The two countries discussed long-term military cooperation, as they opened a memorial for North Korean troops killed in Russia’s war in Ukraine.

His state visit begins after a gunman rattled Washington, but U.K. officials hope pomp can paper over an Iran war fracture and remind the president of the alliance's perks.

Palestinian officials say local elections in Gaza and the West Bank mark a step toward a long-delayed presidential election. The Palestinian Authority hasn't held a presidential election in 21 years.

The U.S. military on Sunday killed another three men in its latest attack targeting suspected drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific.

Strikes across Ukraine, Russian-occupied territory and Russia over the past day killed at least 16 people, authorities said Sunday as the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster prompted new warnings about risks posed by attacks near the plant during Russia’s more than four-year invasion of its neighbor.

Pope Leo and new Archbishop of Canterbury ​Sarah Mullally met for the first time on Monday, in a symbolic encounter at the Vatican in which ‌the leaders of the long-separated Catholic Church and Church of England exchanged gifts and prayed together.

Gunmen have raided an illegally operated orphanage in north-central Nigeria, abducting 23 pupils. Authorities said Monday the attack occurred in an isolated area of Zariagi, Kogi State.

The death of the minister, Gen. Sadio Camara, a central figure in the country’s military government, comes amid escalating violence in the region.