Loss of the Syrian city is a heavy blow to the militants, but the destruction there is immense, and questions linger about who will govern and rebuild.

Spain is to begin the process of imposing direct rule on Catalonia after a disputed independence vote.

The National Archives posted online thousands of documents related to the 1963 killing of President John F. Kennedy.

Mariano Rajoy begins imposing direct rule over Catalonia after its push for independence.

A federal grand jury in Washington, DC, on Friday approved the first charges in the investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller, according to sources briefed on the matter.

Paul Manafort and a former business associate, Rick Gates, were indicted. A foreign-policy early adviser to President Trump pleaded guilty, admitting he was told about “thousands” of Clinton emails.

The adviser, George Papadopoulos, has pleaded guilty to lying to the F.B.I. about that conversation, according to documents unsealed Monday.

Officials said a motorist drove a truck as many as 20 blocks down a bike path, striking pedestrians, before he jumped out and was shot by the police.

The sweeping campaign of arrests appears to be the latest move to consolidate the power of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the favorite son and top adviser of King Salman.

A huge new leak reveals how the wealthy and powerful, including the Queen's private estate, invest offshore.

A gunman, identified by law enforcement sources as Devin P. Kelley, walked into a Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Tex., and opened fire.

It was a non-binding poll but Australia's PM has promised to act on the result by Christmas.

President Robert G. Mugabe was in custody, military officials said, adding that they would be “targeting criminals around him” as “the situation in our country has moved to another level.”

The cult leader sent his followers to commit a series of brutal murders in the late 1960s.

The end of Robert Mugabe's 37-year rule sparks wild celebrations in the streets.

A rollback of net neutrality regulations would represent a significant victory for companies like AT&T and Comcast and would amount to a strike against consumers.

The terrorist attack was the deadliest in modern Egyptian history, officials said. The president vowed to retaliate.

The guilty plea by President Trump’s former national security adviser brings the special counsel investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election into Mr. Trump’s inner circle.

The decision was a victory for the administration after its mixed success before the court over the summer, when justices considered and later dismissed disputes over the second version.

Igniting fears of violence in the region, President Trump’s decision could derail any peace initiative, Arab and European leaders warn.