ICC prosecutor faces demand for action against Israeli leaders and Russian attack over Putin warrant
The International Criminal Courtโs prosecutor is facing demands for speedy action against Israeli leaders, and a blistering Russian attack over the ICCโs arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin stemming from Moscowโs invasion of Ukraine.
Biden blocks Chinese-backed crypto mining firm from land ownership near Wyoming missile base
President Joe Biden on Monday issued an order blocking a Chinese-backed cryptocurrency mining firm from owning land near a Wyoming nuclear missile base, calling its proximity to the base a โnational security risk.โ.
Texas delegation urges Congress to withhold aid to Mexico over water treaty dispute
A bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers are demanding appropriators withhold funds for the country until Mexico lives up to its end of a 1944 water treaty that requires it to send 1.75 million acre-feet to the U.S. every five years.
Sleepy far-flung towns in the Philippines will host US forces returning to counter China threats
After withdrawing from two huge U.S. military bases in the Philippines at the end of the Cold War in the early 1990s, American forces are returning and building a new presence in nine sites on Philippine bases under a 2014 defense pact to counter China's increasingly assertive actions.
U.S. men's 3x3 basketball team primed for Olympic success after forging special bond
For the four players named to the first-ever U.S. Olympic 3x3 men's basketball team โ Jimmer Fredette, Canyon Barry, Kareem Maddox and Dylan Travis โ the road to Paris hasn't always been glamorous, but everything they've been through could lead them to a gold medal.
UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving its UN membership bid
The U.N. General Assembly has voted by a wide margin to grant new โrights and privilegesโ to Palestine and has called on the Security Council to reconsider Palestine's request to become the 194th member of the United Nations.
A new rule aims to speed up the removal of a limited group of migrants who don't qualify for asylum
A new Biden administration rule aims to speed up asylum processing at the southern border, enabling it to quickly reject a limited group of people believed to have committed serious crimes or who have terrorist links.
Trump-affiliated group releases new national security book outlining possible second-term approach
A research group that's trying to lay the groundwork for a second Trump administration if the former president wins in November is out with a new policy book that aims to articulate an โAmerica Firstโ national security agenda.
Netanyahu on US threat to withhold arms: Israel will fight with its 'fingernails' if needed
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a U.S. threat to withhold some arms would not prevent Israel from continuing its offensive in Gaza, indicating it might proceed with an invasion of the packed city of Rafah against the wishes of its closest ally.
Biden says US won't supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah, in warning to ally
President Joe Biden says he won't supply offensive weapons Israel can use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah โ the last major Hamas stronghold in Gaza โ over concern for the well-being of the more than 1 million civilians sheltering there.
Chinese warships have been docked in Cambodia for 5 months, but government says it's not permanent
Cambodiaโs Defense Ministry is insisting that the months-long presence of two Chinese warships at a strategically important naval base that is being expanded with funding from Beijing does not constitute a permanent deployment of the Chinese military in the country.
US and Philippine forces sink a ship during largescale drills in the disputed South China Sea
U.S. and Philippine forces, backed by an Australian air force surveillance aircraft, have unleashed a barrage of high-precision rockets, artillery fire and airstrikes and sank a mock enemy ship as part of largescale war drills in and near the disputed South China Sea that have antagonized Beijing.
US and Philippine forces stage combat drills near strategic channel off southern Taiwan
U.S. Marines and their Filipino counterparts have staged joint combat drills on the Philippinesโ northernmost island along the strategic Bashi Channel off southern Taiwan, a flashpoint in the Washington-Beijing military rivalry.
Hamas accepts Gaza cease-fire; Israel says it will continue talks but presses on with Rafah attacks
Hamas has announced its acceptance of an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal, but Israel says the deal did not meet its โcore demandsโ and has pushed ahead with an assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
Jill Biden recognizes her fellow teachers at a swanky White House dinner for answering 'a calling'
Jill Biden has honored her fellow educators by hosting the 2024 national and state teachers of the year at a swanky White House dinner to recognize their commitment to their students and to excellence in the classroom.
