Ukrainian drones struck energy and military facilities in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, just hours before international guests gathered for Russia’s flagship economic forum, in what appeared to be retaliation for deadly Russian attacks on Ukraine.
The police chief of England’s coastal Hampshire county apologized Wednesday to the family of Henry Nowak after the student was handcuffed and arrested as he lay dying, in a case that has shocked the nation and underscored racial and religious tensions across the UK.
Nearly 18,000 people were baptized across 49 countries and all 50 U.S. states on Pentecost Sunday, as more than 1,600 churches joined a coordinated global baptism movement organizers described as one of the largest synchronized baptism events in modern church history.
Antisemitic incidents accounted for more than 60% of New York City’s confirmed hate crimes in May, according to the latest data released by the New York Police Department, underscoring a troubling rise in anti-Jewish hostility even as overall crime in the city continued to decline.
U.S. and allied forces intercepted multiple Iranian missile and drone attacks across the Gulf region this week, as Tehran escalated its pressure campaign despite what U.S. Central Command described as an ongoing ceasefire.
U.S. businesses added more jobs than expected in May, offering another sign that demand for workers is strengthening despite pressure from the Iran war and elevated gas prices.
The House of Representatives handed President Donald Trump a rare political setback Wednesday, voting 215-208 to pass a war powers resolution aimed at ending U.S. hostilities with Iran unless Congress gives formal authorization.
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to downplay signs of friction this week after Trump confirmed he used sharp language during a private phone call over Israel’s continuing military operations in Lebanon.
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to move forward with an altered election map, that costs taxpayers an additional $4.45 million.
Hungary suggested Wednesday it is prepared to lift its veto over Ukraine’s bid to join the European Union after an agreement was reached on the rights of ethnic Hungarians living in the war-torn nation.
At least 21 people, including numerous foreign nationals who had traveled to India for medical treatment, were killed Wednesday after a devastating fire swept through a multi-storybuilding in India’s capital, New Delhi, authorities said.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged China on Tuesday to help restore freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz while saying Washington had seen no evidence that Beijing provided military assistance to Iran during the recent conflict.
Kuwait International Airport was temporarily shut down Wednesday after Iran launched a major ballistic missile and drone attack that struck civilian infrastructure, damaged airport facilities and diplomatic missions, and left one person dead and dozens injured, Kuwaiti authorities said.
The Justice Department has permanently abandoned plans to create a $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers Tuesday, ending a controversial proposal that had become a political obstacle for Senate Republicans.
Senior members of Israel’s delegation said Tuesday that Hezbollah had not stopped fighting despite pledging to U.S. President Donald Trump a day earlier that it would de-escalate, as Israeli and Lebanese representatives opened a new round of U.S.-brokered talks in Washington.
The United States carried out fresh self-defense strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island on Tuesday after American forces intercepted Iranian drones and missiles aimed at regional waters, Kuwait, and Bahrain, U.S. Central Command said.
A Kenyan court on Tuesday extended for another three weeks a suspension of a proposed U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine facility that has sparked deadly protests and fierce public debate, while ordering the government to disclose its agreement with Washington.
A South Carolina jury on Monday found a convenience store owner not guilty of murder in the 2023 shooting death of a Black 14-year-old boy, ending a closely watched case that fueled debate in the United States over race, self-defense laws, and the use of deadly force.
Concerns are growing over the fate of Iranian Christian convert, journalist, and human rights defender Mary Mohammadi after reports emerged that she disappeared following an apparent detention by Iranian authorities.
Andrew Left, one of the world’s most prominent short sellers and founder of Citron Research, was convicted Monday on multiple securities fraud charges in a landmark U.S. case examining whether social media posts about publicly traded companies crossed the line into illegal market manipulation.