Blinken returns to Mideast as Israel-Hamas cease-fire proposal hangs in balance after hostage rescue
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the Middle East as a proposed Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal hangs in the balance following the dramatic rescue of four Israeli hostages in Gaza.
Apple poised to launch its late start in the AI race with ambitions to overtake the early leaders
Appleโs annual World Wide Developers Conference on Monday is expected to herald the companyโs move into generative artificial intelligence, marking its late arrival to a technological frontier thatโs expected to be as revolutionary as the invention of the iPhone.
UN food agency pauses its aid work at US pier in Gaza over security concerns, in latest setback
The director of the U.N. World Food Program says the program has โpausedโ its distribution of humanitarian aid from an American-built pier off Gaza out of concern for the safety of its workers.
German exit polls point to far-right gains in European election and a weak government showing
Exit polls point to very weak results for Germanyโs governing parties and gains for the far-right Alternative for Germany in Sundayโs vote for the European Parliament, while the mainstream conservative opposition is set to remain the countryโs strongest political force in the legislature.
Relying on coalition partners, Modi is sworn in for a rare third term as India's prime minister
Narendra Modi has been sworn in for a rare third consecutive term as Indiaโs prime minister, relying on his coalition partners after his failed to win a parliamentary majority in a surprise outcome.
Iran OKs 6 candidates for presidential race, but again blocks Ahmadinejad
Iranโs Guardian Council on Sunday approved the countryโs hard-line speaker of parliament and five others to run in the countryโs June 28 presidential election following a helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi and seven others.
Rishi Sunak's D-Day departure is just the latest in a long line of gaffes in UK election campaigns
The decision by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to leave D-Day commemorations in northern France early has caused a political storm that threatens to derail his Conservative Partyโs general election campaign.
Iran helicopter crash shows Tehran's reliance on an aging fleet as well as its challenges at home
While the cause of the May 19 helicopter crash that killed Iran's president and others remains unknown, the sudden death of the hard-line protรฉgรฉ of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has exposed the contradictions and challenges facing the countryโs Shiite theocracy.
The UN says more aquatic animals were farmed than fished in 2022. That's the first time in history
The total global volume of fish, shrimp, clams and other aquatic animals that are harvested by farming has topped the amount fished in the wild from the worldโs waters for the first time ever.
Black D-Day combat medic's long-denied medal tenderly laid on Omaha Beach where he bled, saved lives
A medal richly deserved but long denied to an African American combat medic wounded on Omaha Beach in the D-Day landings has been tenderly laid on the hallowed sands where he saved lives and shed blood.
Graffiti with images and messages referencing Ukraine appear on Paris buildings near Parliament
Unusual spray-painted images and messages with references to Ukraine have appeared on the streets of Paris as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. President Joe Biden in the French capital.
US-built pier in Gaza reconnected after repairs, aid expected to flow soon, US Central Command says
A key section of the U.S. military-built pier designed to carry badly needed aid into Gaza by boat has been reconnected to the Gaza beach following storm damage repairs and aid will begin to flow soon.
Putin says Russia's economy is growing despite heavy international sanctions as he courts investors
President Vladimir Putin says that the Russian economy is growing despite heavy international sanctions and the country has expanded economic ties with countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
South African opposition parties holding crunch talks on the ANC's unity plan. But deep rifts remain
South African opposition parties are meeting and will continue crunch talks into next week to consider the ruling African National Congressโ offer to become part of a government of national unity.
India's Modi elected as leader of coalition and set to form new government
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday was formally elected as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance coalition, which won the most number of seats in the countryโs national election after his political party failed to win a majority on its own.
The Latest | Israeli strikes kill at least 18 in central Gaza a day after attack on UN-run school
Health officials say overnight Israeli airstrikes in central Gaza killed at least 18 people, including children, a day after 33 were killed at a United Nations-run school sheltering displaced Palestinian families.
Will North Korea fly trash balloons into South Korea again? At look at rising tensions between them
South Koreans are alert for possible new launches by North Korea of balloons carrying rubbish into the South, a day after Seoul activists flew their own balloons to scatter political leaflets in the North.
Biden is to meet with Ukraine's Zelenskyy in Paris as Russia leans into its battlefield offensive
U.S. President Joe Biden is due to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris as Kyivโs army endures its hardest days of fighting since the early weeks of the war with Russia and prepares for what officials say could be a tough summer ahead.
Swedish defense chief says actions against Philippines in South China Sea threaten global security
Swedenโs defense chief has expressed alarm over Beijingโs repeated dangerous maneuvers against Philippine vessels in the disputed South China Sea, saying such actions threaten local and global security, undermine regional stability and underscore the need to invest โfor our security and freedom.โ.
Nearly 50 years after her death, Uruguay lays to rest a woman disappeared by its dictatorship
Nearly five decades after Uruguayan security forces seized Amelia Sanjurjo from the street, disappearing the newly pregnant woman into the maw of the militaryโs prison system, she received a proper burial in her hometown of Montevideo.
US to send new $225 million military aid package to Ukraine, officials say.
Officials say the U.S. will send about $225 million in military aid to Ukraine, in an new package that includes ammunition that Kyivโs forces could use to strike threats inside Russia to defend the city of Kharkiv from a heavy Russian assault.
Russian warships will arrive in Havana next week, say Cuban officials citing 'friendly relations'
Four Russian ships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, will arrive in Havana next week, Cuban officials said Thursday, citing โhistorically friendly relationsโ between both nations and as tensions escalate over Western military support for Ukraine in its war with Russia.
Prince Harry wins right to appeal rejection of publicly funded security detail in UK
Prince Harry has been given permission to appeal the British government's rejection to provide him with police protection in the U.K. The Court of Appeal gave the Duke of Sussex the go-ahead to challenge a ruling earlier this year in the High Court.
South Africa's president attends a key meeting of his party over how to form a new government
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is meeting with senior officials of the African National Congress to decide how to go about forming a government after the party lost its 30-year grip on power and left a post-election deadlock.