Kim Jong Un oversees transfer of new tactical missile launchers to border
A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Monday shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending a ceremony to…
Houthis strike Liberian-flagged vessel in Gulf of Aden
The merchant vessel named Groton was attacked by Houthi rebels on Saturday near the coast of Yemen. Image courtesy of United Kingdom Maritime Trade Organization/Release…
British prime minister Keir Starmer condemns spreading violent protests as ‘far-right thuggery’
The British prime minister's 10 Downing Street residence was washed in pink lights Saturday night "as a mark of respect and solidarity" with those affected…
90 people killed in Bangladesh student protests
1 of 2 | Bangladeshi soldiers guard on a street to quell increasing civil unrest sparked by student demonstrations in Dhaka, Bangladesh in July, 2024.…
Mixed triathlon to proceed despite sick swimmers withdrawing
1 of 2 | Vasco Vilaca of Team Portugal splashes water from the Seine river in his face before the start of the men's triathlon…
Zelensky confirms Ukraine receives F-16 fighter jets
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to servicemen next to an American single-engine supersonic multirole fighter F-16 jet during a ceremony at an undisclosed location in…
Western countries advise citizens in Lebanon to leave over Israeli aggression
As Israel increases tensions in the Middle East, projectiles fired from the Israeli Iron Dome air defense system intercept missiles fired from southern Lebanon. Photo…
Protesters in West Bank, Yemen show support for Gazans
1 of 2 | Palestinians hold posters with photos of prisoners at a protest on International Day of Solidarity with Gaza and Palestinian Prisoners in…
British protests, counter-protests erupt after children killed in stabbing spree
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer convened a meeting of high-level ministers Saturday to address civil unrest as anti-immigration protests triggered by the stabbing deaths of…
IDF strikes kill 26, wound dozens in Gaza, West Bank
Palestinians in the West Bank examine the remains of a vehicle struck by Israel Defense Forces that the IDF said was carrying five Hamas militants…
Ukrainian military claims to sink Russian submarine in Crimea
A Russian kilo-class submarine similar to the one claimed to have been destroyed by Ukraine on Saturday is shown in this 2008 photo. The Ukrainian…
Japan calls for anti-whaling activist Paul Watson’s extradition from Denmark
The government of Japan is formally requesting the extradition from Denmark of Paul Watson, the Canadian-American anti-whaling activist, Greenpeace co-founder and reality TV star who…
Amnesty International: At least 13 killed by Nigerian security forces during protests
Protests against hunger, high prices and mismanagement of Nigeria's economy turned deadly with at least 13 people killed with Amnesty International accusing authorities of opening…
Australia: Serious IDF failures resulted in deadly strike on World Central Kitchen convoy
A Palestinian man inspects the carcass of a car used by U.S.-based aid group World Central Kitchen that was hit by an Israeli strike in…
Argentina to use AI to stop crime before it happens
The government of Argentinian President Javier Milei is rolling out with new AI technology aimed at preventing crime. File Photo by Gala Abramovich/EPA-EFE Aug. 2…
British rock band 1975 sued over Matty Healy’s 2023 same-sex kiss onstage at festival in Malaysia
British rock band 1975 lead singer Matt Healy (seen in Portugal in July 2016) has been sued in a British court by event organizers in…
Biden: Americans held in Russia including Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan freed in prisoner swap
1 of 2 | Multiple media reports Thursday said a prisoner swap is underway to free Americans held by Russia. CBS News reported that Wall…
Iran holds funeral for slain Hamas leader as fears of widening war spread
Iran's spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leads funeral prayers for Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh at the University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, on Thursday. Haniyeh…
IDF airstrike kills Al Jazeera journalist, cameraman
1 of 2 | Mourners, colleagues and fellow journalists examine a tattered press jacket that surrounded the body of Al-Jazeera Arabic journalist Ismail Al-Ghoul, killed…
United States pauses $93 million in assistance to Georgia over foreign agent bill
Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives to address the media before a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at the Czernin Palace, in Prague, Czech Republic,…