Conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella, a millionaire political neophyte, will be Colombia's next president after electoral authorities on Wednesday declared him the winner of Sunday's runoff election.

The Israeli military has surrounded an underground base in Lebanon in which dozens of Hezbollah militants are trapped, Israeli officials said.

South Africa advanced to the knockout phase of the World Cup for the first time with a 1-0 victory over South Korea on Wednesday night. Thapelo Maseko scored in the 63rd minute off a precise cross from Tshepang Moremi and South Africa finished in second place in Group A behind Mexico,

During a meeting in the Oval Office, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte credited President Donald Trump, who’s frequently lashed out at the alliance, for compelling members to boost their defense spending.

In France, temperatures are hitting record highs as ten of thousands of homes were left without power. Iconic landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and Louvre closed early while thousands of Parisians flocked to a local canal to cool off.

A independent U.N. commission said Tuesday that the Israeli military had deliberately targeted children in Gaza, amounting to genocide, and in the West Bank, amounting to war crimes. The commission of inquiry,

The leader of a secretive South Korean church was arrested on suspicion of election influence Wednesday as authorities widened an investigation into allegations that he illegally recruited thousands of followers into the conservative People Power Party.

Taiwan expressed its thanks after the U.S., Britain, France and Germany raised the alarm about the Chinese Coast Guard and other activities off ​the island's east coast, with the government saying freedom of navigation ‌was essential to global trade.