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Former President Barack Obama weighed in with his perspective on the "strange and uncertain times that we are in" as he delivered a major address in South Africa Tuesday. Mr. Obama was invited to give the 2018 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture…

Kylian Mbappe of France will donate his earnings to a children's charity after the team won the World Cup. Ian MacNicol / Getty Images On top of the world after France defeated Croatia 4-2 to win its second-ever World Cup…

Nicaraguan national police and armed pro-government civilians laid siege to a symbolically important neighborhood that has recently become a center of resistance to President Daniel Ortega's government. Government forces began advancing on the Monimbo neighborhood in the city of Masaya…

MOSCOW -- The four protesters who barged onto the field at the World Cup final in Moscow have been sentenced to 15 days in jail. The protesters, members of the Pussy Riot punk collective, ran onto the pitch at Luzhniki…

A remote village in Greenland is being threatened by a massive iceberg. Video captured a large piece of the iceberg breaking off and crashing into the water last week. There are fears another breakaway chunk could trigger a tsunami. Evacuations…

Former President Barack Obama, in a speech honoring the late South African leader Nelson Mandela, said he'd try to "get some perspective" as news cycles bring "more head-spinning and disturbing headlines." "Given the strange and uncertain times that we are…

President Donald Trump lashed out at former CIA Director John Brennan after Brennan criticized Mr. Trump for remarks he made during a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin.  "I think Brennan is a very bad guy, and if you…

Afghan Taliban militants stand with residents as they took to the street to celebrate ceasefire on the second day of Eid in the outskirts of Jalalabad, June 16, 2018. Getty An Afghan official says an Islamic State of Iraq and…

MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Families began burying the dead Monday following a bloody weekend in Nicaragua as police and paramilitary groups attacked roadblocks set up by anti-government demonstrators demanding President Daniel Ortega's exit from office. The family and friends of 20-year-old…

Former President Barack Obama, in a speech honoring the late South African leader Nelson Mandela, said he'd try to "get some perspective" as news cycles bring "more head-spinning and disturbing headlines." "Given the strange and uncertain times that we are…

Then-London Mayor Boris Johnson speaks at a Vote Leave rally in Newcastle, England, April 16, 2016. REUTERS LONDON -- The official campaign group that succeeded in convincing Britons to vote to leave the European Union has been fined and referred…

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for a photograph at the beginning of a one-on-one meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018. Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP Senior administration officials…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives field guidance during his visit to the under construction Orangchon Power Station in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang, July 17, 2018. KCNA/REUTERS SEOUL, South…