World
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Rwanda announces visa-free travel for all Africans as continent opens up to free movement of people
Rwanda announced Thursday that it will allow Africans to travel visa-free to the country, becoming the latest nation on the continent to announce...
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Biden would veto funds for Israel that don't also include aid for Ukraine defense, WH spokesman says
President Biden would veto a funding bill that includes Israel funding alone and does not have money for Ukraine in its fight against Russian...
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U.S., Canadian warships sail in Taiwan Strait amid PLA war games
U.S. and Canadian warships transited the tension-filled Taiwan Strait as China flew dozens of aircraft near the island and a Chinese aircraft...
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2,000-year-old Roman road used by the real Macbeth unearthed in Scotland
A Roman road dating to the 1st century was unearthed in a garden near Stirling, Scotland. The road, city officials said Thursday, was used by...
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U.N. plans to cut number of refugees receiving cash aid in Lebanon by a third, citing funding cuts
Faced with an increasing funding crunch, the United Nations will cut the number of refugee families receiving cash assistance in Lebanon by nearly...
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South Korea increasingly pessimistic as North Korean arsenal expands
South Korea is grappling with what many fear is a sharply deteriorating security situation and a diplomatic standstill as the security threat posed...
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House GOP pushes ahead with $14.5 billion in assistance for Israel without humanitarian aid for Gaza
The House is pushing ahead Thursday toward passage of $14.5 billion in military aid for Israel, a muscular U.S. response to the war with Hamas but...
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Italian PM Meloni's office says she regrets her frank talk in unknowing call with Russian pranksters
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's office said she regrets the unwitting comments she made about Ukraine "fatigue" and European migration in a...
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Storm Ciaran whips Western Europe, blowing record winds in France and leaving millions without power
Record-breaking winds in France and across much of Western Europe left at least five people dead and injured several others as Storm Ciaran swept...
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Pakistan's parliament elections delayed till early February as political and economic crises deepen
Pakistan's election oversight body on Thursday postponed the country's upcoming parliament elections for the second time, saying the vote -...
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Colombia's government says ELN guerrillas kidnapped the father of Liverpool striker Luis Diaz
Colombia's government said Thursday that the guerrilla group National Liberation Army, known as ELN, was responsible for the weekend kidnapping of...
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Senate confirms top leaders for Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps
The Senate on Thursday confirmed top military leaders for the Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, bypassing a 10 month blanket hold on promotions...