The conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court has effectively neutralized a hugely significant piece of voting rights legislation designed to ensure African-American representation in Washington, and the resulting consequences could be wide-rea...

Hundreds of protesters clashed with Australian emergency services workers in a remote town following the arrest of a man suspected ‌of murdering a five-year-old Indigenous girl, police said on Friday.

Iran said on Thursday it would respond with "long and painful strikes" on U.S. positions if Washington renewed attacks, and reasserted its control over the Strait of Hormuz, complicating U.S. plans for a coalition to reopen the waterway.

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth clashed with Democratic lawmakers in Congress for a second day Thursday, rejecting senators' accusations that the Iran war was launched without evidence of an imminent threat and waged with no coherent strategy.

On Thursday, Camp Mystic halted plans to reopen this summer on the Texas river where floodwaters killed 25 girls and two teenage counsellors, backing down in the face of outraged families and investigations that accused the all-girls Christian camp o...

The first direct commercial flight between the United States and Venezuela arrived Thursday in the South American country, seven years after the U.S. Homeland Security Department ordered an indefinite suspension , citing security concerns.

Another Ukrainian drone strike on Russia’s Black Sea port of Tuapse — the fourth in recent weeks — sparked a ‌fire at the city's oil terminal but caused no injuries, local officials said early on Friday.

Palestinian Football Federation president Jibril Rajoub refused to shake hands with his Israeli counterpart on stage at the Vancouver Convention Centre in front of hundreds of international soccer representatives.

Two Canadians are among the activists detained by Israel after the boats they were sailing on were intercepted overnight during a mission to break the nearly 20-year naval blockade of Gaza, Canadian flotilla organizers said Thursday.

The proposed project will transport Canadian ‌crude from the U.S.-Canada ​border to Wyoming.

Tom Fletcher is on a United Nations mission to Somalia where he's seeing the impacts of rising poverty, hunger and death, all of which he says could have easily been avoided.

The price of Brent crude oil briefly surged past $126 US a barrel early Thursday before coming back down as stalled U.S.-Iran talks raised doubts over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a permanent end to the Iran war.

Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, state television announced Thursday night.

Teemu, a finnsheep at Clover and Bee Farm in Underhill, Vt., gave birth to sextuplets earlier this month. The sheer number of offspring, and when they came into the world, was a wonderful surprise for owner Anne O’Connor.

The British government on Thursday said the country was facing an antisemitism "emergency" and pledged funding to increase security for Jewish communities, but also faced heavy criticism after a string of arson attacks and a double stabbing on Wednes...

The Trump administration is ramping up its push for the president's proposed ballroom after last weekend's shooting at the White House correspondents' dinner, with top Republicans now arguing the event space is needed for security reasons.

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank say they fear for their children’s safety after an attack at a school killed two people, including a 14-year-old — violence they blame on Israeli settlers.

A young Mexican family is scrambling to convince Canadian border services to give them more time to prove he faces threats to his life in Mexico. The father's deportation date is 10 days before he's eligible to make that case.

A U.S. government court filing on Wednesday raised questions about officials’ initial assertions that a gunman shot a Secret Service officer while allegedly attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Associa...