The U.S. House of Representatives was poised to vote Wednesday on legislation that would end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, as Democrats expressed fury that the Senate-brokered compromise failed to extend expiring health care subsidies.
US House Speaker...
Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif declared a “state of war” following a deadly suicide bomb attack in Islamabad that killed at least 12 people and injured 27 others on Tuesday.
The attack, which took place outside the city's district...
Israel's parliament on Monday pushed through two highly controversial bills: one that expands the use of the death penalty for people convicted of terrorism-related crimes and another that gives the government broad powers to shut down foreign media outlets...
'Squid Game' veteran O Yeong-Su has been acquitted of sexual misconduct by a South Korean court.
The 81-year-old actor was charged in 2022 with two counts of sexual assault after a complaint alleged he hugged a woman and kissed her...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a speech to the Knesset, Israel's parliament declared on Monday that the war between Israel and Gaza “is not over.”
“Those who seek to harm us are rearming themselves,” he said. "They did not...
Former BBC DJ Tim Westwood appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday, facing charges of rape, sexual assault and indecent assault involving seven women.
The 68-year-old confirmed his name, date of birth and address during the brief hearing, but...
At least five people have died in Vietnam after Typhoon Kalmaegi slammed coastal areas with strong winds and heavy rain, authorities said on Friday.
The storm had previously devastated the Philippines, killing at least 188 people.
According to Reuters, Kalmaegi...
Indonesian authorities are investigating explosions at a mosque in Jakarta that injured dozens of people during Friday prayers, and officials suggest the explosions may have been a deliberate attack.
According to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sufmi...
American scientist James Watson, one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA, has died at the age of 97.
Watson, along with Francis Crick, identified the double helix structure of DNA in 1953, a discovery that transformed biology...
North Korea has warned it will take “further offensive actions” following its latest ballistic missile launch, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from Washington and Seoul.
The missile test, carried out on Friday, came just a week after US...
