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The State and Justice Departments disagree about what to do with more than half a billion dollars after a French company pleaded guilty to aiding militants in war-torn Syria.

The captain of a ship assaulted by the Yemen-based militia last week spoke at a news conference in Manila after the rescue.

Iran released an E.U. diplomat from Sweden and a dual Iranian-Swedish national, while Sweden released a former Iranian judiciary official serving a life sentence for war crimes.

Families of patients in a Cold War-era mind-control experiment in Montreal are pressing forward after a recent setback in their class-action lawsuit.

Francis hosted an audience with over 100 comic entertainers, also including Chris Rock, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Conan O’Brien. He said there was much to learn from them.

A new government led by the African National Congress gave Cyril Ramaphosa another term as president, though he faces challenges in Parliament.

Parliament was expected to elect President Cyril Ramaphosa to a second term. But his A.N.C. party is weakened, and he faces challenges in maintaining a coalition.

Business owners say it’s hard to keep pace with the country’s sporadic snow conditions and spontaneous skiers.

A proposal awaiting financing would attempt to bring together dozens of the world’s best boxers in a single, Saudi-run pro league.

President Emmanuel Macron’s sudden call for new parliamentary elections has created chaos on the right and fostered rare unity on the left.