Macao pro-democracy former lawmaker Au Kam San was sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison Friday in the Chinese casino hub’s first national security case following a closed-door trial that raised concerns about fairness.

A Kenyan cult leader has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murder of 191 people, all but one of them children, in a campaign of abuse and forced fasting.

US President Donald Trump spoke with Qatar’s leader by phone about efforts to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East, part of a flurry of recent diplomatic efforts to prevent a renewal of all out war with Iran.

Police in Denmark and the Czech Republic investigated threats to air traffic on Friday, while a Romanian plane received a bomb threat following a string of hoaxes that have targeted flights across Europe this week.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his government is seeking specific security guarantees from Western allies for post-war support. His comments came after two days of discussions

Veteran Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu has been acquitted of treason but convicted of incitement and sentenced to four years in prison.

The European Union accused TikTok of breaching the bloc's digital rules because its algorithm recommends a nonstop stream of personalized videos to users including those that it says could hurt mental health and body image.

Belgium’s King Philippe has rejected the resignation of Prime Minister Bart De Wever and sent him back to work on a long-running budget crisis. De Wever resigned on Monday after budget talks