Most Democrats want their party to "become more progressive," and say they agree with the more aggressive stance being taken by lawmakers like Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez...

Britain's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday the legal definition of a "woman" is based on a person's sex at birth, a landmark decision with far-reaching implications for the debate over trans rights. In a win for Scottish gender-critical campaigners who brought the case to the...

Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz declared Wednesday the military has shifted its strategy in Gaza, from conducting temporary raids toward capturing territory with the goal of creating permanent buffer zones.

Three U.S. senators are visiting Taiwan this week and will have talks with senior Taiwanese leaders to discuss issues including trade, the de facto U.S. embassy in Taipei said Wednesday, as Taipei pushes ahead with tariff talks with Washington.

South African police have rescued a kidnapped American pastor "miraculously unharmed" following a deadly shootout, authorities said on Wednesday...

The U.S. Commerce Department said late Tuesday it was issuing new export licensing requirements for Nvidia's H20, AMD's MI308 artificial intelligence chips, as well as their equivalents, to China.

China appointed a new top international trade negotiator on Wednesday amid tariff tensions with the U.S. The government said that Li Chenggang has been appointed to replace Wang Shouwen...

Iran 's president formally approved the resignation of one of his vice presidents who served as Tehran's key negotiator in its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, just as the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog was due to arrive...

Ukraine's parliament voted on Wednesday to extend martial law until Aug. 6, a senior lawmaker said, as Russia's full-scale invasion of the country continues. An overwhelming majority of 357 deputies supported the extension, which allows the country to continue mobilizing...

Wall Street index futures dropped Wednesday and chip darling Nvidia slumped nearly 6% after the company flagged steep charges from new U.S. curbs on chip exports to China, fueling worries about the fallout of an escalating trade war.

It was the morning Dec. 7, 1941, when Vaughn Drake Jr. and his fellow soldiers were about to enjoy breakfast at Kaneohe Naval Air Station in Oahu.Little did they know, it would be a morning that would live in infamy."We left to go to the chow line to get our breakfast, and...

The International Monetary Fund disbursed on Tuesday the first installment of Argentina's new $20 billion bailout after President Javier Milei removed most of Argentina's strict capital and currency controls. For years, the restrictions had set the official exchange rate ...

Two U.S. service members were killed, and another was seriously injured Tuesday morning in a military vehicle crash near El Paso, Texas, while deployed in support of border operations, officials said, according to BNO News.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in an interview Tuesday dismissed concerns over China weaponizing its Treasuries despite bond market volatility and added there was no risk of China potentially using its robust Treasury pile to inflict economic ...

The stunning victory of Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa on Sunday might be a sign Latin America is turning to the right after decades of being considered a primarily left-of-center region.

South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok will hold a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent next week to discuss trade issues during a visit to the United States at the suggestion of Bessent, Seoul's ministry said on Wednesday. Choi was expected to attend a ...

In the days ahead of an antitrust trial he was trying to avoid, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg offered $1 billion to the Federal Trade Commission (up from $450 million) to settle the case that centered on Meta's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, The Wall Street Journal ...

A letter sent by FHFA Director William Pulte to Attorney General Pam Bondi alleged that New York Attorney General Letitia James "falsified records" to secure a home loan on a property in Virginia as he "principal residence" in 2023, as she was serving as New York's prosecutor.

The Bahamas' government said Tuesday it is suspending all SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket landings in the country, pending a full post-launch investigation. "No further clearances will be granted until a full environmental assessment is reviewed," Bahamian Director of Communications ...

The foreign ministers of South Korea and Vietnam agreed to cooperate closely in response to U.S. reciprocal tariffs imposed on the countries during a meeting in Hanoi, South Korea's foreign ministry said Wednesday. South Korean businesses, which are the largest foreign ...

Hong Kong Post said Wednesday it had suspended goods mail services by sea to the United States and will suspend its air mail postal service for items containing goods from April 27 due to "bullying" U.S. tariffs.

The Israel Defense Forces killed a squad commander in the special operations unit of Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon on Tuesday, the IDF said.The IDF statement about the strike in the Aitaroun area against the squad commander did not name the target.

By 2028, 1 in 4 job applicants will be fakes created with artificial intelligence, according to research and advisory firm Gartner, CNBC reported recently.

A shooting at a Dallas high school on Tuesday wounded four students and drew a heavy police response to the campus, where authorities said they had identified a suspect but had not made an arrest. Three of the students were injured by gunfire and the fourth was injured in ...

Former Rep. Mayra Flores, R-Texas, on Tuesday launched a bid to unseat Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, in 2026, followed by her campaign announcing just hours later on social media that she had been hospitalized with no further details.