Israel warned the US that an operation in Lebanon was coming but gave no details, officials say
U.S. officials say Israel warned U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in a call Tuesday that a military operation was going to take place in Lebanon.
US troops finish deployment to remote Alaska island amid spike in Russian military activity
About 130 U.S. soldiers are returning to their bases after being deployed to a remote Alaska island amid a spike in Russian military activity off the western reaches of the U.S. The deployment of the 11th Airborne Division and two task forces included mobile rocket launchers and lasted about a week.
Zelenskyy to meet Biden, Harris as Ukraine pushes US to loosen restrictions on long-range weapons
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Washington next week for talks with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
A new genetic analysis of animals in the Wuhan market in 2019 may help find COVID-19's origin
Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to people.
A charred transformer on a Kyiv square makes for an unusual Ukraine war exhibit
A charred transformer from one of Ukraineโs severely damaged power plants has come to a square in Kyivโs city center.
The Lebanon explosions raise a question: Deep into the smartphone era, who is still using pagers?
Electronic pagers that were popular status symbols in the 1990s are used for communication precisely because they are old school.
Hezbollah leader vows retaliation against Israel for attacks on devices as both sides trade strikes
The leader of Hezbollah vowed to retaliate for this weekโs deadly attacks on the groupโs communications devices.
Flood-hit regions in Central Europe will get billions in EU aid
European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen has pledged billions of euros in aid for Central European countries that suffered enormous damage to infrastructure and housing during the massive flooding that has claimed 24 lives so far in the region.
Bank of England keeps its main interest rate on hold at 5% in wake of big US Fed rate cut
The Bank of England is keeping its main interest rate unchanged at 5% despite a big cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve, its first since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic more than four years ago.
Vatican gives green light to devotion at Bosnia site in Medjugorje where Madonna reportedly appeared
The Vatican has given the green light for Catholics to continue flocking to a southern Bosnian village where children reported seeing visions of the Virgin Mary.
A news site that covers Haitian Americans is facing harassment over its post-debate coverage of Ohio
Journalists at a news site that covers issues facing the Haitian community in the United States say they've been harassed and intimidated with racist messages for covering the false story about immigrants eating the pets of people in Springfield, Ohio.
Relentless fighting is devastating Sudan and escalating in Darfur's capital, UN says
Relentless violence is devastating Sudan, and large-scale fighting has escalated in and around El Fasher.
Vietnamese real estate tycoon, already sentenced to death for fraud, faces trial on new charges
Vietnamese state media say the second trial for real estate tycoon Truong My Lan โ who was sentenced to death for financial fraud in April โ started on Thursday.
Titan submersible's scientific director says the sub malfunctioned just prior to the Titanic dive
The scientific director for the company that owned the Titan submersible that imploded last year while on its way to the Titanic wreckage testified that the sub had malfunctioned just prior to the fatal dive.
Harris hopes to turn Ukraine war into winning issue in battle with Trump for Polish American votes
Vice President Kamala Harris is pushing a new initiative to connect with Polish American voters.
Colombia suspends peace talks with ELN rebel group after a deadly attack on the military
Colombia has suspended peace talks with the National Liberation Army, or ELN, after blaming the rebel group for an attack that killed two soldiers and injured more than 20.
Wall Street soars to records as Dow leaps 500 in a rate-cut rally that swept the world
Wall Street romped to records as a delayed jubilation swept markets worldwide following the Federal Reserveโs big cut to interest rates.
UN chief urges divided nations to approve blueprint to address global challenges from climate to AI
The United Nations chief is urging the worldโs divided nations to compromise and approve a blueprint to address global challenges from conflicts and climate change to artificial intelligence and reforming the U.N. and global financial institutions.
Kim calls for bolstering nuclear and conventional weapons after testing 2 types of missiles
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has supervised successful tests of two types of missiles as he ordered officials to bolster up his countryโs military capabilities to repel U.S.-led threats.
Iranian hackers tried but failed to interest Biden's campaign in stolen Trump info, FBI says
Iranian hackers sought to interest President Joe Bidenโs campaign in information stolen from rival Donald Trumpโs campaign, sending unsolicited emails to people associated with the then-Democratic candidate in an effort to interfere in the 2024 election.
Families of Americans detained in China share their pain and urge US to get them home
The families of four Americans detained in China say their loved ones are suffering both physically and mentally, and they are urging the U.S. government to take action to bring then home.