Texas AG sues Biden administration, ATF for banning private firearm sales
The Biden administration's rule looks to stop a loophole allowing gun sales by unlicensed dealers who don't perform background checks. Ken Paxton, however, called it โa dramatic escalation of [Joe Biden's] tyrannical abuse of authority."
Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah 'with or without a deal' as cease-fire talks with Hamas continue
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering from the almost 7-month-long war.
United Methodists prepare for votes on lifting LGBTQ bans and other issues at General Conference
United Methodist delegates are heading into the homestretch of a legislative gathering that appears on track to make historic changes in lifting their churchโs longstanding bans on same-sex marriage and LGBTQ clergy.
Students at prestigious Paris university occupy campus building in pro-Palestinian protest
Students in Paris inspired by Gaza solidarity encampments at campuses in the United States have blocked access to a campus building at a prestigious French university, prompting administrators to move all classes online.
US to pull troops from Chad and Niger as the African nations question its counterterrorism role
The Pentagon says the United States will pull the majority of its troops from Chad and Niger as it works to restore key agreements governing what role there might be there for the American military and its counterterrorism operations.
U.S. labor secretary says UAW win at Tennessee Volkswagen plant shows southern workers back unions
Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su says workers at southern auto plants should be free to unionize without employer or political interference, even as some southern states pass new laws meant to inhibit organized labor.
Another ex-State Department official alleges Israeli military gets 'special treatment' on abuses
A former senior U.S. official who until recently helped oversee human-rights compliance by foreign militaries receiving American military assistance says he repeatedly observed Israel receiving โspecial treatmentโ from U.S. officials when it came to scrutiny of allegations of military abuses of Palestinian civilians.
Italy bans loans of works to the Minneapolis Institute of Art in a dispute over an ancient statue
Italyโs Culture Ministry has banned loans of works to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, following a dispute with the U.S. museum over an ancient marble statue believed to have been looted from Italy almost a half-century ago.
Blinken begins key China visit as tensions rise over new US foreign aid bill
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a critical trip to China armed with a strengthened diplomatic hand following Senate approval of a foreign aid package that will provide billions of dollars in assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as well as force TikTokโs China-based parent company to sell the social media platform -โ all areas of contention between Washington and Beijing.
US advances review of Nevada lithium mine amid concerns over endangered wildflower
The Biden administration has taken a significant step in its expedited environmental review of what could become the third lithium mine in the U.S. That's assuming it can withstand anticipated legal challenges from conservationists who fear it will lead to the extinction of an endangered Nevada wildflower near the California line.
North Korean leader Kim leads rocket drills that simulate a nuclear counterattack against enemies
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised salvo launches of the countryโs โsuper-largeโ multiple rocket launchers that simulated a nuclear counterattack against enemy targets, state media said Tuesday, adding to testing activities and threats that have raised tensions in the region.
Chinese generosity in lead-up to cleared doping tests reflects its growing influence on WADA
In the two years before the World Anti-Doping Agency cleared 23 Chinese swimmers of doping allegations, that countryโs government contributed nearly $2 million in additional funding to WADA programs, including one designed to strengthen the agencyโs investigations and intelligence unit.
US and Philippine forces launch combat drills in the disputed South China Sea
American and Filipino forces have launched their largest combat exercises in years in a show of allied firepower that will include joint sails with the French navy and a ship-sinking drill near the disputed South China Sea that has alarmed Beijing.
The Latest | Failed rocket strike launched on US-led coalition forces base in Syria
A U.S. defense official said that a failed rocket strike was launched Sunday night at a base housing U.S.-led coalition forces at Rumalyn, Syria, marking the first time since Feb. 4 that Iranian-backed militias have attacked a U.S. facility in Iraq or Syria.
Cannabis seizures at checkpoints by US-Mexico border frustrates state-authorized pot industry
The U.S. Border Patrol is asserting its authority to seize cannabis shipments amid complaints by licensed cannabis suppliers that shipments worth more than $300,000 have been confiscated in recent months at Border Patrol checkpoints in southern New Mexico.