The country’s new Trump-endorsed president takes office on Friday. Sweeping plans to target drug traffickers with U.S. help are already underway.

In interviews, more than 20 people who tried to break an Israeli blockade described beatings, electric shocks and other abuse after being captured. Israel denied the accusations.

A student killed his grandparents at their home before opening fire at a high school near Bangkok and turning the gun on himself, the authorities said.

Vietnam is grappling with a surge in visitors, testing its Soviet-style criminal justice system as it tries to supercharge its economy through tourism.

After deadly tremors a decade ago, Kumamoto built earthquake-resistant buildings and even trained locals in search and rescue.

The Barbican, a once divisive housing complex in central London, is now considered an architectural masterpiece. Residents are fighting plans for a 20-story building next door.

Canada’s prime minister laughed off Trump’s description of Canada but suggested that trade talks between the two countries are acrimonious.

A viral video captured two capybaras wandering into a Brazilian state legislature last week. The animals, which are the largest rodents in the world, were escorted from the premises by a parliamentary aide.

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A sudden migrant surge from Morocco into the Spanish territory of Ceuta attracted the presence of far-right, anti-immigrant politicians. But many locals say they don’t want their multicultural home to be used as a political prop.