Veteran CIA officer who drugged and sexually assaulted dozens of women gets 30 years in prison
A longtime CIA officer who drugged, photographed and sexually assaulted more than two dozen women in postings around the world has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.
Musk's X skirts Brazil ban and returns to some users with change to server access
Some Brazilian users have regained access to X despite a nationwide ban put in place by the countryโs Supreme Court.
Lawyers question whether a drugged French woman was truly unconscious during alleged rapes
Lawyers for some of the men accused of raping an unconscious French woman who had been drugged by her husband have asked her about her habits, personality and sex life, and even questioned whether she was truly unconscious during the encounters.
Oversight board says it will help speed up projects to fix Puerto Rico's electric grid
A federal control board that oversees Puerto Ricoโs finances says it will step in to help speed up projects to fix the islandโs crumbling power grid as widespread outages persist.
Venezuelaโs opposition ex-candidate says he was forced to sign letter that effectively admits defeat
Venezuelaโs former opposition candidate says he was coerced into signing a letter effectively recognizing his defeat in Julyโs presidential election.
Mexican president calls on ex-security secretary to show proof of alleged cartel ties
Mexican President Andrรฉs Manuel Lรณpez Obrador is demanding that former secretary of public security Genaro Garcรญa Luna, who was convicted on drug trafficking charges in the United States last year, present evidence to support his accusations that the president has links to drug trafficking.
US wants more clarity from Ukraine on possible use of long-range weapons
U.S. officials say the Biden administration still isn't convinced that it should give Ukraine the authority to launch long-range missiles deeper into Russia.
Global vaccine alliance GAVI to buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine
The global vaccine alliance Gavi says it will buy 500,000 doses of vaccine against mpox to fight outbreaks of the disease in African countries.
A Hungarian company is linked to the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria
The company linked to the manufacture of the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria is based in a duplex in a quiet neighborhood of the Hungarian capital.
For Tarana Burke, the Sean โDiddyโ Combs legal case is one more sign of #MeTooโs lasting impact
#MeToo activist Tarana Burke says that while the details of the Sean โDiddyโ Combs allegations are horrific, she is heartened by the fact that such cases now come out in public due to the ongoing impact of the #MeToo cultural reckoning.
As Trump seeks Polish-American votes, he and the Polish president are due to be at the same event
Donald Trump and Polish President Andrzej Duda are scheduled to attend the same event this Sunday in Pennsylvania, a battleground state in this yearโs presidential election, as Trump seeks to tap into the Polish-American vote.
Justice Department disrupts vast Chinese hacking operation that infected consumer devices
FBI Director Chris Wray says the FBI has disrupted a group of hackers working at the direction of the Chinese government who targeted universities, government agencies and other organizations.
Suspension of security clearance for Iran envoy did not follow protocol, watchdog says
The State Departmentโs internal watchdog says that officials did not follow proper protocol when handling the security clearance suspension of the U.S. special envoy for Iran following allegations last year that he may have mishandled classified information.
Ship owner cut corners on repairs before deadly Baltimore bridge collapse, US says in $100M lawsuit
The U.S. Justice Department is suing the owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse.
Bernie Sanders preparing resolutions to block $20B in US arms sales to Israel
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is preparing a series of Senate resolutions that would stop more than $20 billion in U.S. arms sales to Israel.
Lessons from Red Sea and Ukraine's Black Sea fight help prep Navy for possible conflict with China
The Navy is taking lessons from its combat in the Red Sea and from what Ukraine has done to hold off the Russians in the Black Sea, and using them to help U.S. military leaders for a potential future conflict with China.
Blinken says surprise escalations threaten to derail talks for a cease-fire in Gaza
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has expressed frustration at surprise escalations that threaten to derail efforts to broker a cease-fire deal in Gaza.
Americans can now renew passports online and bypass cumbersome paper applications
Americans can now renew their passports online, bypassing a cumbersome mail-in paper application process that often caused delays.
Rising rivers threaten southern Poland as flooding recedes elsewhere in Central Europe
Soldiers and residents in southwestern Poland are laying sandbags near swollen rivers around the city of Wroclaw to protect homes and businesses after days of flooding across Central Europe.
Pakistan police arrest key suspect in gang rape of a woman polio worker
Pakistani police say they have arrested the key suspect in the gang rape of a woman polio worker who was assaulted by three men during last weekโs vaccination campaign.
European Union court largely upholds Qualcomm antitrust fine in 2019 antitrust case but trims fine
Qualcomm lost its bid to get a European Union antitrust penalty thrown out after a top court largely rebuffed the technology companyโs arguments in the case involving cellphone chipsets.
