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The pontiff met refugees at a camp on the Greek island of Lesbos on Saturday and paid tribute to those who died crossing the waters into Europe.

Afghanistan’s fifth-largest city had briefly fallen to the Taliban last year.

"I shook his hand and nothing more," the Roman Catholic leader said after a brief meeting with Democrat Bernie Sanders.

Boris Johnson made his remarks ahead of President Barack Obama's planned visit to London next week.

Two earthquakes since Thursday have killed at least 28 people, and experts have warned of further aftershocks.

The United Nations condemned Pyongyang's failed test-fire of the Musudan intermediate-range missile Friday.

The government lost a last-ditch appeal Thursday to halt the process, which could bring further instability to Latin America's largest economy.

In the wake of a corruption scandal, the country's Parliament was dissolved Friday, and snap elections were set for June.

Ahead of next week's meeting between Western and Russian military leaders, the Kremlin is showing little appetite for improved relations.

A magnitude-7.3 temblor early Saturday compounded the misery from a previous magnitude-6.5 quake.

A gathering in Doha, Qatar, will do little to help to clear global oversupply quickly, analysts say.

During a visit to Britain next week, President Obama will try to strike a balance over the possibility of Britain leaving the European Union.

The Vatican asked the presidential candidate to speak about the economy and social justice in a visit many see as risky given its timing prior to the New York primary.

Lesbos prepares to host Pope Francis, who wants to raise awareness with his trip to the Greek island to the plight of migrants.

Thousands were in shelters Friday because their homes were damaged and power was out.

A distant "Einstein Ring" — a product of gravitational lensing — may provide scientists some much-needed clues to the nature of dark matter.

A television journalist suffered serious injuries to his face after an airstrike close to where he was reporting near Aleppo, Syria, April 14, 2016.

The three-day drills were intended to review military preparedness and field-test new technology.

Under the deal announced Thursday, tax authorities in the U.K., Spain, Italy, France and Germany will share data on owners of offshore companies.

Jacqueline Galant was accused of ignoring an official report that leaked Thursday detailing security flaws at Belgium’s airports.

The official 10-week campaign before the June referendum on the U.K.’s EU membership got underway Friday.

Labor unions and student groups clashed with riot police in Paris shortly after President François Hollande’s comments on work reforms.

NASA and the European Space Agency announced Thursday that the Cassini spacecraft had detected “faint but distinct” evidence of dust from beyond our solar system near Saturn.

José Manuel Soria resigned Friday after being linked to an offshore account in the Bahamas.

The news agency’s bureau chief in Turkey, Tural Kerimov, said that the Turkish government did not notify Sputnik about the decision ahead of time.

The Malaysian premier has been embroiled in a corruption scandal at state-run fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad.

Government troops succeeded after several hours of air strikes and heavy combat, a military official told Reuters.

The government introduced a bill in parliament that aims to legalize physician-assisted suicide for people suffering from “grievous and irremediable” medical conditions.

The Philippines and the U.S. have begun joint patrols in the South China Sea, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Thursday.