Israel struck targets in Lebanon on Monday evening after vowing to retaliate for an attack by Hezbollah on a military post, with both sides accusing each other of violating last week's ceasefire.
At least 11 people, including a security officer, (...)
US President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter, sparing him a possible prison sentence for federal gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family members.
The (...)
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) announced Sunday it is suspending aid deliveries through the Kerem Shalom cargo crossing into Gaza, citing security threats from armed gangs that have looted recent convoys.
The decision (...)
JAKARTA — Prince Turki Al-Faisal, Chairman of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, emphasized that the world does not need a third world war to establish a new international order.
He underlined the vital role that middle powers (...)
A coalition of Canadian news publishers, including The Canadian Press, Torstar, Globe and Mail, Postmedia, and CBC/Radio-Canada, has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the company of using copyrighted news content without permission to train (...)
FIFA revealed the nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024 on Friday, highlighting football's brightest stars across men's and women's categories. The awards will feature fan voting, which is open on FIFA.com until December 10.
Best Men's (...)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to attack decision-making centers in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv with the country's new ballistic missile, Oreshnik.
Putin was speaking hours after Russia launched a "comprehensive" strike on (...)
Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov met with his North Korean counterpart No Kwang Cho for talks in Pyongyang on Friday, in what Belousov said was an effort to expand military cooperation between the two countries.
The Russian defense chief (...)
International reactions continued on Wednesday as long-displaced residents of southern Lebanon began their return home after the ceasefire deal between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group.
Thousands of displaced people poured back into the (...)
President Joe Biden has said the US will make another push with regional powers for a ceasefire in Gaza, involving the release of hostages and the removal of Hamas from power.
His remarks on X come just hours after a ceasefire came into force in (...)
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum has appeared to contradict President-elect Donald Trump's claim that the two have struck a deal to stop migration to the US border.
After a phone call on Wednesday, Trump posted online: "She has agreed to stop (...)
North Korea is expanding a weapons plant that manufactures missiles used by Russia against Ukraine, according to new research from a US-based think tank.
The facility produces both KN-23 missiles (Hwasong-11A) and KN-24 missiles (Hwasong-11B), (...)
With a temporary ceasefire deal between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah apparently holding, residents of southern Lebanon are streaming back to their homes despite warnings from the Israeli and Lebanese militaries that they avoid (...)
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its support for the ceasefire in Lebanon, welcoming international efforts to achieve peace and calling for the full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 to preserve Lebanon's (...)
A federal judge has dismissed a major case against Donald Trump that alleged he illegally sought to overturn the 2020 election.
Jack Smith, the special prosecutor who brought the criminal case against Trump, had asked to have the charges dropped, (...)
The Israeli cabinet will vote on a ceasefire deal in Lebanon on Tuesday, Benjamin Netanyahu's spokesperson told CNN, after a source familiar with the matter said the Israeli prime minister had approved the plan "in principle."
Netanyahu signaled his (...)
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday promised massive hikes in tariffs on goods coming from Mexico, Canada and China starting on the first day of his administration, a policy that could sharply increase costs for American businesses and (...)
FIUGGI — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan attended on Monday the Quadripartite meeting on Sudan with the senior officials of the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and the United States of America in Fiuggi, Italy. The meeting (...)
Tens of thousands of protesters are closing in on Pakistan's capital Islamabad as part of nationwide protests calling for the release of former prime minister Imran Khan.
Authorities have enforced a security lockdown for the last two days to block (...)
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed into law a bill banning the adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transitioning is legal.
The legislation, previously approved by both houses of parliament, is part of (...)
US President-elect Donald Trump unveiled several key appointments on Friday, including billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as his nominee for treasury secretary.
Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction and founder of Key Square Capital (...)
A congressional ethics committee has failed to reach an agreement over whether to release a report on alleged sexual misconduct by Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump's nominee to lead the US Department of Justice.
The House committee met for two hours behind (...)
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have issued arrest warrants for Israel's prime minister and former defense minister, as well as Hamas's military commander.
A statement said a pre-trial chamber had rejected Israel's challenges to the (...)
The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that called for an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, on the grounds it would not have secured the release of hostages.
"We made clear throughout negotiations we (...)
For more than a decade, Chinese students have flocked to the United States, drawn by the prestige of an overseas education and the glamor of the American Dream. Education consultancies flourished across China, with parents paying big bucks for (...)
