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Floods in Southern Brazil kill at least 75 over 7 days, 103 people missing

The heavy rains were the fourth such environmental disaster in the state in a year, following floods in July, September and November 2023 that killed 75 people

Netanyahu's Cabinet votes to shut down Al Jazeera offices in Israel

''My government decided unanimously: the incitement channel Al Jazeera will close in Israel,'' Netanyahu posted on X. Al Jazeera has vehemently denied that it incites against Israel

As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in US, FBI races to counter threat

The trend is all the more worrisome because of an ever-deteriorating relationship with Iran and tensions with China over everything from trade and theft of IP to election interference

Prosecutors probe deeper into Trump's circle amid hush money trial

Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with payments made to stifle potentially embarrassing stories

US elections 2024: Denial, uncertainty loom over Biden-Trump rematch

It all is the disbelief of many voters, despite all evidence to the contrary, that Biden and Trump their respective parties' presumptive nominees will ultimately appear on the general election ballot

Israeli airstrike kills four civilians in southern Lebanon: Report

The Israeli military said its jet targeted military infrastructure in the southern Lebanese town belonging to Hezbollah, which has clashed with Israeli troops since October 8

7 wounded in shooting in Long Beach, California; police launch search ops

The suspects fled before officers arrived, and there was no immediate information about a possible motive, police said

Actor Bernard Hill, of 'Titanic' and 'Lord of the Rings,' dies at 79

His death came the same day the second series of the BBC drama The Responder was to air, in which he played the father of the show's star, Martin Freeman

Netanyahu uses Holocaust ceremony to brush off int'l pressure against Gaza

Netanyahu also compared the recent wave of protests on American campuses to German universities in the 1930s, in the run-up to the Holocaust

Floods in southern Brazil kill at least 60, with above 100 people missing

At least 155 people were injured, while damage from the rains forced more than 80,000 people from their homes. Approximately 15,000 took refuge in schools, gymnasiums and other temporary shelters

Jinping arrives in Europe to reinvigorate ties at time of global tensions

Xi starts Sunday in France, whose president wants Europe to have more economic and strategic independence from other world powers

Putin begins new term, enters into era of extraordinary power in Russia

Since becoming acting president on the last day of 1999, Putin has shaped Russia into a monolith crushing political opposition, running independent-minded journalists out of the country

Boeing to launch astronauts in new capsule, expanding space travel

It's the first flight of Boeing's Starliner capsule with a crew on board, a pair of NASA pilots who will check out the spacecraft during the test drive and a weeklong stay at the space station

Progress in Gaza truce talks, Israel downplays chance of ending war

Egyptian and US mediators have reported signs of compromise in recent days, but chances for a cease-fire deal remain entangled with the key question of whether Israel will accept an end to the war

Hundreds of people rescued from flooding as water rises in Houston, Texas

Friday's fierce storms forced numerous high-water rescues, including some from the rooftops of flooded homes. Officials redoubled urgent instructions for residents in low-lying areas to evacuate

Warfare in Sudan's Darfur risks starvation, death if aid isn't allowed: UN

WFP currently has 8,000 tons of food supplies ready to move in Chad, ready to transport, but is unable to do so because of these constraints, she said

Torrential rain, flood and landslide hit Indonesian island, 14 dead

Floods up to 3 meters (10 feet) have affected 13 sub-districts as water and mud covered the area. More than 1,000 houses were affected, with 42 of them swept off their foundations

SEC charges Trump Media's newly hired auditing firm with 'massive fraud'

In a statement, Trump Media said it looks forward to working with new auditing partners in accordance with today's SEC order

Israel briefs US on evacuation of Palestinian civilians ahead of Rafah ops

The Biden administration has said that there could be consequences for Israel should it move forward with the operation without a credible plan to safeguard civilians

US colleges strike deals with pro-palestinian protestors to end protests

Protesters at Brown University in Rhode Island agreed to dismantle their encampment Tuesday