JERUSALEM, Undefined - Hamas on Tuesday said a US airman who died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington would "remain immortal" for his shocking anti-war protest. Footage of the self-immolation was widely shared online, and the militant group said it was "an...
TOKYO, Japan - Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida while on a visit to Japan, with reports saying they discussed the risks of generative AI. This photo taken on February 27, 2024 shows Mark Zuckerberg, head of US tech giant Meta, waving as he enters the Japanese prime...
PARIS, France - Attempts to organise an Israel-Hamas ceasefire to allow the release of hostages held in Gaza dominated the first day of a state visit to France by Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. Qatar has played a key mediation role since the Gaza war erupted in October and...
WASHINGTON, United States - The White House said Tuesday that the United States would not send troops to fight in Ukraine, after French President Emmanuel Macron refused to rule out the dispatch of Western forces. President Joe Biden "has been clear that the US will not send troops to fight in...
NEW YORK, United States - A US federal jury on Tuesday convicted two men of murdering the famed Run-DMC member Jam Master Jay, a case that had gone unsolved for more than two decades. (FILES) A mural paying tribute to late Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay is pictured in the Hollis neighborhood of the...
TIRANA, Albania - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Albania late Tuesday ahead of a security conference, his first visit to the Balkan nation since Russia's invasion. In a post on social media, Albania's Foreign Minister Igli Hasani called the Ukrainian leader's arrival in Tirana "a...
UNITED NATIONS, United States - Famine is "imminent" in northern Gaza, where no humanitarian group has been able to provide aid since January 23, the World Food Programme warned Tuesday, as Israel wages war on Palestinian militant group Hamas. With a dire humanitarian emergency unfolding in the...
Washington, United States - A US airman has died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington at the weekend in protest over the war in Gaza, the Air Force said Monday. US Secret Service vehicles block access to a street leading to the Embassy of Israel in...
Ottawa, Canada - Canada's liberal government on Monday introduced draft legislation that aims to protect the population, notably children, from hate and other online harms -- and proposes up to life imprisonment for those who advocate genocide. It would increase criminal penalties for...
New York, United States - US President Joe Biden said Monday he hoped a ceasefire in Gaza could start by the beginning of next week. Israeli flags are placed around pictures of hostages in Gaza, at the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC, on February 26, 2024. UN Secretary-General Antonio...
Washington, United States - President Joe Biden and Donald Trump will both visit the US-Mexico border on Thursday in a high-profile clash of schedules as they vie to win over voters on immigration -- one of the hottest issues in the 2024 election. US President Joe Biden speaks with US Customs...
Paris, France - French President Emmanuel Macron announced Monday new steps to boost Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion, saying not even the sending of Western ground troops was ruled out to achieve Europe's goal of defeating Moscow. French President Emmanuel Macron looks on...
