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As a candidate for mayor, Mr. Aguirre, 47, pledged that the smile mandate would be one of his first actions in office. It was his first political campaign; Mr. Aguirre said he...

With coronavirus case counts climbing and vaccination efforts lagging in some African nations, regional officials of the World Health Organization issued a warning on Thursday against lax enforcement of public health measures...

President Biden has finished meeting with Israel’s opposition leader, former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Mr. Netanyahu, who has had a friendly if often fractious relationship with Mr. Biden since the 1980s, described it...

Russian rockets hit an office building in central Ukraine on Thursday morning, killing at least 12 people and wounding 25, officials said, in the latest strike on a civilian target in Ukraine...

RIVNE, Ukraine — A priest doused in green dye during a Sunday liturgy. Another yanked out of his western Ukrainian church as the police stood by watching. A church attacked by vandals,...

President Vladimir V. Putin’s announced visit to Iran would be only his second trip abroad since he invaded Ukraine in February.Credit...Pool photo by Alexei NikolskyPresident Vladimir V. Putin will visit Tehran next...

VideoDuring a four-day trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia, President Biden will focus on securing oil for American gas pumps, slowing Iran’s nuclear program and strengthening relations with Saudi Arabia.CreditCredit...Doug Mills/The New...

They came in buses, in trains, on bicycles, and on foot. Some have camped on a public beach in Colombo for months, while others rustled up scant fuel supplies to reach the...

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka in Colombo in February.Credit...Dinuka Liyanawatte/ReutersCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — President Gotabaya Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka fled the country on Wednesday, according to four officials, after months of...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s reliance on outdated systems to collect and analyze data on international air travelers continues to hamper its ability to respond quickly to disease threats,...