Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will have “overall security responsibility” in Gaza “for an indefinite period" after its war with Hamas and expressed openness to “little pauses” in the current fighting to facilitate the release of hostages

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Can lessons be learned from Portugal, which relaxed its drug laws more than 20 years ago?

France is at risk of flouting European Union fiscal guidance while Germany and Italy aren’t seen to be

Oregon has extended rules restricting the number of crab traps in the water and how deep they can drop in the late-season months when humpback whales are more likely to swim there

Thailand’s parliament will meet on Thursday to select a new prime minister, with the path looking increasingly difficult

A ransom note dropped in the mailbox at the home of missing 9-year-old Charlotte Sena before dawn on Monday provided investigators an invaluable break in the case that ultimately led New York authorities to arrest a suspect and reunite the girl with her family after a frantic two-day search, state officials announced.

Russia said its security forces are continuing what it described as an “anti-terrorist” operation for a second day

Carlethia Nichole Russell, 25, disappeared on Thursday night after claiming to help a toddler who was running loose on the I-459

Libya’s central bank has announced its reunification after being split for nearly a decade due to the country’s long-running civil war that resulted in two rival administrations, in the east and the west

Angela Bassett may have gone home empty handed at the Oscars in March, but the two-time nominee will be getting a golden statuette this year after all

Wanted: one ornery sea otter that has been attacking California surfers and...