Hungary’s governing Tisza party has nominated Andras Baka, a former Supreme Court chief removed from his post by Viktor Orban’s government in 2012, as its candidate for the country’s presidency.
Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier dribbles down the court during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Las Vegas Aces in Minneapolis, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
At least four people have been killed in a helicopter crash in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, according to a statement from the Colombian consul in the country.
A newly leaked photograph shows two blindfolded elderly Palestinian men from Beit Lahia in Gaza, hours before Israeli forces killed them in November 2024, according to Palestinian journalist Younis Tirawi, who published the image.
MANILA, Philippines — An official of the National Maritime Council (NMC) on Saturday questioned China’s designation as “martyrs” of two of its coast guard (CG) sailors who were killed in the collision of two Chinese vessels near Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal last year.
Three Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza, while Israeli forces and Jewish settlers wounded dozens more across the occupied West Bank on Saturday.
The criminal trial of veteran broadcaster Alan Jones has begun, almost two years after he was arrested over multiple counts of indecent assault and sexual touching — charges he strongly denies.
A 50-year-old sports instructor accused of committing indecent acts against several female minors with cognitive disabilities appeared before the Petah Tikva Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, where police requested an extension of his detention.
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is criticizing Mayor Zohran Mamdani for creating what officials describe as a security nightmare ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to New York in September, according to a report by The New York Post.
A significant development emerged on Thursday in the investigation into the murder of Eldar Dayan, whose remains were discovered that morning in an open area near Yarkon Junction in Petah Tikva, approximately 50 meters from the gas station where he was last seen on July 18.
A French court has upheld the six-month closure of a mosque near Paris in a case that has raised fresh concerns over the state’s policing of Islamic belief and worship.
The three lame-duck Republican senators who narrowly saved Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general ended up backing him because they believed he was the only person who had earned enough trust, and enjoyed enough access, to rein in President Trump.
NONTHABURI, Thailand — A student opened fire at a high school outside Bangkok on Friday, killing at least five people and wounding more than 20, according to authorities, who said he also appeared to have killed his two grandparents at the family home earlier in the morning.
Lebanese authorities have arrested a former Syrian army general who once served under ousted President Bashar al-Assad, according to judicial and security officials.
For many American victims of Iranian terrorism, surviving the attack was only the beginning of their ordeal. Decades later, some are still waiting for the compensation they were awarded in court, while others have died without ever seeing justice.
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s ruling Tisza party said on Saturday that it had nominated former Supreme Court President András Baka to become the country’s next president.
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority has expanded executive power, raising concerns about the future of citizen suits, which critics argue are essential for holding polluters accountable, especially when government resources are limited.
Maine loggers Stacey Kelly, second from left, Troy Jackson, and Hilton Hafford are threatened with arrest by Maine State Police if they continue to block access to Canadian woodsmen at the border at St. Pamphile, Quebec, Monday, Oct. 26, 1998. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty,File)
Priests preside over a farewell ceremony for Oleksiy Yukov, who was fatally wounded while exhuming bodies of killed soldiers in the frontline in Donetsk region, in St. Volodymyr Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Dozens of police officers were deployed as, for the sixth consecutive Saturday, haredi (ultra-Orthodox) demonstrators gathered to protest Jerusalem’s Basimta Cafe.
Families have retrieved the bodies of their loved ones a day after a mass shooting at a school and a home outside Bangkok, as a 12-year-old girl died in hospital, raising the death toll to nine, including the teenage shooter.
A newly leaked photograph shows two blindfolded elderly Palestinian men from Beit Lahia in Gaza, hours before Israeli forces killed them in November 2024, according to Palestinian journalist Younis Tirawi, who published the image.
President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche has been confirmed as United States attorney general, despite bipartisan concerns over the politicisation of the Justice Department.