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Tanzania's vice president resigned Tuesday, saying he wanted to respect the president's wishes, weeks after a newspaper was suspended for reporting deep divisions within the government. International observers have warned of narrowing civil and political rights in the country, which last year saw hundreds killed dur…
Mozambique government has begun a two-day forum to discuss the future of displaced people in the country as a devastating armed conflict in the northern Cabo Delgado region enters its ninth year.
Tonali, Rogers and Savinho were among this summer's big sales
Lennon Torres of Heat Initiative holds a banner with names of young people who advocates say died as a result of social media outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
SpongeBob SquarePants, the star of the hit Nickelodeon show, is at the heart of a political storm playing out online in Egypt, giving rise to suspicions about the motives of Facebook groups that have recreated him and his underwater city as a platform for political satire.
The Turkish government hired a lobbying firm with close ties to US President Donald Trump earlier this month under a year-long contract worth $2.4m, according to US Justice Department filings reviewed by Middle East Eye.
There is "no plan" for the "social, political, and economic upheaval" AI is about to cause, Bill Gates has warned.
Meta and coalition of state attorneys general have settled a major federal trial centering on allegations that the social media giant misrepresented the extent of child-related mental health harms caused by apps like Facebook and Instagram.The settlement was revealed a court filing released Wednesday that details se…
Invasive European green crabs are destroying valuable New England fisheries, but a coalition of oyster farmers, scientists, volunteers and chefs are developing a dining market to curb the aggressive predators. (AP Video and Production: Rodrique Ngowi.)
Central bankers, policymakers and economists will gather in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Thursday for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's annual economic policy symposium.
TOKYO — The president of the International Criminal Court said Wednesday there is no reason she has to face US sanctions, adding that she is asking Japan's government to work with Washington to avoid further escalating tensions.
Israel will continue building illegal settlements in the West Bank in preparation for a “major” wave of Jewish immigration, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. Israel’s most recent settlement expansion triggered rebukes from its Arab neighbors and Western partners.
Israel will continue building illegal settlements in the West Bank in preparation for a “major” wave of Jewish immigration, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. Israel’s most recent settlement expansion triggered rebukes from its Arab neighbors and Western partners.
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola on Wednesday backed right-wing Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's “common-sense solutions” to reduce EU bureaucracy.
President Donald Trump, left, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe speak as they depart following a cabinet meeting at Camp David, near Thurmont, Md., Friday, July 31, 2026. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)
MANILA, Philippines — Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla said that the national government’s preparations for the upcoming Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections are “98 percent ready.”
Mark Walter's TWG Global, in an extraordinary statement Tuesday morning, blasted what it called "multipronged attacks" against the holding company and its subsidiaries, and said "despite what has been reported, there has been no fraud" at those companies.
Prices consumers pay for a variety of goods and services rose slightly in July, according to the Federal Reserve's main inflation gauge.
A government delegation attended the inauguration ceremony for a major international initiative launched by the International Atomic Energy Agency in Washington, D.C., the science ministry said Wednesday.
TOKYO (AP) — The president of the International Criminal Court said Wednesday there is no reason she has to face U.S. sanctions, adding that she is asking Japan’s government to work with Washington to avoid further escalating tensions.
Israel's Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli has explained his own strategy more candidly than any critic could.
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- A government delegation attended the inauguration ceremony for a major international initiative launched by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Washington, D.C., the science ministry said Wednesday.
Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen on Wednesday dismissed Israel's decision to expel his officials from a Gaza support centre in retaliation for a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements.
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POA. Defense counsel spokesperson Michael Poa holds a press conference at the Senate ahead of the impeachment proceedings, on July 8, 2026.
“America’s impatience in this war has brought the US into the conflict without coherent policy, without clear strategy, and without even trying to create a coalition to support the operation,” Dr. Lynette Nusbacher, a military historian and former head of the Strategic Horizons Unit in the UK Cabinet Office, told Th…
US Senate Democrats on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to rein in a "surge" of violence by West Bank settlers and mass arrests of Palestinians by Israeli security forces in the occupied territory.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks with Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham at Horodetskyi House during their bilateral meeting in Kyiv, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)
OSLO, Norway (AP) — A pro-Russian hacker group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a cyberattack that has affected multiple Norwegian government digital services over the past three days.
President Xi has ordered the authorities in Tibet’s Gyirong county to spare no efforts in searching for missing people
President Xi has ordered the authorities in Tibet’s Gyirong county to spare no efforts in searching for missing people
Iran will not allow military vessels to transit through the Strait of Hormuz under an agreement the Islamic Republic is currently negotiating with Oman, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister told state TV late on Tuesday night.
Tensions boiled over Wednesday at a government-hosted public hearing on its plan to consolidate the military academies, as their graduates and cadets blasted government officials as "gangsters" in protest of the plan.
They should ask the question Reagan asked at the end of his debate against Jimmy Carter: ‘Are you better off now than you were before this presidency?’
Tomoko Akane, president of the International Criminal Court, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on June 24, 2024. (Photo by Yuji Murakami)
Russian election authorities said Wednesday that they have registered nearly 1,600 Ukraine war veterans to run as candidates in federal, regional and local elections taking place next month.
The move came after the Trump administration imposed 50% tariffs over the weekend on Canadian goods following the collapse of trade negotiations. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney accused Washington of trying to subordinate Canada.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit called for Ra’am chairman MK Mansour Abbas to be disqualified from running for the Knesset following remarks he made on Wednesday morning, claiming Arab parties were forced to accept Israel as a Jewish state to avoid being barred from elections.
New York's political landscape has shifted dramatically over the past decade. Policies once considered far outside the mainstream (higher taxes on top earners, tuition-free public college, expanded public healthcare and broader social welfare programs) are now central to the agenda of many progressive politicians.
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Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan delivers remarks during a campaign rally ahead of the general elections in Iringa, Tanzania, on Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo, File)
Revised personnel rules tie performance to eco-impact more closely as the country shifts gear from growth to sustainability
Revised personnel rules tie performance to eco-impact more closely as the country shifts gear from growth to sustainability
The leader of a Kurdish-led militia in Syria said that the group would disband and be integrated into the Syrian army, dissolving a once-powerful American ally and handing President Ahmed al-Sharaa greater control over the country.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will join European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for the most high-profile political moment in the EU’s calendar, amid a worsening rift between the U.S. and Ottawa.
MANILA, Philippines — Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Wednesday appealed to the Commission on Audit (COA) to finalize its findings related to the use of confidential funds under Vice President Sara Duterte, stressing that a final audit determination could help guide the Impeachment Court in weigh…
Iran has held new talks with neighbouring Oman on management of the Strait of Hormuz, blockaded over nearly six months of conflict, with Oman's foreign minister saying he was hopeful a temporary corridor through the waterway could be announced soon.
At left, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks in McKinney, Texas, May 19, 2026, and at right, Texas state Rep. James Talarico, after voting, in Austin, Texas, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero and Eric Gay,File)
The quiet-spoken Canadian prime minister has spoken unutterable truths
Manila plans to use drones as force multipliers, but analysts warn building a credible deterrence network will require multi-year investment