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Over 800 officials in U.S. and Europe sign letter protesting Israel’s war on Gaza

More than 800 civil servants from the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union released a statement Friday criticizing their governments’ support of Israel as it presses on with its...

Out of options, Rohingya are fleeing Myanmar and Bangladesh by boat despite soaring death...

Across a treacherous stretch of water, the Rohingya came by the thousands, then died by the hundreds. And though they know the dangers of fleeing by boat, many among this persecuted people...

Republican lawsuits challenge mail ballot deadlines. Could they upend voting across the country?

Republicans are challenging extended mail ballot deadlines in at least two states in a legal maneuver that could have widespread implications for mail voting ahead of this year’s presidential election.

South Africa says Israel is already ignoring UN court ruling ordering it to prevent...

Israel has ignored the ruling by the U.N.'s top court last week by killing hundreds more civilians in a matter of days in Gaza, South Africa’s foreign minister said Wednesday, adding that her country...

Secret US spying program targeted top Venezuelan officials, flouting international law

A secret memo obtained by The Associated Press details a yearslong covert operation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration that sent undercover operatives into Venezuela to surreptitiously record and build drug-trafficking cases...

JxCat announces that it will not vote in favor of the amnesty law if...

The management of JxCat has warned this Tuesday that it will not vote in favor of the amnesty law proposal this afternoon in Congress if the PSOE does not accept changes to...

ASEAN endorses Thailand’s humanitarian corridor for Myanmar refugees

Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations wrapped up talks on Monday, endorsing Thailand's initiative to set up a humanitarian corridor to provide aid for civilians displaced by the country's...

Biden is trying to balance Gaza protests and free speech rights as demonstrators disrupt...

It was President Joe Biden’s first big campaign rally of the year, a chance to spotlight the issue of protecting abortion rights. Instead, at least a dozen times during Biden’s 22-minute speech, demonstrators scattered throughout...

South China Sea tensions and Myanmar violence top agenda for Southeast Asian envoys meeting...

China’s growingly assertive posture in the South China Sea and escalating violence in Myanmar topped the agenda for Southeast Asian diplomats meeting in Laos on Monday. The gathering is...

Pro-Iran militias in Iraq claim responsibility for attack that killed three US soldiers in...

The pro-Iranian militia group Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed responsibility this Sunday for the drone attack against a United States base in Syria next to the border with Jordan, which resulted in...