UN chief appoints 39-member panel to advise on international governance of artificial intelligence
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday announced the appointment of a 39-member global advisory panel to report on international governance...
Palestinians plead ‘stop the bombs’ at UN meeting but Israel insists Hamas must be...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — “Stop the bombs and save lives!” the Palestinian ambassador pleaded at an emotional U.N. meeting Thursday on the war in...
Report: Quran-burning protester is ordered to leave Sweden but deportation on hold for now
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden reportedly withdrew the residence permit of an Iraqi man who staged a series of public desecrations of the Quran this...
Many Israelis are furious at their government’s chaotic recovery efforts after Hamas attack
JERUSALEM (AP) — More than two weeks after Hamas militants rampaged through a string of sleepy farming towns, many Israelis are furious at Prime...
Strikers have shut down a vital Great Lakes shipping artery for days, and negotiations...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A strike has shut down all shipping on the St. Lawrence Seaway, interrupting exports of grain and other goods from Canada...
DeSantis is sending some weapons to Israel in move that could bolster him in...
MIAMI (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday he's arranged to send drones, weapons, and ammunition to Israel as it prepares for an...
Pakistan’s ex-leader Nawaz Sharif regains right to appeal convictions, opening a path to election
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A federal court in Pakistan's capital on Thursday restored the right of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to appeal his 2018...
South Africa begins an inquiry into a building fire that killed 76 people in...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — An inquiry began Thursday into an apartment building fire that killed 76 people in South Africa in August...
European Union leaders seek aid access to Gaza and weigh the plight of EU...
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders on Thursday sought to use their combined leverage to ensure that more aid reaches Palestinians in need, and...
China and the U.S. appear to restart military talks despite disputes over Taiwan and...
BEIJING (AP) — China and the United States appear to be restarting dialogue between their militaries, despite continuing disputes over Beijing’s claims to Taiwan...