Soccer star Kylian Mbappé apologized for comments in which he apparently referred to Mao Zedong, the founding leader of Communist China, as a dictator, after facing backlash and losing brand deals with at least three different Chinese companies.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre talked to Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday about the war with Ukraine.

A court has ordered the closure of one of Egypt’s last independent news outlets, Mada Masr, after convicting its editor-in-chief on charges of operating a website without a license.

Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees as the tech giant looks to cut costs while pouring billions into AI.

One of the men, both of whom are British nationals, was charged with assisting Iran’s intelligence service, the Crown Prosecution Service said.

Since undergoing surgery on October 13 to treat lung cancer, Pope Leo has weighed a major decision: whether ​to press ahead with an intense, three-country tour of South America just 24 days after having part of one lung removed.

Supporters of the opposition movement that won Sunday’s election stormed the offices of a pro-government tabloid. Another news outlet apologized for years of “one-sided” coverage.

The U.S. military said it attacked a boat it accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, killing five people, as the Trump administration continues its campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.