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The president is expected to withdraw the United States from 2015's historic pact on curbing greenhouse gas emissions.

The documents provide a blueprint for how the U.S. National Security Agency likely used weaknesses in commercially available software to gain access to the global system for transferring money between banks.

A Norwegian firm claimed to have sold bullets that can travel underwater to several countries earlier this year.

Blasphemy is a criminal offense in Pakistan that can carry the death penalty.

The upcoming mass drill is the largest such operation on Lithuania's borders, according to a lawmaker.

In a world confused and disturbed by Trump, China will find it easier to play down its own lack of transparency and accountability. Maybe, finally, it will be able to convert its economic power into political influence.

Myron Ebell, Trump's EPA transition chief, says the president 'will clearly change its course on climate policy,' possibly by executive order.

A new poll shows which world events Russians recall best from the past year.

The "clock" is now at two and a half minutes to midnight, 30 seconds closer than in 2016.

The foreign secretary said the U.K. will continue its "joyous exploration of other European culture."

World Economic Forum meets amid protectionist movements around the globe, from Trump to Brexit and beyond.

Tillersons Exxon Mobil aggressively attacks journalists and watchdogs on climate change.

Barack Obama signed a defense spending bill that Russia says eases restrictions on arming rebels.

The Russian leader has repeatedly warned not to take his nuclear arsenal lightly.

Centuries ago, Indian princes would bathe in the lake. In modern times, even the poorest villagers going anywhere near it.

Today, Oxford Dictionaries launched an initiative to discover the least popular words in the English language

Sponsors including Coca-Cola, Kellogg's and McDonald's have come in for criticism.

City Road Methodist Church in Birmingham put up a sign, reading: "Jesus Cares About Pokemon Games."

Survey-firm Portland noted that despite shows of hard power, Russia ranks high on soft power.

Domestic issues usually predominate but Hillary Clinton is seizing on Trump's incendiary foreign policy rhetoric as his biggest weakness.

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the great threats facing Europe and the world.

The Russian president came sixth, behind the likes of Bill Gates and Barack Obama.

Suicide bombings specifically are killing more people and spreading to more countries.

The band will perform in the U.S. for the first time in four years.

From a history of Pakistan to a Polish reckoning, these were the best international nonfiction books of the year.

A new poll shows only 42 percent consider climate change a "very serious" issue.

The Svalbard vault contains seeds from almost every type of crop in the world.

The fourth annual Global Citizen Festival on September 26 featured Beyoncé, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Pearl Jam, Michelle Obama, Joe Biden and others.

The Syrian president also claims to be open to dialogue with the United States.

Acting alone in a multi-centric world, the U.S. more and more often wins wars and loses the peace, Slavoj Žižek argues.