There is still no sign of Khamenei’s son and successor, who has not been seen in public since February. Follow for live updates.

After the pope's visit to the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, the U.S. Embassy said the ambassador to the Holy See gave Leo a commemorative baseball, an apple pie and a U.S. World Cup jersey.

Thousands of protesters blocked roads in Germany while trying to stop members of the far right Alternative fur Deutschland party from meeting.

The shake-up is believed to be an effort to ensure the military's loyalty to the Communist Party and its leader, Xi Jinping.

The race for the World Cup quarterfinals is on, and Morocco became the first to qualify with a 3-0 win over Canada in Houston. Kylian Mbappé then led France past Paraguay 1-0 in Philadelphia to cap the opening day of the Round of 16.

Venezuela‘s official death toll from last week’s twin earthquakes rose to almost 3,000 on Saturday. Authorities reported 2,954 fatalities and 16,592 injuries in the latest government update, up from 2,

A pastor who founded one of China’s most prominent underground churches has been released from prison and reunited with his family in the United States, his daughter told CNN.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised tests of a nuclear-capable cruise missile and other weapons aboard a new 5,000-ton destroyer, the Kang Kon, according to state media Sunday. The