Hungary refuses to pay fines for breaking EU asylum rules. Brussels is taking the money anyway.
The European Union has begun the process of clawing back hundreds of millions of euros in funds meant to go Hungary.
Chinese aircraft carrier comes closer than ever to Japan
A Chinese aircraft carrier entered Japanโs contiguous waters for the first time on Wednesday, leading Tokyo to convey its โserious concernsโ to Beijing over Chinaโs increasingly assertive military actions around Japan, officials said.
Biden administration to host international AI safety meeting in San Francisco after election
Government scientists and artificial intelligence experts from at least nine countries and the European Union will meet in San Francisco after the U.S. elections to coordinate on safely developing AI technology and averting its dangers.
Ukrainian drones strike a major military depot in a Russian town northwest of Moscow
Ukrainian drones have struck a large military depot in a town deep inside Russia overnight, causing a huge blaze and prompting the evacuation of residents.
EU warns deadly flooding and wildfires show climate breakdown is fast becoming the norm
The European Union's head office is warning that devastating floods through much of Central Europe and deadly wildfires in Portugal are joint proof of a โclimate breakdownโ that will become the norm unless drastic action is taken.
Ukraine boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk released after brief detention in Poland
Heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk has been released after being briefly detained at Krakow airport in Poland.
Google wins legal bid to overturn 1.5 billion euro antitrust fine in EU digital ad case
Google has won a court challenge against a 1.49 billion euro European Union antitrust fine imposed five years ago that targeted its online advertising business.
Israel-Hamas war latest: 20 killed, 450 wounded in second day of explosions in Lebanon
Lebanonโs health ministry says at least 20 people were killed and 450 others wounded by exploding electronic devices in multiple regions of the country.
Lebanon is rocked again by exploding devices as Israel declares a new phase of war
Israel's defense minister declares a โnew phaseโ of war as Hezbollah officials and Lebanon's state media say explosions went off in Beirut and multiple parts of Lebanon in an apparent second wave of detonations of electronic devices.
Sri Lanka's plantation workers live on the margins. But politicians still want their votes
Both leading candidates in Sri Lanka's presidential election are promising to give land to the countryโs hundreds of thousands of plantation workers, but the long-marginalized group has heard promises like these before.
UN General Assembly widely supports a Palestinian resolution demanding Israel end its occupation
The U.N. General Assembly strongly supported a nonbinding Palestinian resolution Wednesday demanding that Israel end its โunlawful presenceโ in Gaza and the occupied West Bank within a year.
Seen abroad as a leader on Indigenous rights, New Zealand enters a divisive new era
As New Zealand celebrates its annual Mฤori language week, the government is ramping up initiatives to remove recognition of Indigenous people and language from public policy and law.
Australian police infiltrate encrypted messaging app Ghost and arrest dozens
Australian police say they have infiltrated Ghost, an encrypted global communications app developed for criminals, leading to dozens of arrests.
US military acknowledges Yemen's Houthi rebels shot down 2 MQ-9 Reaper drones
Yemenโs Houthi rebels have shot down two American MQ-9 Reaper drones in under a week, further highlighting the regional spread of the Israel-Hamas war.
Brisk voting for local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir for first time after losing autonomy
The first leg of a phased election for choosing a local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir has concluded in the first such vote since Prime Minister Narendra Modiโs government stripped the disputed region of its special status five years ago.
Stock market today: Most of Wall Street edges lower after Fed delivers a big cut to rates
Most of the U.S. stock market edged lower after the Federal Reserve kicked off its efforts to prevent a recession with a bigger-than-usual cut to interest rates.
March for Bolivia's ex-President Morales turns violent, as political crisis escalates
Thousands of anti-government demonstrators marching in support of Boliviaโs former socialist President Evo Morales were clashing with counterprotesters blocking their way, a stark sign of an escalating power struggle in the volatile Andean nation.
Brazil court drops a suspect in Amazon slayings of a British journalist and an Indigenous advocate
A federal court in Brazil has dismissed charges against one of three men arrested in the killings of an Indigenous peoples expert and a British journalist in the Amazon, ruling there wasnโt sufficient evidence to try him.
Colombia's president says attack on army base 'practically ends' peace talks with ELN rebels
An attack on a military base in eastern Colombia killed two soldiers and injured at least 21, Colombiaโs military says, as tensions escalate between Colombiaโs government and one of the nationโs largest remaining rebel groups.
