WASHINGTON, United States - American and British forces carried out a fresh wave of strikes Saturday against 18 Huthi targets in Yemen, following weeks of unrelenting attacks on Red Sea shipping by the Iran-backed rebels. The strikes "specifically targeted 18 Huthi targets across eight locations in...
London, United Kingdom - The UK announced on Saturday a new £245 million ($311 million) defense package to help boost the production of "urgently needed artillery ammunition" for Ukraine, two years after war broke out with Russia. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said Ukraine's armed forces...
Paris, France - French President Emmanuel Macron warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin early Saturday not to "count on any fatigue from Europeans" over the war in Ukraine, pledging that France's support for Kyiv "will not waver". "Battered and bruised, but still standing. Ukraine is...
Washington, United States - The first American spaceship to the Moon since the Apollo era is probably lying sideways following its dramatic landing, the company that built it said Friday, even as ground controllers work to download data and surface photos from the uncrewed robot. This frame...
Beijing, China - At least 15 people have been killed and 44 injured in a fire at a residential building in eastern China's Nanjing, local authorities said Saturday. The fire broke out early Friday morning, officials said at a press conference, with a preliminary investigation suggesting the...
Kyiv, Ukraine - Ukraine on Saturday marked two years since Russia's invasion, entering a new year of war weakened by a lack of western aid while Russia is emboldened by fresh gains. A symbolic illumination called "Ray of Memory" is seen over the graves of Ukrainian soldiers, who died in the...
London, United Kingdom - King Charles III on Wednesday met British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in person for their weekly audience for the first time since announcing his cancer diagnosis, UK television channels reported. Britain's King Charles III (R) shakes hands as he welcomes Britain's...
Sarajevo, Bosnia And Herzegovina - President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday awarded Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik a top Russian honor, officials said, in the latest sign of their close ties. In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin...
London, United Kingdom - Britain's House of Commons descended into chaos on Wednesday over a motion calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Members of the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community hold placards as they protest in Parliament Square in London on February 21, 2024, during an Opposition...
Lochem, Netherlands -At least two people died on Wednesday and two more were injured when part of a bridge under construction crashed down on workers in the Netherlands, Dutch officials said. Part of the bridge was being hoisted into place in Lochem, in the east of the country, when the cables...
Tokyo, Japan - Japan summoned South Korea's ambassador on Wednesday to protest a compensation payment by a Japanese company related to the thorny issue of wartime forced labor. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks during a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in...
ROME, Italy - The G7 will discuss imposing new sanctions on Russia at a virtual meeting attended by Ukraine's president on Saturday, the two-year anniversary of Moscow's invasion, according to Italy, which holds the group's rotating presidency. "The EU will launch a new sanctions package and the...
