By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh's next national elections will be held on Feb. 12, the chief election commissioner said Thursday, setting the timetable for a vote to be held 18 months after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted in an uprising ...

By JUSTIN KABUMBA and MONIKA PRONCZUK Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — More than 400 civilians have been killed since the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group escalated its offensive in the South Kivu province in eastern Congo, regional officials said, adding that Rwandan special forces were ...

By WAFAA SHURAFA, BASSEM MROUE, and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Rains drenched Gaza's tent camps and dropping temperatures chilled Palestinians huddling inside them Thursday as winter storm Byron descended on the war-battered territory, showing how two ...

By DAVID KEYTON and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press OSLO, Norway (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado appeared in public for the first time in 11 months Thursday after a daring escape from her homeland when she emerged from a hotel balcony in Norway's capital and ...

By ILLIA NOVIKOV and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said he and European leaders discussed proposals to end the war in Ukraine in "pretty strong terms" Wednesday, adding that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "has to be realistic" about his ...

By SAM McNEIL and RENATA BRITO Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — As sympathy for immigrants erodes around the world, European nations agreed Wednesday to consider changes that rights advocates say would weaken migrant protections that have underpinned European law since World War II. The ...