Israel's Netanyahu, at UN, calls accusations of genocide in Gaza 'the biggest...
Lashing out at his country's critics, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu angrily dismissed allegations of Israeli genocide in Gaza as “the biggest lie of the century” in a defiant speech to the...
View ArticleIn their words: From across the world, leaders call for action on climate...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the world cannot “allow countries and cultures to vanish beneath the waves” on Thursday as the General Assembly approved its first...
View ArticlePakistani airstrikes target Afghanistan after Islamabad accuses Kabul of...
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan said it carried out airstrikes early Thursday on 10 sites in Afghanistan that it said were used to launch drone attacks against Pakistan a day earlier, a sharp...
View ArticleRights group says some people it classified as journalists killed in Gaza...
The Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday that 19 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire who it had previously identified as journalists or media workers were actually militants or participants...
View ArticleBoat heading from Tanzania to Congo on Lake Tanganyika capsizes, leaving at...
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A boat heading from Tanzania to Congo on Lake Tanganyika capsized Thursday, leaving at least 41 people dead, local authorities said. The boat was carrying about 100 people as...
View ArticleA (permanent) seat at the table of power: African leaders press UN for...
They want to help make the decisions — not just watch them unfold. As in years past, African leaders attending the U.N. General Assembly this year are demanding a reform of the powerful Security...
View ArticleNATO chief calls for calm as intel agency warns Russia may ramp up hybrid...
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO is capable of handling sabotage and drone incidents in Europe and has good action plans in place to deal with them, the alliance's secretary general said Thursday as a Danish...
View ArticleRenewed fighting in northern Ethiopia effectively shatters 2022 peace deal...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Renewed fighting between Ethiopian federal troops and Tigrayan fighters escalated Thursday, effectively shattering a peace pact that ended a devastating two-year war in...
View ArticleStabbing at Catholic convent in Poland leaves 1 person dead and 4 wounded
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A stabbing at a Catholic convent in southeastern Poland on Thursday left one person dead and four others wounded, authorities said. Police detained a suspect. Police said they...
View ArticleVenezuela's acting leader, at UN for first address, praises Trump for...
Addressing the U.N. General Assembly for the first time since coming to power, Venezuela's acting president said her country is coming back strong after “setbacks” suffered this year and thanked...
View ArticleChina's Xi arrives in Washington, kicking off his state visit with rare...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Wednesday, where he was met with a rare planeside greeting from President Donald Trump, who was there to welcome his counterpart...
View ArticleSon of Israel's ambassador to US critically injured in ramming attack in the...
JERUSALEM (AP) — The son of Israel's ambassador to the United States was gravely injured in a ramming attack in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday. Neria Leiter, a reservist in Israel's military,...
View ArticleFamilies describe grief as Canadian seller linked to suicides worldwide faces...
TORONTO (AP) — Families of people who died after buying lethal products from a Canadian online seller investigated in connection with more than 100 deaths worldwide described lives shattered by grief...
View ArticleTrump’s push to acquire Greenland almost broke NATO. The winner of it all may...
BERLIN (AP) — In the end, it was all kisses and laughter as President Donald Trump hailed his “fantastic” relationship with Denmark and Greenland after signing a new security deal that America’s...
View ArticleTrump's Board of Peace proposes $2.45 billion blueprint to begin Gaza...
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S.-backed Board of Peace is proposing a six-month, $2.45 billion plan to begin reconstruction and governance in Gaza as President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan struggles to stay...
View ArticleZelenskyy, at UN, urges leaders to keep choking Russia's revenues and impede...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the world’s leaders Wednesday to keep choking Russia’s revenues and impede its war efforts, telling the U.N. General Assembly that...
View ArticleMilei renews Argentina’s Falklands claim at the UN, urging a "peaceful solution"
Argentine President Javier Milei reaffirmed Argentina’s claim to sovereignty over the islands known to Britain as the Falklands and to Argentines as the Malvinas, calling it a key issue for his nation...
View ArticleA knock at the door, then gunshots: Mass shooting at a house party in South...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Three gunmen barged into a small house in an impoverished neighborhood in South Africa and opened fire on a group enjoying a party inside, killing at least 11 people...
View ArticleEthiopian Airlines cancels flights to Tigray capital as fighters take over...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Regional forces in Tigray in northern Ethiopia took control of the local airport on Wednesday morning, prompting the state-owned carrier to cancel flights to the troubled...
View ArticleCarney says Canada and India aim to wrap up trade talks by G20 ahead of Modi...
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that trade negotiations with India are making “good progress” and that the two countries are aiming to conclude talks by the G20 summit...
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