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...
United Nations, United States - The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Wednesday on violence-wracked Haiti, where marauding gangs are threatening a bloody civil war unless absent Prime Minister Ariel Henry steps down. The armed groups, which control swaths of the country,...
Madrid, Spain - Four people were found dead in a boat full of migrants that was rescued overnight off the Canary Islands, Spanish maritime officials said Wednesday. Lifeguards took 64 survivors, many in poor health, from the vessel found late on Tuesday off the island of El Hierro, Spain's...
MELBOURNE, Australia - Leaders from Southeast Asia and Australia were Wednesday struggling to find common ground on the escalating crisis in Gaza, with nations split on a joint declaration. (L-R) ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn, Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Singapore's Prime...
