LONDON, United Kingdom - Britain on Tuesday announced that it will host a meeting of European leaders on July 18, with support for Ukraine in its war against Russia top of the agenda. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Downing Street office said the European Political Community (EPC) meeting would take...
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a successful test of a solid-fuel engine for a "new-type intermediate-range hypersonic missile", Pyongyang's state media said Wednesday. The test was carried out on Tuesday by the North's Missile Administration at the Sohae Satellite...
GENEVA, Switzerland - The UN said Tuesday that Israel's severe restrictions on aid into war-ravaged Gaza coupled with its military offensive could amount to using starvation as a "weapon of war", which would be a "war crime". This handout picture released by the Jordanian army on March 16, 2024,...
WASHINGTON, United States - The United States said Tuesday that the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees should be allowed into war-ravaged Gaza, after Israel said he was denied entry because he made paperwork errors. Israeli officials have long criticized the UN Relief and World Agency...
WASHINGTON, United States - The ratio of abortions carried out with medication rose to 63 percent between 2020 and 2023 in the United States, according to analysis published ahead of a Supreme Court hearing on restricting access to the pills. The research made public Tuesday by the Guttmacher...
SAN JOSÉ, United States - Nvidia chief Jensen Huang said Tuesday he does not expect a "doomsday scenario" but is readying for the worst over tension between China and the United States. NVIDIA's CEO Jensen Huang displays products on-stage during the annual Nvidia GTC Artificial Intelligence...
MIAMI, United States - Donald Trump said Tuesday his remarks downplaying his commitment to NATO were merely a negotiating tactic to get member nations to pay more towards the alliance's collective defense. Trump, who is running for reelection, regularly criticizes NATO but launched his most extreme...
Washington, United States - US President Joe Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday that a ground offensive in Rafah would be a "mistake," as they spoke for the first time in a month amid growing tensions over the war in Gaza. In a sign of growing US pressure as the...
Seoul, South Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen a series of firing drills by artillery units in the west of the country, state-run KCNA news agency said Tuesday. This picture taken on March 18, 2024 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on...
London, United Kingdom - British media on Monday published new images of Catherine, Princess of Wales, a week after a furore over an edited photograph turned into a "PR disaster". British tabloid The Sun published a video and a photograph of a smiling Kate, 42, walking alongside her husband,...
Brussels, Belgium - The head of the EU's main leftist political grouping has said it is time to "negotiate" an end to Russia's war in Ukraine, rallying behind a controversial call by Pope Francis for Kyiv to raise the "white flag." "I believe helping the Ukrainian people means now making...
Washington, United States - Donald Trump said Sunday he favors a national abortion ban after a certain number of weeks, with exceptions -- but did not confirm how many weeks, leaving his stance on a top US election issue murky. Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald...
