At least 29 protesters have been killed and more than 1,200 people have been detained in nine days of anti-government protests in Iran, according to data published by the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

Leaders of the Britain, France and Ukraine signed a trilateral plan for French and British forces to deploy to Ukraine after a cease-fire.

Chinese officials banned exports of some rare earth minerals and goods that might have military use following comments by Japan's prime minister.

The Ugandan presidential candidate known as Bobi Wine wears a flak jacket and helmet while campaigning to protect himself from gunfire. But the safety gear offers no protection from the stinging clouds of tear gas that often follow him on the campaign trail.

The Trump administration is nearly tripling the number of countries whose passport holders will be required to post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply to enter the United States. Less than a week after adding seven countries to the list of nations subject to visa bonds,

Israel became the first country to formally recognize the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state on Friday - a decision that could reshape regional dynamics and test Somalia's longstanding opposition to secession.

Montana, the Swiss alpine resort town where a bar fire killed 40 people last week, are facing growing accusations of lax oversight.

Israel claimed the strikes were targeting Hezbollah and Hamas infrastructure. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said the attacks would make the task of disarming Hezbollah more difficult to achieve.