Alberta separatists said Monday they have formally submitted almost 302,000 signatures to try to trigger a referendum on the province leaving Canada. The group needed 178,000 signatures to force the province to consider such a vote.

Russian ⁠President ​Vladimir Putin on Monday announced a two-day ⁠ceasefire in ‌the ‌war with Ukraine to observe the anniversary ⁠of the ‌defeat ⁠of Nazi Germany in World War ‌II

State media in China says an explosion at a fireworks plant in a central Chinese province has killed at least 21 people and injured 61 others. China’s official news agency Xinhua says the

Cuba's Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces reinforced the island's tone of military readiness in a social media message aimed at the U.s.

Gold edged higher on signs dip buyers stepped into the market after a flare-up in hostilities in the Middle East pushed down prices by 2% on Monday.

Arrests and executions in Iran have been on the rise since the start of the regional war triggered by a U.S.-Israeli attack on Feb. 28.

At least twelve miners are trapped inside a coal mine in central Colombia, officials said Monday night, following an explosion that was caused apparently by the accumulation of gases. Jorge

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Hindu nationalist party has wrested control of the opposition stronghold of West Bengal in a key state election. The Election Commission of India released partial results Monday showing the Bharatiya Janata Party won at least 124 seats in the 294-member West Bengal assembly and was