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Hundreds of women in Iran are defying authorities by publicly removing their hijab

5:32pm July 20, 2022

by Peter Kenyon

If it's summer in Iran, that means women are under more scrutiny than usual as police seek to ensure that modest Islamic dress codes are being followed. But this summer has seen a backlash.

The Ethiopian government has jailed tens of thousands in a countrywide crackdown

5:32pm July 20, 2022

by Eyder Peralta

Conflict and fear have taken its toll on freedom of speech in Ethiopia, a country that was once heralded as an African powerhouse with a bright future.

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A man must decide to flee Ukraine to join his family or stay to care for his parents

5:32pm July 20, 2022

by Eleanor Beardsley

A Ukrainian man is being forced to choose between the two: a wife and three children who have fled the country and aging parents who are trapped behind enemy lines.

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President-elect Ranil Wickremesinghe greats supporters upon his arrival at a buddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Wednesday.

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Sri Lanka has a new president, but here's why many continue to protest

5:10pm July 20, 2022

Sri Lanka's parliament elected longtime politician Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country's new president in a secret ballot on Wednesday. Here's what led to this moment.

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Britain's Conservative party has chosen 2 candidates to replace Boris Johnson

5:10pm July 20, 2022

by Willem Marx

After several rounds of voting, lawmakers in Britain's Conservative party have chosen the final two candidates to replace Boris Johnson as the United Kingdom's Prime Minister

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Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi's government could collapse as early as Thursday

5:10pm July 20, 2022

by Adam Raney

Despite comfortably winning a confidence motion in the upper house of the Italian parliament, Prime Minister Mario Draghi's government appears doomed.

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Italian Premier Mario Draghi (center) flanked by Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio (left) and Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini, delivers his speech at the Senate in Rome on Wednesday.

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Italian Prime Minister Draghi wins a confidence vote, but his coalition unravels

4:57pm July 20, 2022

by The Associated Press

The rapid collapse of Mario Draghi's 17-month-old coalition could prompt President Sergio Mattarella to dissolve Parliament, opening the path to holding an early election.

Lt. Gen. Michael E. Langley is up for a nomination that would make him the first Black four-star general in the U.S. Marine Corps' 246-year history.

The Marines are set to have the first Black 4-star general in their 246-year history

4:38pm July 20, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Lt. Gen. Michael Langley's nomination hearing to be general and commander of the United States Africa Command for the U.S. Marine Corps is set for Thursday.

This composite image shows the two remaining Conservative Leader candidates Liz Truss (left) and Rishi Sunak. Conservative MP's will cast their votes in their party's leadership contest with the eventual winner expected to be announced in September.

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These are the two final candidates in the race to become the U.K.'s prime minister

2:01pm July 20, 2022

by Willem Marx

The voting process now pits former finance minister Rishi Sunak against current foreign minister Liz Truss to replace Boris Johnson.

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, June 11, 2022.

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Lawmakers in troubled Sri Lanka choose a new president to replace the ousted leader

6:07am July 20, 2022

by The Associated Press

In a vote that risks reigniting political turmoil in the South Asian island nation, six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was chosen to succeed the ousted leader who fled the country.