WASHINGTON, United States - An American destroyer on Saturday shot down more than a dozen drones in the Red Sea launched from Huthi-controlled areas of Yemen, the US military said, as the impact of the Israel-Hamas conflict spreads to global shipping lanes. "The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile...
QUITO, Ecuador - Britain's honorary consul in the Ecuadoran port city of Guayaquil has been kidnapped, police said Saturday. This undated and unlocated handout photo obtained on December 16, 2023, from the Agripac Facebook page shows Colin Armstrong, the UK's honorary consul to Guayaquil, Ecuador....
LONDON, United Kingdom - UK foreign minister David Cameron and German counterpart Annalena Baerbock on Saturday said the "need is urgent" for a "sustainable ceasefire" in Gaza. Demonstrators protest in support of Palestinians during a "Shut Down for Palestine" rally in New York on December 16,...
OTTAWA, Canada - Canadian federal police on Saturday charged an Ottawa youth with directing terrorist activities against Jewish people, and giving instructions on explosives. The accused, because of their young age, cannot be identified under Canadian law. No details were released. In a statement,...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See - A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. This photo taken and handout on December 16, 2023 by The Vatican Media shows President Giuseppe Pignatone (C),...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Hundreds of climate protesters on Saturday blocked a distribution hub for Chinese online giant Alibaba and an airport for private jets in Belgium, activists said. TOPSHOT - Police officers detain an environmental activist of the "code rouge" coalition during a demonstration...
NEW YORK, United States - Electric car maker Tesla has initiated a recall of over two million vehicles in the United States and Canada due to risks associated with the autopilot software, national regulators said Wednesday. In cases where vehicle operators misuse Tesla's driver-assistance...
KYIV, Ukraine - A volley of Russian missiles wounded dozens of people and damaged a children's hospital Wednesday, the worst attack on Kyiv in months, Ukrainian officials said, as the country pleaded for Western military aid. A police officer walks by destroyed cars next to a damaged...
WASHINGTON, United States - Long a target of US Republicans, President Joe Biden's embattled son Hunter held a rare press conference Wednesday to push back against allegations his father was involved in his often-scrutinized international business dealings. US President Joe Biden speaks during...
GENEVA, Switzerland - Geneva's international airport reopened late Wednesday after being closed for several hours when a private jet got stuck, the airport said. Airport sources said no injuries had been reported when the jet missed the main runway on landing and ended up on the adjacent...
WASHINGTON, United States - The US Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear a challenge to the use of a law behind one of the charges lodged against former president Donald Trump and hundreds of his supporters who took part in the 2021 attack on the Capitol. The US Supreme Court is seen in...
WASHINGTON, United States - The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden based on his son's controversial international dealings -- a move Biden himself slammed as a "baseless" stunt. US President Joe Biden...
