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Blinken will enter diplomatic maelstrom over Gaza war on new Mideast trip

As he did last month, Blinken will stress US support for Israel and try to prevent a wider Mideast war as he visits Israel and Jordan starting on Friday.

Fukushima NPP starts 3rd release of treated radioactive wastewater into sea

The plant operator discharged 7,800 tonnes of treated water in each of the first two batches and plans to release the same amount in the current batch through November 20

N Korea likely sent missiles, ammunition and shells to Russia: Seoul

Both Russia and North Korea dismissed the weapons shipment accusations as baseless

Executions in Iran up 30%, 419 killed in first 7 months of 2023: UN report

He said 239 people more than half of those executed in the seven-month period were reportedly put to death for drug-related offences, a 98 per cent increase from the same period last year

US working to combat Islamophobia, but many Muslim Americans skeptical

Plans for the initiative, which the White House billed as the first of its kind, were announced Wednesday

Officials widen ban on Meta's behavioural advertising to most of Europe

Behavioural advertising, used by Meta's Facebook and Instagram among many other tech companies, involves observing individual behaviour such as browsing habits

Russian attack kills 2 in Ukraine that also damaged Kherson city center

On Wednesday, the attack on Kherson, which Russian forces seized early in the war but then abandoned a year ago, also wounded two people

Strong earthquake shakes Timor region of Indonesia, no deaths reported

The agency measured a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 for the quake and then revised it to 6.3. Variations in early measurements of quakes are common

Trump Jr. testifies he never worked on key documents in his father's trial

The ex-president's eldest son is an executive vice president of the family's Trump Organisation and has been a trustee of a trust set up to hold its assets when his father was in the White House

Israel criticises South American nations after they cut diplomatic ties

Other Latin American countries, including Argentina and Brazil, have also increased their criticism of the impact that Israel's military operations are having on civilians

Trial to determine if Trump can be barred reaches far back in history

Trump's attorneys on Wednesday moved for an immediate verdict dismissing the case because the plaintiffs didn't prove that Trump incited the January 6 riot, saying all his action was legal speech

Biden and first lady will travel to Maine to mourn after mass shooting

Thirteen people were injured in the October 25 shootings at a bar and a bowling alley

Biden nominates top adviser on Asia to be State Department's No. 2 diplomat

Kurt Campbell currently is deputy assistant to the president and coordinator for Indo-Pacific Affairs on the National Security Council

Cyprus to ship humanitarian aid directly to Gaza, UN personnel to pickup

Lacroix said it's up to the parties to decide the best way to ensure that the aid reaches those who need it most

Associated Press news site hit by apparent denial-of-service attack

AP's delivery systems to customers and mobile apps were not affected by the outage

US job openings rise slightly to 9.6 mn, sign of strength in job market

Layoffs fell to 1.5 million from 1.7 million in August, more evidence that workers enjoy an unusual degree of job securit

Messi's trip to China for a pair of Inter Miami exhibition games called off

The tour promoter, NSN, has informed Inter Miami CF of the cancellation of its China Tour due to unforeseen circumstances in China, read Inter Miami's statement

Gaza's phone, internet cut off again as Israeli troops battle Hamas

Humanitarian aid agencies have warned that such blackouts severely disrupt their work in an already dire situation in Gaza

China keeps up military pressure on Taiwan, sends 43 planes and 7 ships

Such Chinese maneuvers have become frequent and aggressive since then-US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan in August 2022

Trump's sons Don Jr, Eric set to testify at fraud trial threatening empire

Now, as the Trumps fight to keep the family business intact, the brothers are set to testify in the New York civil fraud case that threatens their Trump Organisation's future