ROME, Italy - The UN's food agency on Tuesday said that its aid convoy had been turned away by Israeli forces at a checkpoint to northern Gaza, after which it was looted by "desperate people". The World Food Programme said the 14-truck food convoy waited at the Wadi Gaza checkpoint, inside...
WASHINGTON, United States - US President Joe Biden invited the widow of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to attend his State of the Union speech on Thursday but she cannot attend, the White House said. TOPSHOT - Mourners visit the grave of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at...
WASHINGTON, United States - The United States on Tuesday encouraged reclusive North Korea to open its borders to humanitarian workers and ease some of the world's strictest Covid-era restrictions. Germany and Britain have reportedly sent inspection teams to see embassies in Pyongyang shuttered...
NEW YORK, United states - US prosecutors unveiled new criminal charges against Senator Robert Menendez on Tuesday, alleging he has sought to obstruct justice as investigators probe him for graft involving Middle Eastern countries. Menendez already faced corruption-related charges, which he has...
WASHINGTON, United States - Polls began closing Tuesday on the biggest day of the year for US presidential primaries, with Donald Trump expected to cement his hold on the Republican nomination and set up a rematch with President Joe Biden in November. "Super Tuesday" decides Republican and...
San Francisco, United States - Former top executives of Twitter sued Elon Musk on Monday saying he has failed to pay them nearly $130 million after the billionaire took over the social media company and dismissed them. Elon Musk departs following a meeting in the office of US House Speaker...
Washington, United States - The US Supreme Court on Monday removed a potential hurdle to Donald Trump's bid to recapture the White House, unanimously dismissing a state court ruling that could have barred him from the ballot for engaging in insurrection. Former US President and 2024...
Montreal, Canada - Pope Francis has tasked a retired judge with investigating allegations that a Canadian cardinal, who is a close advisor to the pontiff, sexually assaulted a teenage girl in the 1980s, according to letters seen by AFP Monday. Cardinal Gerald Lacroix, the 66-year-old...
Washington, United States - US Vice President Kamala Harris expressed "deep concern" over the situation faced by Gaza's civilians in talks Monday with Benny Gantz, an Israeli war cabinet member and top rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Protestors outside of the White House gates call...
Boston, United States - The US airman accused of leaking a trove of top secret Pentagon documents online pleaded guilty in federal court Monday under a deal in which he accepted a roughly 17-year imprisonment in return for prosecutors dropping more serious espionage charges. View of the John...
United Nations, United States - Israel recalled its ambassador to the UN on Monday as tensions erupted over the handling of allegations of sexual assault by Hamas militants during the October 7 attacks. This picture taken from a position in southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip...
Beijing, China - China will on Tuesday set a goal of five percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth and raise the military budget by over seven percent in 2024, an official copy of a government work report seen by AFP showed. A member of security looks on before the opening session of the...
