September 5, 2024

Children under the age of 2 should not be exposed to any screens, Swedish public health authorities said, part of a growing effort to limit phone use by youngsters.

Boko Haram killed at least 170 villagers in northeastern Nigeria, community leaders say, in what is likely one of the deadliest attacks in recent years.

The shootout with an 18-year-old Austrian came on the anniversary of the attack on the Munich Olympics that left 11 Israelis dead, was being investigated as a possible terrorist attack.

Dismissing Ukraine’s recent invasion of Kursk, the Russian leader said Kyiv made a mistake in trying to force Moscow to divert its forces from the Donbas region.

Among those freed under the deal brokered by the U.S. government were 13 affiliated with Mountain Gateway, an American evangelical church.

Evangelical pastors led by a Texas missionary in Nicaragua were accused of money laundering, in a widespread crackdown on religious groups.

For many trans women living on the fringes of the nation’s society, the Catholic Church is a haven, and Pope Francis a personal hero.

As the first phase of vaccinations ended, an Israeli strike hit a hospital courtyard in central Gaza where people were sheltering, Palestinian news media reported.

The athlete, who was set on fire in Kenya by a man with whom she was in a relationship, competed in the women’s marathon at the Paris Olympics this summer.

Yassin Fatty, a traditional practitioner of female genital cutting in the West African nation of Gambia, became the first to be convicted there. But her case led to a backlash and a popular campaign to make it legal again.