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EU announces 1 billion euros in aid for Lebanon amid a...

The EU has announced an aid package of about $1.06 billion for Lebanon, which will largely go to boosting border control in order...

M23 rebels seize key smartphone mineral mining town in...

The mining town of Rubaya in eastern Congo, known for its production of a mineral used in smartphones, has been seized by a rebel...

Mexican cops find tents, question people in the case of...

Mexican authorities said they have questioned three people and found abandoned tents linked to the case of an American and two Australians...

Mexican police say 5 dead after consuming toxic substance...

Five people were found dead in southern Mexico's Oaxaca state after consuming a lethal combination of unspecified substances, police...

University of Tehran professor says protesters at US colleges...

A professor at the University of Tehran, who obtained his education in the U.S., says the Islamic State likes seeing protests in America,...

The unexpected announcement of a prime minister divides...

After 4 out of 7 members of Haiti's transitional council announced they had chosen Fritz Bélizaire as prime minister, council members...

South African police investigate allegations of signature...

South African police are probing whether former President Jacob Zuma’s new political party forged signatures to register for upcoming...

Chinese coast guard fires water cannons at Philippine ships...

Philippine ships were blasted by water cannons from Chinese coast guard ships in the latest such incident as China asserts dominance...

Head of WHO flu program says cows outside US could contract...

The U.S. confirmed the presence of the bird flu in American cow herds. The W.H.O. said there is risk of the disease spreading to other...

Hunter Biden's attorneys make threats Fox News

Hunter Biden’s lawyers threaten lawsuit against Fox News, insist that sexually explicit photos be taken down

China promises reprisal for "bullying" by the US

The Chinese Foreign Ministry says the newly passed US aid for Taiwan and possible TikTok ban will lead to “forceful” retaliatory steps...

US charges Israeli army units of violating human rights

US State Department says at least five Israeli security units committed gross violations of human rights against Palestinians

A climate activist is accused of damaging a sculpture at...

A climate activist who smeared paint on the protective case of Edgar Degas' "Little Dancer Aged Fourteen" sculpture at Washington,...

Protesters in Germany call for Islamic fundamentalism:...

1,100 protesters took part in an Islamist rally in Hamburg, Germany, over the weekend. Many demonstrators appeared militant, with...

EU requires cars come with tech that slows cars when speeding,...

Required automotive safety feature in the European Union will slow cars when speeding, and is expected to reduce fatal car crashes...

In occupied Ukraine, Russian troops went on a murderous...

The Kherson region, which remains partially under Russian occupation, has allegedly suffered abuses under the reign of Moscow, with...

Putin likely didn’t intend for Navalny to die in February,...

U.S. intelligence agencies have assessed that Russian President Vladimir Putin likely did not order Alexei Navalny's death when he...

British tourist has hand, thigh severed after being mauled...

A 64-year-old British tourist is in a "stable" condition after he was mauled by a bull shark in the Caribbean Island of Tobago.

Hacktivist group claims it infiltrated Belarus security...

A Belarusian hacktivist group claims it has breached the country's main KGB security agency and accessed the personnel files of over...

Orca calf swims out of Canadian lagoon where it had been...

A 2-year-old killer whale has reached an inlet that could take it to the open ocean, after being trapped in a lagoon on Vancouver...