New Delhi, India - The mother-in-law of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was on Friday appointed to serve in India's parliament, capping a career working for the philanthropic arm of her billionaire husband's tech firm. Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attends a Q&A at The Queens...
Paris, France - World food prices dropped for the seventh month in a row February as falling cereal prices outweighed more costly sugar and meat, the Food and Agricultural Organization said Friday. The United Nations agency said its FAO Food Price Index dropped 0.7 percent in February and is...
Washington, United States - Donald Trump on Wednesday challenged Joe Biden to an election debate after the two men emerged from primary voting as the all-but-certain Republican and Democratic candidates in November's US presidential vote. This combination of pictures created on March 06, 2024...
Washington, United States - The Republican-led US House of Representatives approved a deal on Wednesday to avert a partial government shutdown due to start this weekend, moving a long-running row over the federal budget one step closer to resolution. The vote comes on the eve of President Joe...
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti - The UN Security Council expressed its concern over the deteriorating situation in violence-gripped Haiti on Wednesday, as Washington ramped up pressure on absent Prime Minister Ariel Henry to secure a political settlement. Armed gangs who control swaths of the...
Washington, United States - US President Joe Biden prepared Wednesday for perhaps the most crucial speech of his political career as the unpopular 81-year-old tries to convince doubters he is fit for a bruising rematch with Donald Trump in November. US President Joe Biden speaks during a...
Washington, United States - A top US lawmaker said Wednesday he would visit Taiwan for the inauguration of President-elect Lai Ching-te, a year after his last trip to the self-governing democracy provoked anger from China. Representative Mike McCaul, who leads the House Foreign Affairs...
Los Angeles, United States - The woman in charge of weapons on the set of the Alec Baldwin movie "Rust," where a cinematographer was shot dead, was convicted Wednesday of involuntary manslaughter. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed looks over at her mom Stacy Reed as she is taken into custody after the...
Geneva, Switzerland - At least 8,565 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2023, making it the deadliest year since records began a decade ago, the UN's International Organization for Migration said Wednesday. "The 2023 death toll represents a tragic increase of 20 percent compared to...
Brussels, Belgium - Competing imports from war-torn Ukraine are a key grievance fueling protests by farmers across Europe, but the country's deputy economy minister hopes to persuade the EU that closing its borders is a "no-go" for both sides. In an interview with AFP, the minister, Taras...
Bangkok, Thailand - Thai customs officials have arrested six Indians for attempting to smuggle a red panda and 86 other animals out of the kingdom, including snakes, parrots and monitor lizards, officials said Wednesday. The illicit menagerie was discovered hidden in the suspects'...
Hong Kong, China - Hong Kong's justice minister said Wednesday the city does not plan to ban social media under a proposed national security law after a public consultation document included suggestions that some apps should be barred. The government recently concluded a month-long...
