A strike on a train that imperiled former European leaders and CIA officers is among a spate of attacks that risked a dangerous escalation with the West, experts say.

Mark Carney set out hopes for a strength-in-numbers alliance, after European Union leaders floated the idea of Canada becoming the first “associate member” of the bloc.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that these potential strikes "intend to paralyze NATO" in an attempt to demonstrate that Article 5 "exists only in theory."

The United States has approved visas for top Iranian officials to attend next week's high-level United Nations General Assembly meetings in New York.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed leaders and representatives from seven regional countries for talks on deepening cooperation on Friday, as overnight Russian strikes in multiple regions sparked fires and caused several deaths and injuries.

Voting machines at several polling stations in Moscow have stopped working on the first day of Russia’s parliamentary elections, according to reports. Russian Telegram channels reported that numerous electronic voting terminals malfunctioned at the same time,

Lee Jae Myung said the U.S. ally, whose support for the Iran war President Donald Trump has criticized as insufficient, was focused instead on safeguarding navigation in the region.

Police in Nigeria fired tear gas at dozens of people who gathered Friday to protest the deaths of 37 miners while they were in custody. Niger State Gov. Mohammed Umaru Bago said on Thursday that the miners,