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Nations struggle to draft pandemic treaty to avoid mistakes made in Covid

Britain's department of health said it would only agree to an accord if it was firmly in the UK national interest and respects national sovereignty

UN to vote on granting Palestine new rights, reviving its membership bid

United States vetoed a widely backed council resolution on April 18 that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for Palestine, a goal the Palestinians have long sought and Israel

Biden-Netanyahu relations strained; can the two leaders move forward

Netanyahu, for his part, is brushing off Biden's warnings and vowing to press ahead, saying, If we have to stand alone, we will stand alone

Iranians vote in runoff election after hard-liners dominate initial voting

People in 22 constituencies across the country will elect 45 representatives from a pool of 90 candidates, 15 of whom are considered moderate

Nadal shows he's not ready for retirement in comeback win at Italian Open

Nadal was playing only his 10th match this year after missing nearly all of 2023 with a hip injury that required surgery

Trump hush money trial's third week ends, Michael Cohen yet to come

Trump, who denies the sexual encounter ever happened, walked out of the court in a rage Thursday, angrily telling reporters, I'm innocent

Air Vanuatu files for bankruptcy after cancelling all international flights

The airline on Wednesday cancelled more than 20 flights to and from the Australian cities of Sydney and Brisbane, and the New Zealand city of Auckland for the rest of the week

Hungary, China sign strategic cooperation agreement during Xi's visit

Xi and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbn held talks in the capital Budapest as part of the Chinese leader's final stop on a five-day European tour that also took in Serbia and France

Adversaries could use AI to spread disinformation about US elections: FBI

The threat is more than theoretical given the prevalence of AI deepfakes and robocalls and the way such technology has already surfaced in politics

UN seeks $430 mn for drought-hit Zimbabwe, says millions need food, water

About 7.6 million of the country's 15 million people need lifesaving and life-sustaining humanitarian assistance, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said

TikTok to start labelling AI-generated content as tech becomes universal

Labelling helps make that context clearwhich is why we label AIGC made with TikTok AI effects, and have required creators to label realistic AIGC for over a year

TikTok to start labelling AI-based content as tech becomes more universal

TikTok says its efforts are an attempt to combat misinformation from being spread on its social media platform

Gymnast Simone Biles wants to turn her post-Olympic tour into celebration

Biles described the show as a celebration' of gymnastics, though a celebration with decidedly personal elements

Boeing 737 catches fire, skids off runway in Senegal; 10 people injured

Transport Minister El Malick Ndiaye said the Air Sngal flight operated by TransAir was headed to Bamako, in neighboring Mali, late Wednesday with 79 passengers, two pilots and four cabin crew

Rafah's three remaining hospitals will run out of fuel in 3 days, says WHO

Israel said it reopened Kerem Shalom crossing, the other main entry point for aid, on Wednesday. U.N. officials say no aid has entered Gaza, and there is no one to receive it on the Palestinian side

Houthis claim 2 attacks in Gulf of Aden, another unreported in Indian Ocean

The Houthis insist their assaults will continue as long as Israel's war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip goes on

Severe storms kill 3 as tornadoes tear through central, southeastern US

More than 135,000 customers had lost power in the state as of Wednesday evening, according to PowerOutage.us

House rejects Greene's effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, chaos lingers

Colleagues booed in protest. But Greene soldiered on, criticising Johnson's leadership as pathetic, weak and unacceptable

Casualties rise in Myanmar's war as forces tighten noose around military

There is pressure on all fronts from powerful militias drawn from Myanmar's ethnic minority groups and newer resistance forces

Defence attacks Daniels' credibility as she returns to stand against Trump

Daniels' testimony was an extraordinary moment in what could be the only criminal case against the presumptive Republican presidential nominee to go to trial before voters decide