By OPE ADETAYO Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has been trying to rally fellow evangelical Christians and urge Congress to designate Nigeria as a violator of religious freedom with unfounded claims of "Christian mass murder," which the government of the West ...

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Israeli airstrike targeting the top leaders of Yemen's Houthi rebels in August killed the chief of staff of its military, officials said Thursday, further escalating tensions between the group and Israel even as a ...

By SIDDIQULLAH ALIZAI and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's Taliban government said Thursday that Pakistan had carried out two drone strikes on Kabul the previous day, just before the two neighbors announced a ceasefire following days of fighting that ...

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — The United Nations chief on Thursday condemned the military takeover in Madagascar as an army colonel who led the coup was set to be quickly sworn in as president just three days after announcing soldiers had taken charge. U.N. Secretary-General António ...

By RENATA BRITO Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The European Union's cooperation on migration with the fractured North African nation of Libya is in the spotlight again after human rights lawyers filed the names of some 120 European leaders - including French President Emmanuel ...

By HOGIR AL ABDO Associated Press HASSAKEH, Syria (AP) — The Syrian government and the main Kurdish-led force in the country's northeast have agreed in principle on a plan to merge the U.S.-backed force as a cohesive group into the national army, Syria's main Kurdish commander said ...