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Failures of Biden govt in planning drove fall of Kabul: Top ex-US generals

The rare testimony by the two retired generals on Tuesday publicly exposed for the first time the strain and differences the military leaders had with the Biden administration in the final days of war

Texas' migrant arrest law back on hold after briefly taking effect

The Supreme Court did not rule on the merits of the law. It instead kicked back to the lower appeals court a challenge led by the Justice Department

N Korea claims progress in development of hypersonic missile to strike Guam

On Tuesday, Kim guided the ground jet test of multi-stage solid-fuel engine for the hypersonic missile at the North's northwestern rocket launch facility, the official Korean Central News Agency said

Decision to cancel 2026 CWG in Australia based on overstated cost estimates

The total cost of the games to Victorians is over $589 million, the office said in a report. This waste would have been avoided"

Biden, Trump notch wins in Tuesday primaries, other races to offer hints

There was little suspense about Tuesday's results as both candidates are already their parties' presumptive nominees

Will support national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy: Trump

The Republican former president has taken credit for striking down a federally guaranteed right to abortion by appointing three US Supreme Court justices who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Guterres decries violence in Myanmar as military strikes kill 25 Rohingyas

Myanmar's military is increasingly using airstrikes to counter the widespread armed struggle against its rule since its seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021

Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish militant positions in Iraq, 4 wounded

Turkey often launches strikes against targets in Syria and Iraq it believes to be affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, a banned Kurdish separatist group

Trump asks SC to dismiss case charging him with plotting to overturn polls

Lower courts have already twice rejected the immunity claims, but Trump's lawyers will get a fresh chance to press their case before the Supreme Court when the justices hear arguments on April 25

Houthis in Yemen blow up resident's house, killing 9 from same family

Yemen has been engulfed in a civil war since 2014, when the Houthis captured the capital, Sanaa, and forced the internationally recognised government to flee to the south

Navarro becomes 1st Trump WH official to serve time in Jan 6 attack case

Navarro was sentenced to four months in prison for defying a subpoena for documents and a deposition from the House committee that investigated the riot by supporters of then-President Donald Trump

Hong Kong passes anti-dissent law, to come into effect from March 23

Hong Kong's Legislative Council, which is packed with Beijing loyalists following an electoral overhaul, expedited the process

Earth on brink: UN issues red alert on climate change after record heat

The World Meteorological Organisation, in a State of the Global Climate report released Tuesday, ratcheted up concerns that a much-vaunted climate goal is increasingly in jeopardy

China's stock watchdog fines Evergrande, slaps lifetime ban on its chairman

The company said in a release to mainland Chinese stock exchanges late Monday that its chairman, Hui Ka Yan, was fined 47 million yuan ($6.5 million) and banned from China's markets for life

Jews who vote for Democrats 'hate Israel' and their religion, says Trump

The Pew Research Center reported in 2021 that Jews are among the most consistently liberal and Democratic groups in the US

Lionel Messi out of Argentina friendlies in the US due to muscle injury

The captain was injured last week while playing for his Inter Miami club in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

EPL relegation zone: Nottingham Forest docked 4 points for overspending

Forest was found to have breached the league profitability and sustainability regulations, which typically allow clubs to lose a maximum of $133 million over a three-year period or face sanctions.

Blinken to highlight support for Philippines as it clashes with China

Blinken will advance shared economic priorities and underscore the United States' ironclad commitment to the U.S.-Philippine alliance

Gangs launch new attacks on upscale areas in Haiti's capital, dozens killed

In a bid to curb the relentless violence, Haiti's government announced Sunday that it was extending a nighttime curfew through March 20

US elections: Trump making Jan 6 attack a cornerstone of his bid for WH

Five people died in the riot and its aftermath