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UN court allows record 32 nations to intervene in Ukraine's genocide case

The International Court of Justice has accepted requests from 32 countries to back Ukraine in a genocide case against Russia, the United Nations' highest court said Friday

US announces new $2.1 bn package of military aid to Ukraine, says Pentagon

The Pentagon announced Friday that it will provide an additional $2.1 billion in long-term weapons aid for Ukraine

Blinken to travel to China next week as Biden admin pushes to improve ties

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is planning to travel to China this month as the Biden administration pushes to improve badly deteriorated ties with the Chinese

White House says Iran helping Russia build a drone factory for war

Iran is providing Russia with materials to build a drone manufacturing plant east of Moscow as the Kremlin looks to lock in a steady supply of weaponry for its ongoing invasion of Ukraine

Big Tech cos continue to climb, S&P 500 up 0.3%, fourth weekly gain in row

Stocks are off to another mixed start on Wall Street as more gains for Big Tech companies offset weakness elsewhere in the market.

Myanmar suspended int'l aid deliveries to cyclone-hit areas: UN agency

Myanmar's military govt has rescinded its approval for international organizations to distribute food, shelter and medicines to thousands of residents of cyclone-hit areas, a U.N. agency said

Drone hits building in Russia near border amid surge in Ukraine fighting

A drone crashed into residential building in southwestern Russia near the border with Ukraine, a regional governor said, exposing the latest vulnerabilities in the country's air defence systems

France hails 'hero with rucksack' who intervened knife attack on children

The attacker slashed at the 24-year-old man with the knife that he used to savagely stab one young child after another

Julian Assange loses latest bid to stop extradition to US on spying charges

A British judge has rejected the latest attempt by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to fight extradition to the United States to face spying charges

Climate activist Greta won't be school striking but vows to still protest

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg said on Friday she will no longer be able to skip classes as a way to draw attention to climate change because she is graduating from high school

Israeli troops fire tear gas to disperse protesters along Lebanon border

Israeli soldiers fired tear gas to disperse scores of protesters who pelted the troops with stones along the border with Lebanon Friday, leaving some Lebanese demonstrators

UN suspends aid to Ethiopia over diversion of supplies, a day after US did

The United Nations World Food Programme said that it is temporarily suspending food aid to Ethiopia because its supplies are being diverted

Here's why Turkey's currency is crashing after Erdogan got re-elected

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection last month despite a battered economy and a cost-of-living crisis that experts say are exacerbated by his unconventional economic policies

Child victims of stabbing attack in France in critical but stable condition

France's president travelled to the side of families traumatised by the savage stabbings of four very young children, all said to be in stable condition after emergency surgery

Erdogan appoints former US bank executive as Turkish central bank chief

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday appointed a former US-based bank executive to head Turkiye's central bank

Sudan's govt declares UN envoy, a mediator in conflict, no longer welcome

The United Nations envoy to Sudan, a key mediator in the country's brutal conflict, is no longer welcome in the African country, Sudanese authorities say

Trump indicted: All you need to know about documents case and what's next

Donald Trump's indictment on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate has brought renewed attention to one of the most notable cases in Justice Department history

Trump charged over classified documents in 1st indictment of ex-president

Donald Trump has said that he has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is arguably the most perilous

General Motor's EVs to gain access to Tesla's vast charging network

Electric vehicles made by General Motors will be able to use much of Tesla's extensive charging network beginning early next year under an agreement the two companies have announced.

Colorado's destructive wildfire caused by embers from old fire, power line

Embers from a smoldering scrap wood fire set days earlier outside a home used by a Christian religious communal group along with a sparking power line caused a 2021 Colorado wildfire