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US vetoes widely supported resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine
The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for Palestine, a goal the Palestinians have long sought and Israel has worked to prevent.
Secret Russian foreign policy document urges action to weaken the U.S.
Russia's Foreign Ministry has been gathering data on the vulnerabilities of its Western adversaries, a classified Russian document shows.
Iran fires air defense batteries at Isfahan air base and nuclear site after drones spotted
Iran fired air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site near the central city of Isfahan after spotting drones early Friday morning, raising fears of a possible Israeli strike in retaliation for Tehran's unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country.
5 Japanese autoworkers traveling in a van narrowly escape suicide bombing in Pakistan
A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vest near a van carrying Japanese autoworkers, who narrowly escaped the attack Friday that wounded three bystanders in Pakistan's port city of Karachi, police said.
Soldiers who lost limbs in Gaza fighting are finding healing on Israel's amputee soccer team
When Ben Binyamin was left for dead, his right leg blown off during the Hamas attack on the Tribe of Nova music festival, the Israeli professional soccer player thought he would never again play the game he loved.
A trial is underway for the Panama Papers, a case that changed the country's financial rules
Eight years after 11 million leaked secret financial documents revealed how some of the world's richest people hide their wealth, more than two dozen defendants are on trial in Panama for their alleged roles.
Here's what you need to know about the world's largest democratic election kicking off in India
The world's largest democratic election could also be one of its most consequential.
Teenager is charged with terrorism offenses in stabbings of bishop and priest at Sydney church
A 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing two Christian clerics during a Sydney church service has been charged by police with terrorism offenses.
Stock market today: Asian markets sink, with Japan's Nikkei down 3.5%, as Mideast tensions flare
Asian stocks tumbled Friday, with Japan's Nikkei slumping 3.5% on heavy selling of semiconductor-related shares and other market heavyweights.
India starts voting in the world's largest election as Modi seeks a third term as prime minister
Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election that's a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics and is seeking a rare third term as the country's leader.
A former Maldives president is freed after a high court throws out his 11-year sentence
A court in the Maldives on Thursday threw out former President Abdulla Yameen's 11-year prison sentence on money laundering and bribery charges and ordered a retrial.
Once a fringe Indian ideology, Hindu nationalism is now mainstream, thanks to Modi's decade in power
Hindu nationalism, once a fringe ideology in India, is now mainstream. Nobody has done more to advance this cause than Prime Minister Narendra Modi, one of India's most beloved and polarizing political leaders.
Prominent Baptist pastor in military-ruled Myanmar detained again hours after release from prison
A prominent Christian church leader and human rights advocate from Myanmar's Kachin ethnic minority was detained by the authorities just hours after he was released from prison under an amnesty by the military government, a relative, a colleague and local media said Thursday.
Brazil's president creates two new Indigenous territories, bringing total in his term to 10
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday announced the creation of two new Indigenous territories for Brazil, bringing the total number of new reserves during this term to 10.
Choctaw artist Jeffrey Gibson confronts history at US pavilion as its first solo Indigenous artist
Jeffrey Gibson's takeover of the U.S. pavilion for this year's Venice Biennale contemporary art show is a celebration of color, pattern and craft, which is immediately evident on approaching the bright red facade decorated by a colorful clash of geometry and a foreground dominated by a riot of gigantic red podiums.
US committee releases sealed Brazil court orders to Musk's X, shedding light on account suspensions
A U.S. congressional committee released confidential Brazilian court orders to suspend accounts on the social media platform X, offering a glimpse into decisions that have spurred complaints of alleged censorship from the company and its billionaire owner Elon Musk.
Group condemns 'humiliating searches' by security at Barcelona stadium
The director of a group that advocates for female sports fans says she and other Paris Saint-Germain supporters were subjected to ''abusive'' searches while entering Barcelona's stadium for a Champions League match earlier this week.
Argentina asks to join NATO as President Milei seeks a more prominent role for his nation
Argentina formally requested on Thursday to join NATO as a global partner, a status that would clear the way for greater political and security cooperation at a time when the right-wing government of President Javier Milei aims to boost ties with Western powers and attract investment.
UK police say they disrupted cyber fraud network that stole personal data from thousands
A website that allowed international cyber fraudsters to trick up to 70,000 British victims into revealing personal information such as bank account details and passwords has been infiltrated and disrupted, London police said Thursday.
Thousands of Bosnian Serbs attend rally denying genocide was committed in Srebrenica in 1995
Thousands of Bosnian Serbs rallied on Thursday denying that genocide was committed in Srebrenica in 1995 despite rulings to the contrary by two United Nations courts.