Tough-on-crime outsider Aberaldo de la Espriella took the lead in Colombia's presidential race on Sunday night, setting up a runoff with Iván Cepeda, an ally of outgoing President Gustavo Petro.

Fifty-five people were killed and dozens more injured when gunpowder stored for mining purposes detonated in a rebel-held village in Myanmar.

This is the first time Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made this accusation, which may constitute a war crime.

Polls opened Monday in Ethiopia in an election that is widely expected to be won by the ruling party. A heavy military presence was observed in the capital, Addis Ababa, as observers called for a peaceful election in the country that is Africa’s second-most populous and hosts the headquarters of the African Union.

Ukrainian drones ​struck targets across several Russian regions overnight, including an oil pipeline pumping station, a refinery and ‌a fuel depot, Russian and Ukrainian authorities said on Sunday, in an escalating campaign of strikes against energy infrastructure often hundreds of miles inside Russia.

Malaysia has begun enforcing its ban on children under 16 having social media accounts KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia on Monday began enforcing rules barring millions of children younger than 16 from owning social media accounts,

Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Monday as investors monitored lingering uncertainty around U.S.-Iran negotiations.

Israeli troops advanced deeper into Lebanon on Sunday, seizing the medieval Beaufort castle for the first time in 26 years amid Hezbollah attacks.