US defense secretary says war with China neither imminent nor unavoidable, stressing need for talks
United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has told a gathering of top security officials he doesn’t see war with China as imminent, nor unavoidable, despite rapidly escalating tensions in the Asia-Pacific region.
Mexico's drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday's elections than before
Mexico’s drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday’s elections that will determine the presidency, nine governorships and about 19,000 mayorships and other local posts.
Poland says a fake news report on mobilizing 200,000 men was likely the work of Russia
Officials in Poland say that a fake news report saying that Prime Minister Donald Tusk was mobilizing 200,000 men starting on July 1 was probably the work of Russia-sponsored hackers and was designed to interfere with the upcoming European Parliament election.
A scorching heat wave kills 14 in India ahead of a final round of election voting on Saturday
Officials in India say a scorching heat wave has killed at least 14 people, including 10 election officials, with temperatures soaring up to 49.9 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of the country this week.
Tests find AI tools readily create election lies from the voices of well-known political leaders
A new report from a digital civil rights group has found that publicly available artificial intelligence tools can be easily weaponized to churn out convincing election lies in the voices of top American and European politicians.
UK's first Black female lawmaker 'free' to stand for Labour at election after row over her future
The U.K.’s first Black female member of Parliament will be allowed to stand for the Labour Party in the upcoming general election, leader Keir Starmer says, following a fractious few days over her political future.
US lawmakers push to sanction Iranian officials over death sentence for rapper Toomaj Salehi
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation targeting Iranian officials involved in the prosecution and death sentence of a rapper who came to fame over his lyrics about the 2022 death of an Iranian woman and criticism of the Islamic Republic.
Papua New Guinea's prime minister visits the site of a landslide estimated to have killed hundreds
Papua New Guinea’s prime minister has visited the site of a major landslide that is estimated to have buried hundreds of villagers in the South Pacific island nation’s mountainous interior a week ago.
South Africa heads for 'coalition country' as partial election results put ruling ANC well below 50%
South Africa is heading closer to the reality of a national coalition government for the first time as partial election results put the ruling African Nation Congress well short of a majority.
NATO ministers meet in Prague as allies ease restrictions on Ukraine's use of their weapons
NATO foreign ministers are meeting in the Czech capital to prepare for this summer’s leaders’ summit as the alliance boosts support for Ukraine and countries one-by-one remove restrictions on how Kyiv can use western-supplied weaponry to combat Russia’s invasion.
Barred from combat, women working as codebreakers, cartographers and coxswains helped D-Day succeed
The history of the D-Day invasion that changed the course of World War II is often told through the stories of the men who fought and died when the Allies stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944.
Top US and Chinese defense officials seek to restore communications as tensions rise in Indo-Pacific
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has met with his Chinese counterpart as the two countries seek to repair lines of communications between their militaries that could be critical as tensions continue to rise between them in the Indo-Pacific region.
UN tribute to Iran's late President Raisi marred by protests and European and US snubs
The U.N. General Assembly’s tribute to Iran’s late president Ebrahim Raisi was snubbed by Western and East European nations amid protests against honoring a leader who was reviled for his crackdown on opponents.
Global aid group asks warring forces to respect its neutrality with 24 of its aid workers killed
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has asked state forces and combatants to respect its neutrality and work of delivering urgent humanitarian help to the most destitute in war zones, saying 24 of its aid workers have been killed this year mostly in the Gaza Strip.
Qatar's offer to build 3 power plants to ease Lebanon's electricity crisis is blocked
Lebanon's caretaker economy minister says the country's rulers, fuel companies and private electricity providers have blocked an offer by gas-rich Qatar to build three renewable energy power plants to ease the crisis-hit nation’s decades-old electricity crisis.