Port-Au-Prince, Haiti - Haitians waited nervously Friday for the naming of a transitional governing body that they hope will begin restoring stability to the country wracked by gang violence and largely isolated from the outside world. Protesters react while tires burn in the street during a...
Moscow, Russia - President Vladimir Putin on Friday vowed a strong military response to a string of Ukrainian attacks on Russia's border that he described as an attempt by Kyiv to derail his bid for re-election. Putin addressed his security council on the first day of the three-day vote...
New York, United States - The New York judge presiding over Donald Trump's trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs ordered a delay Friday in proceedings that had been scheduled to get underway on March 25. "Trial on this matter is adjourned for...
United Nations, United States - The humanitarian situation in Gaza is a "nightmare" for mothers and babies, with doctors reporting small and sickly newborns, stillbirths and women forced to undergo C-sections without adequate anesthesia, a UN official said Friday. Palestinians perform the...
United Nations, United States - The United Nations appealed Friday for Sudan's battling factions to allow delivery of humanitarian relief to fend off looming "catastrophic" hunger. A volunteer cooks food for internally displaced Muslim devotees breaking fast meals during the Islamic holy month...
Odesa, Ukraine - Ukraine said Friday that Russian forces had pounded the Black Sea port city of Odesa with missiles, killing more than a dozen people including a paramedic and a rescue worker. AFP journalists on the scene saw bodies covered by blankets arrayed on the street while images...
Washington, United States + US President Joe Biden called for an end to discrimination Thursday after an autopsy found a nonbinary teenager died by suicide a day after clashing with three other students. The case of Nex Benedict, 16, from Oklahoma, had drawn widespread outrage and calls...
Sydney, Australia - Australia said Friday it will resume funding for the UN's Palestinian refugee agency, after investigating claims some staff were linked to the Hamas attack on October 7. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees -- UNRWA -- has been at the centre of controversy since Israel...
New parents heading to the Paris Olympics are calling for a ticketing rule change after discovering that their infants will be refused entry to venues unless they have their own seats. Margaux Giddings, a nurse from southwest France, bought her place for the gymnastics last year when they first...
Moscow, Russia - Russian police detained at least eight people Friday for acts of vandalism at polling stations on the first day of voting in presidential elections, officials said. Authorities did not say if the protests were directed against longtime leader Vladimir Putin, and state-media...
Washington, United States - Eight months ahead of the US presidential election, the campaign moves from the parties' nominating contests to the trench warfare of what promises to be one of the longest, most brutal head-to-head showdowns in memory. US President Joe Biden speaks during a...
Sydney, Australia - One man has died and 29 workers have been rescued after a gold mine collapsed in the Australian state of Victoria, police and union officials said Thursday. Emergency services rushed to the Ballarat Gold Mine at Mount Clear on Wednesday evening after reports of "a rockfall"...
