RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia was preparing Thursday to host an Arab regional meeting on ending Syria's isolation at a time of dizzying diplomatic shifts following its deal to resume relations with rival Iran. Friday's nine-nation talks in Jeddah, the Red Sea gateway to Mecca, come after...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- US President Joe Biden on Thursday declared "I'm home" as he was feted on a visit to his ancestral homeland Ireland, whose story he said proved the triumph of hope over despair. Gearing up for a potential election rematch against Donald Trump, the Irish-American Democrat dwelt on...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The US Justice Department said Thursday that it will go to the Supreme Court to appeal restrictions imposed on a widely used abortion pill in the latest round of a fierce battle over reproductive rights. The decision by President Joe Biden's administration came hours...
WASHINGTON, United States -- FBI agents on Thursday arrested a 21-year-old national guardsman suspected of being behind a major leak of sensitive US government secrets -- including about the Ukraine war. Broadcast live on TV networks, the dramatic arrest was the culmination of a weeklong...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Dry-spells known as flash droughts, with a surprisingly rapid onset and often devastating impact, are becoming more frequent as human activity warms the planet, according to a study published Thursday. Though droughts are generally thought of as long-term phenomena, some...
NEW YORK, United States -- Donald Trump testified under oath for several hours on Thursday in a New York civil case that accuses the ex-president and three of his children of business fraud. The behind-closed-doors deposition came a week after Trump's historic arraignment on criminal charges in a...
BEIJING, China - China's President Xi Jinping called on the country's armed forces to "strengthen military training oriented towards actual combat", state media reported Wednesday, after Beijing conducted military drills intended to intimidate Taiwan. Xi's comments, made on a naval inspection...
LONDON, United Kingdom - The UK government on Wednesday unveiled its latest sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, targeting "those who have knowingly assisted" sanctioned Russian oligarchs such as former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich. The new punitive measures hit Demetris...
FRANKFURT, Germany - Germany has scrapped plans to allow the widespread sale of cannabis in licensed stores for the time being following concerns from the European Union, the government said Wednesday. Berlin had announced in October the proposals to introduce some of Europe's most liberal...
GOMA, DR Congo - Fresh clashes with M23 rebels erupted Wednesday near the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, according to officials, rupturing weeks of relative calm in the troubled region. A Tutsi-led group, the M23 has won a string of victories against the army and enemy militias since...
TUNIS, Tunisia - Ten migrants from sub-Saharan Africa drowned off Tunisia after their boat sank while trying to reach Europe, the coastguard said Wednesday, with at least 20 more reported missing. "Seventy-two migrants were rescued and 10 bodies recovered after Tuesday's shipwreck" off the...
BERLIN, Germany - Germany on Wednesday accused China of inflaming tensions with its recent military drills around Taiwan, ahead of a visit by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to Beijing. "We have the impression that measures such as threatening military gestures... increase the risk of...
