Crews rescued 172 people and recovered the body of a passenger from a ferry that caught fire in rough seas Wednesday near the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, authorities said. The fire started at about 4:15 a.

Some 15.2 million people across the world -- mostly Europe -- live in the path of totality of Wednesday's solar eclipse.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday threatened retaliation for Western seizures of its commercial vessels, describing them as “piracy.” Speaking on a visit to a Russian warship that was taking part in a naval exercise in the Pacific,

The death toll after an overloaded ferry capsized on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe has risen to 44, police said Wednesday. Police said on X that the bodies had been retrieved from the lake that forms part of the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia.

Morocco has beefed up security along its border with Spain as calls have resurfaced on social media for mass crossings into the Spanish city of Ceuta, raising concerns of another surge, similar to the

At least 2,000 people have died in Congo’s Ebola outbreak, the fastest-growing on record, according to the latest data, as rebel conflict, bad roads and work stoppages over payment issues challenge the urgent response in a remote region.

President Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. has "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz, writing on social media: "I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT."

Prime Minister Andy Burnham will hold an emergency government meeting on the UK’s latest heat wave as the country grapples with widespread drought and proliferating wildfires.