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Netanyahu eyes bolstering US support during visit, but faces protests

Netanyahu arrived in Washington Monday for a several-day visit that includes meetings with President Joe Biden and a Wednesday speech before a joint session of Congress

N Korea's trash balloons fall on South Korea's presidential office compound

North Korea flew more balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea on Wednesday, Seoul officials said, days after South Korea boosted its frontline broadcasts of K-pop songs

FBI chief Wray to face questions over Trump's assassination attempt

The hearing before the House Judiciary Committee will represent Wray's most detailed comments to date about a shooting that has again thrust the FBI into the political maelstrom

Officers looked for Trump rally gunman before shooting, says state police

The Pennsylvania State Police commissioner's testimony before the House Homeland Security Committee provides new insight into security preparations for the Trump rally in Butler

US officials fear Postal Service can't handle crush of mail-in ballots

State election directors stressed to Carter that they're still worried that too many ballots won't be delivered in time to be counted in November

US treasury dept orders banks to disclose Russian assets for forfeiture

The disclosure is required under a new law passed by Congress earlier this year known as the REPO Act, which gives the U.S. government the authority to seize Russian state assets

Will keep centrist caretaker govt on through Paris Olympics, says Macron

There is no firm timeline for when Macron must name a new prime minister. The elections left National Assembly with no dominant political bloc in power for the first time in France's modern Republic

US Sen Menendez is resigning from office after his corruption conviction

He was also convicted of taking actions that benefited Egypt's government in exchange for bribes, including providing details on personnel at the US embassy in Cairo

Trump assassination attempt: Secret Service director Cheatle steps down

Kimberly Cheatle, who had served as Secret Service director since August 2022, had been facing growing calls to resign and several investigations into how the shooter was able to get so close to Trump

Hamas, Fatah sign declaration on ending yearslong rift as war rages in Gaza

The two groups signed the Beijing Declaration on ending division and strengthening Palestinian unity, according to state broadcaster CCTV

Biden passed the torch slowly, hanging on until the wheels finally came off

Joe Biden had heard from nearly every Democratic senator, pinging him over the last three weeks on his old-school flip phone

Maduro seeks Venezuela military's support ahead of consequential vote

Maduro's opponents have long struggled to win over doubters in the military

Hurricanes, temblors grab headlines, inland areas in US most affected: Data

Floyd County keeps flooding and the federal government keeps coming to the rescue.

S Korean tech giant Kakao's founder arrested for stock price manipulation

Prosecutors have up to 20 days to investigate Kim and determine whether to indict him, according to a senior prosecutor at a Seoul district prosecutors' office.

Israel quietly sends millions to unauthorized West Bank settler outposts

Palestinians and the international community say all settlements are illegal or illegitimate and undermine hopes for a two-state solution

40 mn people living with HIV in 2023, over 9 mn not getting treatment: UN

NThe proportion of new infections globally among marginalized communities that face stigma and discrimination sex workers, men who have sex with men, and people who inject drugs also increased to 55%

Trump's lawyers urge NY appeals court to overturn civil fraud verdict

Trump's appeal arguments echoed many of the gripes he delivered during his trial to TV cameras outside the courtroom.

Trump's VP nominee Vance slams Kamala Harris during his solo campaign debut

The Ohio senator campaigned at his former high school in Middletown before an evening stop in Radford, Virginia, two venues intended to play up his conservative populist appeal

Colombia's president signs bill to ban bullfighting in the country by 2027

The bill calls on the government to completely ban bullfights across the nation by 2027, and orders the government to turn more than a dozen bullrings into cultural and sporting venues.

Black voters express a mix of hope and worry as Harris takes centre stage

Biden's support of Harris and the immediate coalescing of other party leaders around her makes her the prohibitive favourite to replace him at the top of the presidential ticket