At least 30 killed as factions of the Sinaloa Cartel clash in northern Mexico
At least 30 people have been killed in the past two weeks in Mexicoโs northern state of Sinaloa as two factions of the powerful Sinaloa cartel continue to clash.
Venezuela's government says fourth US citizen was detained in alleged plot to kill President Maduro
Venezuelaโs government has announced the arrest of a fourth U.S. citizen in connection with an alleged plot to kill President Nicolรกs Maduro.
Israel has a long history of pulling off complex attacks like the exploding pagers
Thousands of pagers used members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded near simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria, killing at least nine people and wounding several thousand, officials said.
Milan Fashion Week opens with light, ethereal yet grounded looks from Fendi, Ferretti and Marni
As the northern hemisphere started transitioning from summer to fall, Milan Fashion Week invites fashionistas to dream about the next warm weather season.
What to know about the two waves of deadly explosions that hit Lebanon and Syria
Just one day after pagers used by hundreds of members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded, more electronic devices detonated in Lebanon Wednesday in what appeared to be a second wave of sophisticated, deadly attacks that targeted an extraordinary number of people.
Russia goes all-out with covert disinformation aimed at Harris, Microsoft report says
A new Microsoft threat intelligence report details how Russia-linked actors are now going full throttle in their covert influence efforts against Vice President Kamala Harris.
Google says it will rethink its plans for a big data center in Chile over water worries
Google says it will halt plans to develop a major $200 million data center in Chile to address environmental concerns.
Overseas threats hit the Ohio city where Trump and Vance lied about Haitians eating pets
Ohio officials have stationed state police at Springfield schools in response to bomb threats that officials say are mostly coming from overseas.
Manรก removes song with Nicky Jam in protest of his support for Trump
The Mexican pop-rock band Manรก has removed its 2016 song with Nicky Jam after the Puerto Rican reggaeton singer expressed his support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Algeria's president sworn in for a second term after lopsided election
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been sworn in for a second term after being elected in a landslide vote marred by apathy and questions around the vote count.
Zimbabwe and Namibia will kill scores of elephants to feed people facing drought
Zimbabwe and Namibia plan to slaughter hundreds of wild elephants and other animals to feed hunger-stricken residents amid severe drought conditions in the southern African countries.
US court upholds British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction
A U.S. court on Tuesday upheld disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction on sex trafficking charges for helping the late financier Jeffrey Epstein abuse underage girls.
Hezbollah is hit by a wave of exploding pagers that killed at least 9 people and injured thousands
Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near simultaneously in parts of Lebanon and Syria, killing at least nine people โ including members of the militant group Hezbollah and a young girl.
รdgar Barrera, Bad Bunny and Karol G lead the 2024 Latin Grammy nominations
รdgar Barrera, the producer and songwriter known for his work with artists such as Madonna, Karol G, Peso Pluma, Shakira and Grupo Frontera, leads the Latin Grammy nominations for a second year in a row.
Georgian parliament approves anti-LGBTQ legislation, echoing measures in Russia
Georgiaโs parliament has approved draft legislation curtailing LGBTQ+ rights, echoing laws adopted in neighboring Russia.
Instagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts on the app to protect children
Instagram is introducing separate teen accounts for those under 18 as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid growing backlash against how social media affects young peopleโs lives.
Fortified bouillon cubes are seen as a way to curb malnutrition in Africa
In Nigeria and other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, many households have limited access to nutrient-rich foods due to rising costs and the impact of climate change on agriculture and food systems.
Sea turtles make big comeback on sandy beaches at 2 British military bases in Cyprus
Officials say protected green and loggerhead turtles are making a big comeback on the beaches of two British military bases in Cyprus, with the number of nests surpassing last yearโs record count by nearly 25%.
Wildfires in Portugal blamed for at least six deaths as Europe sends aircraft to help
Five thousand firefighters are struggling to contain multiple wildfires raging across northern Portugal that are blamed for causing at least six deaths and forcing an unknown number of residents to flee their homes.
Facebook owner Meta bans Russia state media outlets over 'foreign interference'
Meta is banning Russia state media organization from its social media company platforms, alleging that the outlets used deceptive tactics to amplify Moscowโs propaganda.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Pagers explode across Lebanon and parts of Syria
Hundreds of handheld pagers have exploded almost simultaneously across Lebanon and in parts of Syria, killing at least nine people, government and Hezbollah officials say.