Andy Burnham took his first step to potentially becoming the next British prime minister Friday, winning a special election in the small northwest England area of Makerfield

The Trump administration plans to stop PEPFAR funding for HIV prevention and control programs in South Africa because of differences in policy.

Iman Dilbani weeps during a religious sermon in Tyre, Lebanon, wearing a yellow scarf to honor her son killed fighting for Hezbollah

Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki stripped his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the country’s highest state honor amid a row about commemorating fighters responsible for a World War II massacre.

A disagreement has erupted within the European Union over opening communication lines with Moscow about Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Canadian billionaire businessman Frank Stronach was found guilty on Friday of one count of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault, in a ​judgment where the judge described some of his behavior as “gross ​and disgusting.

Hours after U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth upbraided his NATO allies and announced a Pentagon review of their performance, the leaders of many European nations were assessing a check list of progress made on security priorities.

The securing of a U.S.-Iran agreement, and its emphasis on the full reopening of the Strait, has offered some reassurance, but significant obstacles remain, analysts tell TIME.