At hospitals, at seminaries and on buses, the Taliban is stepping up enforcement of rules on women's dress in the city of Herat.

Taking a five-goal lead before the end of the second period, the U.S. men's hockey team beat Slovakia 6-2 in the semifinal game of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday, Feb. 20, at Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milano.

Norway is relocating some of the around 60 soldiers it has in the Middle East to Norway as well as to other countries in the region on security grounds, a spokesperson for the Norwegian armed forces said on Friday.

Treasuries ticked higher in choppy trading, ending a two-day selloff, amid heightened geopolitical tensions and ongoing concerns about the outlook for inflation.

Nearly 150 years after the last giant tortoises were removed from Floreana Island in Ecuador’s Galápagos archipelago, the species made a comeback Friday, when dozens of juvenile hybrids were released to begin restoring the island’s depleted ecosystem.

As the U.S. and China battle to dominate artificial intelligence, India has attempted to highlight that there are other pathways to navigate the silicon surge.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a fresh warning to Iran not to attack his country or risk receiving a "response that they cannot even imagine."

Nasrallah Abu Siyam, 19, was shot dead by an Israeli settler, according to a witness and Palestinian health officials, amid rising violent settler attacks in the Israeli-occupied territory.