Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, starts at sundown on Wednesday, Oct. 2, and continues through the evening of Friday, Oct. 4. It marks the start of the Jewish High ...

Judaism’s High Holy Days annually provide an emotional mix of celebration, introspection and atonement for Jews worldwide. This year, for many, the emotions will be extraordinarily powerful, given tha ...

Hezbollah’s acting leader has vowed to continue battling Israel and said the Lebanese militant group was prepared for a long fight even after much of its top command was wiped ...

Britain’s last coal-fired power plant is closing. This will mark the end of 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the nation that sparked the Industrial Revolution. The Ratcliffe-on-Soar station ...

In a story published Sep. 30, 2024, about an airstrike in Beirut, The Associated Press erroneously reported that it had leveled an apartment building. The strike hit ...

Global markets have had a wild start to the week, with Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index tumbling nearly 5% while Chinese markets soared on news of fresh stimulus for the faltering ...

Hezbollah’s deputy leader vowed to continue fighting Israel and said the militant group was prepared for a long war after much of its top command was wiped out, including its ...

North Carolina officials are pledging to get more water and other supplies to storm-damaged areas by Monday after Hurricane Helene left a trail of destruction across the U.S. Southeast. Authorities ...

Hezbollah's deputy leader vows to fight on, says group prepared for long war in his first speech since leader was killed.

Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan’s governing party, says he plans to call a parliamentary election on Oct. 27 after he is formally elected as prime minister on Tuesday. Ishiba ...

Shigeru Ishiba says he will call a national election for Oct. 27 after he takes office as Japan's prime minister.

An apparent Israeli airstrike on central Beirut has leveled an apartment building. It came after Israel hit targets across Lebanon and killed dozens of people, as Hezbollah sustained heavy blows ...