As bubbles rippled across the frigid Finnish lake, diver Daan Jacobs emerged from a hole carved out of the thick, crackling ice. The journey had taken him 8 meters (26 feet) beneath the surface, where sunlight filtered through the Arctic ice and fish swam around a rock formation.

All 32 NATO nations met or exceeded the alliance's target for defense spending last year, Secretary-General Mark Rutte said, as Canada and several ally nations increased their investment in defense.

Zelenskyy says U.S. security guarantees for Ukraine are tied to ceding Donbas to Russia, warning the proposal could weaken Kyiv and European security.

China has opened two investigations into U.S. trade practices ahead of an upcoming visit by President Donald Trump in May. China’s Commerce Ministry said on Friday it was responding to U.S.

A U.N. inquiry says Syria shows no sign it has investigated alleged abuses by its forces during deadly sectarian clashes in Sweida province. The U.N. commission says at least 1,700 people died,

Balendra Shah, 35, a former mayor of Kathmandu who is the Himalayan nation’s youngest prime minister in decades, will be tasked with restoring stability and creating jobs.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a friendship and cooperation treaty following talks in Pyongyang, state media reported Friday.

Noelia Castillo, a Spanish woman who sought euthanasia and fought a protracted legal battle with her family over her right to do so, received life-ending medicine on Thursday in Barcelona. She was 25.