The results of this week’s exceptionally close election dealt a blow to far-right nationalists, who have gained ground elsewhere.

Houthi rebels on Wednesday released video of what they said was a Saudi F-15 fighter jet they shot down over Yemen as the recent lightning advance by the Iran-backed rebels piles further pressure on global energy supplies.

Human rights experts commissioned by the U.N. say they have found "reasonable grounds" to believe the U.S. committed war crimes in Iran, including a strike on a school in the southern city of Minab.

It is the second consecutive year the State Department has prevented key Palestinian officials from attending the U.N. meeting in New York.

Venezuela's repressive apparatus remains largely intact almost nine months after former President Nicolas Maduro was captured, a U.N. report says.

The House voted Wednesday to pass a major bill aimed at imposing sanctions on Russia and Iran, sending it to President Donald Trump for his signature.

Buckingham Palace denies a claim by Princess Diana's brother that King Charles III said she would soon be forgotten after her death.

Sirens sounded ⁠in ⁠eastern Poland, military aircraft ⁠were scrambled and two airports temporarily suspended ​flights after Russian strikes on Ukraine came close to ‌the NATO member's border, Polish and ‌Ukrainian authorities said on Thursday.