Authorities in Bali are investigating whether human remains discovered on the island belong to a 28-year-old Ukrainian tourist who was allegedly kidnapped in a violent abduction linked to a ransom demand.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron and discussed shared concerns over the evolving situation in West Asia, and the need for a return to dialogue and diplomacy.

A Florida handyman who was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison for molesting two children had been convicted of storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but was pardoned by President Donald Trump.