Americas

American soldier Travis King was believed to be in North Korean custody Wednesday after crossing the border during a tourist trip to the Joint Security Area in the Demilitarised Zone. …

US climate envoy John Kerry held four hours of talks with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing on Monday, calling for “urgent action” as the two countries revived stalled diplomacy on …

An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck the Alaska Peninsula region early on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, leading to a tsunami warning for nearby regions. USGS revised …

Three police officers were killed and 10 other people wounded Tuesday in an “unprecedented” explosives attack in the Mexican state of Jalisco, the state governor said. Police officers and staff …

The United States is a vibrant democracy of 330 million people, yet in an increasingly polarized nation the next president will likely be decided by just a few thousand votes, …

Two years after unprecedented anti-government protests rocked communist Cuba, the deep economic and social problems that drove people to challenge a government notoriously intolerant of dissent have only gotten worse. …

US President Joe Biden was in Britain on Monday for a brief visit to his key ally during which he will meet King Charles III and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak …

As onlookers clapped and danced, a mayor of a small southern Mexico town entered into holy matrimony with a female reptile in a traditional rite to bring good fortune to …

Brazil’s far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro vowed Friday to appeal a court ruling to bar him from public office for eight years over unfounded attacks he had made against the country’s …

US President Joe Biden said Monday it is “too early” to draw definitive conclusions on the impact of the Wagner mercenary group’s aborted march against Moscow and stressed his efforts …