In “an affront to human dignity,” prisoners have been forced to give birth in chains and Black prisoners face disproportionate rights violations, a U.S. report finds.
Proposed aid to Ukraine did not make it into a U.S. government funding bill that the Senate approved Saturday, after House Republicans had advanced it earlier in the day.
Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to uphold a cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh and protect its residents. He did neither, perhaps in a purposeful shift toward Turkey.
Manitoba’s premier says a search would cost millions of dollars while posing risks. The families of two Indigenous women who disappeared last year want action.
Ukrainian officials said they were confident that bipartisan support would keep U.S. aid flowing. But others saw the move to exclude Ukraine funding as a worrying sign.
Apparent footage of the insects on public transit has gone viral, with one French official saying an action plan is urgently needed “against this scourge.”
The weeks-long holiday period ends Friday, and many leaders have beseeched Israelis on all sides to act with greater tolerance. Those pleas have largely fallen on deaf ears.
Authorities are investigating the cause of a blaze that started at the Fonda Milagros nightclub in the city of Murcia before spreading to adjoining venues.
Francis has raised the hopes of progressives — and stoked the fears of traditionalists — that the church might move in the direction of what Germany is doing.
Despite energetic warnings from the Biden administration, Honduras has established diplomatic relations with China, breaking its decades-long ties with Taiwan.
In Washington, lawmakers are bickering over Ukraine aid. Scratch beneath the surface in Europe, too, and you can find doubts about indefinite commitments to Kyiv.
Delegates from across the globe are converging on Vatican City for the opening of an unprecedented assembly seen as part of the broadest consultation on the direction of the faith since the 1960s
Two decades after winning its own struggle against a brutal and corrupt military, the small island nation of East Timor is backing the Myanmar resistance.
Scientists are trying to make concrete stronger and more sustainable by adding coffee grounds to the mix. Initial results are promising, but questions about scale remain.
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Biden also said he expects House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will “keep his public commitment” to secure funding for Ukraine, according to a spokesman.
Austria began to turn the house where Adolf Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn into a police station to keep it from becoming a neo-Nazi pilgrimage site.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer will travel to China, Japan and South Korea with two other Democratic senators and three Republicans to advance U.S. interests.
The Nobel Peace Prize, once focused on efforts to end war, increasingly recognizes work in human rights and providing succor to the oppressed and disadvantaged.
The charges were the second major set of indictments the Biden administration has unsealed since June accusing Chinese companies of supplying Mexican cartels.
Five years since the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist and Washington Post contributor, the world has failed to hold Saudi Arabia accountable.
At least 1,030 people have died, and more than 210,000 have been infected in Bangladesh so far this year, compared with just 281 deaths for all of 2022.
Greg Fergus, who chairs Parliament’s Black Caucus, beat six other candidates. He replaces Anthony Rota, who resigned after uproar over the honoring of a Nazi veteran.
Over the past several months French President Emmanuel Macron has strongly backed Ukraine to join both NATO and the E.U., but allies are wary if this change is for the long term.
The transfer comes amid the fallout from the ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), which has sparked concern that U.S. aid to Ukraine could falter.
Pakistan wants to deport up to 1.7 million Afghans amid mounting frustration with the Taliban and concern over the economic burden of hosting refugees.
Video evidence shows evacuations being carried out among coastal communities in Derna, prompting many people to move inland — and into the path of the coming flood.
In a speech, Rishi Sunak said the stance was “common sense,” drawing applause from the Conservative Party Conference and accusations of transphobia from activists.
“A 14-year-old today will never legally be sold a cigarette,” said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of his bid to impose a phased ban on tobacco products, like in New Zealand.