Five years after regaining power, the hard-line Islamist regime has formalized a women’s rights rollback in a sprawling penal code that experts say makes it almost impossible for women to escape abuse.

Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least nine people Saturday, in some of the deadliest attacks since a precarious truce between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect on June 20. Lebanon's Health Ministry and state news agency said one of the airstrikes that targeted a home on the edge of the village of Ansar killed

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia, triggering a tsunami warning. No casualties or damage were immediately reported.

French, German and British diplomats are working on a format for future negotiations — even if Russia has shown little interest.

Nigel Farage reclaimed his Clacton seat with 22,239 votes, but the parliamentary investigation into his undeclared £5 million gift is now active again.

Migrant-rights groups fear Haitians fleeing to Canada are unaware they may be detained by ICE and then deported.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi avoided Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni Shrine, apparently to prioritize diplomatic relations with China and South Korea, as Japan marked on Saturday the 81st anniversary of its surrender in World War II.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Friday announced a ban on the sale of disposable barbeques amid the fight against wildfires and drought.