conflict in Afghanistan, according to a Pakistani Foreign Ministry statement. The agreement came during a meeting between the...

The internet was down across most of Iraq Thursday, the third day of protests called for on social media, with a monitor saying "intentional restrictions" by major providers caused the near-blackout. Iraqis protesting in the capital and southern cities have struggled to communicate with...