South Florida’s Catholic community is celebrating the historic selection of the first American pope, with the Archdiocese of Miami calling him not just a U.S. citizen, but a “global citizen” shaped by missionary work abroad.

From diners at a Little Buenos Aires café to visitors fresh from Argentina, South Florida’s Argentine community is mourning the death of Pope Francis — the first Latin American pope and a native son of Buenos Aires — with sadness, pride, and stories of personal connection.

U.S. consumers who rely on online shopping for convenience may soon face higher prices as new tariffs on Chinese imports take effect.

Three Israeli hostages are back home with their families after being released by Hamas on Sunday.

Venezuelans in South Florida gathered in protest Thursday as Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a controversial third six-year term, amid claims of election fraud and a $25 million bounty for his arrest related to alleged drug trafficking.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for another term on Friday, deepening the country’s political crisis as opposition leaders and many Venezuelans claim he lost the election.

Former President Jimmy Carter, widely celebrated for his humanitarian efforts after leaving the White House, made a significant mark on South Florida in 1992 when he joined Habitat for Humanity to help build homes in Miami’s Liberty City.

A prisoner swap between the United States and Russia is reportedly underway on Thursday and is expected to include former US Marine Paul Whelan, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and other Americans.

The Biden administration shared their concerns Tuesday over the recent Venezuelan presidential election results, questioning the legitimacy of incumbent Nicolas Maduro’s declared victory and calling for transparency from Venezuela’s electoral authorities.

Calls for freedom echoed across South Florida on Monday as Venezuelan expatriates reacted to the contentious election results.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress in Washington as he sought to bolster U.S. support for his country's war in Gaza.

Officials in Haiti say at least three people have died and up to 40 remain missing after a boat in the waters off northern Haiti caught fire with up to 80 Haitians on board trying to escape to the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The federal government will not seek restitution from a former career American diplomat who acted as a spy for the Cuban government for decades.

King Charles III is back. The 75-year-old monarch will resume his public duties next week following a three-month break to focus on his treatment and recuperation after he was diagnosed with an undisclosed type of cancer, Buckingham Palace said Friday.

The United States told the Group of Seven foreign ministers that it received “last minute” information from Israel about a drone action in Iran, Italy’s foreign minister said.

In a news conference hosted by U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, local leaders and activists voiced their concerns Monday amid ongoing street protests sparked by power outages and food shortages in Cuba.

The U.S. has seen a “sobering” increase in domestic terrorism-related threats since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war, according to Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco.

The last 12 months were the hottest Earth has ever recorded, according to a new report by Climate Central, a nonprofit science research group.

It’s estimated that more than two hundred people are currently held captive by Hamas.

Members of Florida’s Congress and local leaders reacted with concern and outrage to a surprise attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel Saturday.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama apologized Monday after a video showing him kissing a child on the lips triggered criticism.

Migrants fearing deportation set mattresses ablaze at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico, starting a fire that killed 38 people.

A man who British prosecutors say broke into an industrial park to steal almost 200,000 chocolate Easter eggs has pleaded guilty to theft and criminal damage.

Queen Elizabeth II left Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday, her coffin borne to the Houses of Parliament by a horse-drawn gun carriage and trailed by grieving family members.

People waited outside St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh for up to six hours Tuesday to pay their respects to the late monarch, whose body will be transferred to London later in the day.

Britain’s new king and queen consort met with members of Parliament Monday at Westminster Hall before traveling back to Scotland to join other members of the royal family for a procession to St. Giles Cathedral, where the queen’s coffin will lie in rest to allow the people of Scotland to pay their respects.

Authorities say a man drove a car into a German school group in a Berlin shopping district, killing a teacher and seriously injuring nine people.

A reconstruction by The Associated Press lends support to assertions that the veteran Palestinian-American reporter was killed by Israeli fire.

BEIRUT Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris. Lebanese Red Cross official Georges Kettaneh said hundreds of casualties have been confirmed as a result of the explosion. An Associated Press photographer near the port saw people lying injured on the ground, and hospitals called for blood donations, but exact casualties were not immediately known. Some local TV stations reported the blast was at Beiruts port inside an area where fireworks were stored.

The U. N. Human Rights Committee and leading international human rights organizations have repeatedly urged the Central Asian nation's authorities to release Askarov, noting his deteriorating health. Askarov, an ethnic Uzbek rights activist, has been sentenced to life in prison for his alleged role in the deadly ethnic violence in southern Kyrgyzstan in 2010. Before his detention, Askarov had led a human rights organization in southern Kyrgyzstan focused on prison conditions and police treatment of detainees. Human Rights Watch and other rights groups said Askarovs detention and trial were marred by serious human rights violations, including credible allegations of torture. In 2016, the U.N. Human Rights Committee found that Askarov was arbitrarily detained, held in inhumane conditions, tortured and mistreated.