Miami, United States - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Friday vetoed a blanket social media ban for youths under age 16, stepping into a legal controversy over the impact of internet media platforms on children. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis attends the drivers meeting prior to the NASCAR Cup...
Los Angeles, United States - One of two paramedics who injected a young Black man with ketamine as he was put in a chokehold by US police was jailed for five years on Friday. Peter Cichuniec had been convicted in December of criminally negligent homicide and unlawful administration of drugs...
Washington, United States - President Joe Biden said Friday that the United States would start to deliver relief supplies from the air into Gaza, a day after the deaths of more than 100 Palestinians at an aid convoy. US President Joe Biden speaks to the press before he departs the White House...
Washington, United States - President Joe Biden hailed Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's "unwavering" support for Ukraine Friday, as they held talks overshadowed by worries about the future of US aid for Kyiv. US President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with Italian Prime Minister...
Mexico City, Mexico - Rival candidates launched their campaigns Friday for elections likely to produce Mexico's first woman president -- a watershed for a nation with a long tradition of macho culture. Aerial view showing supporters of Mexican leftist presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum...
Washington, United States - Gangs aiming to oust Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry wreaked havoc in the capital Port-au-Prince Friday, as gun attacks near the city's international airport and a prison marked a second day of extreme violence. Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, speaks to...
Paris, France - French police said Friday they had arrested 66 people at a farmers' protest on the Champs-Elysees in central Paris that blocked traffic during the morning rush hour. Using tractors and bales of hay, farmers briefly brought traffic to a halt on the famed avenue near the Arc de...
London, United Kingdom - A huge fire at a residential building in London's upscale South Kensington neighborhood in the early hours of Friday has put 11 people in hospital and led to around 130 being evacuated, fire officials said. Fifteen fire engines and around 100 firefighters were called...
Houston, United States - Texas emergency crews were struggling Thursday to contain the largest wildfire in the US state's history, with the blaze leaving at least one person dead and scorching a million acres as it raged out of control. The Texas A&M Forest Service said six major fires,...
Montreal, Canada - Former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney, who made his political mark in the 1980s with the signing of a ground-breaking free trade agreement with the United States that later expanded to include Mexico, died Thursday. He was 84. (FILES) Former Canadian prime minister...
Seoul, South Korea - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol called Friday for the international community to back "unification efforts" after Pyongyang earlier this year declared Seoul its "principal enemy". Ties between the two Koreas have been in a deep freeze as...
Washington, United States - Democrats and Republicans in the US Congress reached an agreement in principle on Wednesday to extend the federal budget by a few days and defer the threat of a government shutdown. The US Capitol is seen in Washington, DC, on February 27, 2024. US President Joe...
