MIAMI, United States - A US court on Tuesday sentenced a former Haitian senator to life in prison for his role in the assassination of the Caribbean country's president Jovenel Moise in 2021. Clad in a brown prison uniform, handcuffed and with shackles around his ankles, Joseph Joel John, 52,...
UNITED NATIONS, United States - A UN Security Council vote on a resolution calling for a pause to the Israel-Hamas war was postponed again Tuesday, as members wrangled over wording while aid efforts in the Gaza Strip neared collapse. Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour (C), China's...
WASHINGTON, United States - Blue Origin launched its first rocket in more than a year on Tuesday, reviving the US company's fortunes with a successful return to space following an uncrewed crash in 2022. This screen grab taken from a Blue Origin broadcast shows the NS24 rocket blasting off from the...
LOS ANGELES, United States - An appeals court in Colorado on Tuesday ruled Donald Trump cannot appear on the state's presidential primary ballot because of his involvement in the attack on the Capitol in January 2021. Former US President and 2024 Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump leaves...
PARIS, France - A French court on Tuesday sentenced the ex-wife of serial killer Michel Fourniret to life in prison for her role in three murders by her former husband. (FILES) Monique Olivier, ex-wife of serial killer Michel Fourniret, sits in the courtroom during her trial at the assize court in...
WASHINGTON, United States - Vice President Kamala Harris is to launch a nationwide tour to promote reproductive freedoms as Democrats seek to make abortion rights a centerpiece of the 2024 presidential campaign. Harris will kick off the tour in Wisconsin on January 22, the 51st anniversary of Roe...
ROME, Italy - British Foreign Secretary David Cameron on Tuesday urged Israel to take a "much more surgical, clinical and targeted approach" in dealing with Hamas. After talks with his Italian counterpart in Rome, Cameron said Britain was asking Israel to "recognise that they have to minimise...
NEW YORK, United States - The mayor of New York has said that the city is "very complicated" as its people could experience everything from the September 11 attacks to a new business opening. NY Mayor Eric Adams Eric Adams, who took office in 2022, made the unusual remarks when asked during a...
WASHINGTON, United States - Finland on Monday signed an agreement to enhance military cooperation with the United States, saying it saw a long-term threat from Russia, a day after its giant neighbor issued a warning over Helsinki's recent entrance into NATO. US Secretary of State Antony...
WASHINGTON, United States - The Republican governor of Texas signed a bill on Monday that would allow state police to arrest and deport migrants who cross illegally into the United States from Mexico. Texas Army National Guard look on as migrants board a bus after surrendering to US Customs...
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally oversaw this week's test launch of the country's most powerful solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile, which has the potential to reach the United States, state media said Tuesday. This undated picture released by North...
BEIJING, China - More than 100 people were killed in an overnight earthquake in China's northwest Gansu province, state media reported Tuesday. (Photo from X) Scores more were injured in the province after the strong, shallow earthquake struck, state broadcaster CCTV said, citing the...
