UN votes against Israel’s occupation of Palestine: Will it change anything?
The resolution orders Israel to vacate the occupied Palestinian territory in a year. But it is nonbinding.
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Remote attacks push Hezbollah and Israel to the brink of war
Analysts say that remotely triggered explosions over two days have left Hezbollah with no choice but to retaliate
Malaysia arrests business leaders as probe widens in child sex abuse case
Arrests follow the recent rescue of 402 children and youth from care homes allegedly run by a prominent business group.
EU pledges billions in aid for flood-stricken areas as northern Italy hit
Italy's Emilia-Romagna region sees three rivers overflow after Storm Boris wreaks havoc on Central and Eastern Europe.
‘A disaster’: Homes lost, relatives missing in floods in northeast Nigeria
Floods have displaced 300,000 people and damaged thousands of buildings, affecting one million people in Maiduguri.
Haiti sets up council to prepare for first elections since 2016
Country is mired in political strife with international peacekeepers drafted in to restore stability.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 937
As the war enters its 937th day, these are the main developments.
Battered by typhoons: Why aren’t Philippine flood control projects working?
Manila has spent billions of dollars on flood mitigation projects but few have been completed.
Germany has stopped approving war weapons exports to Israel: Report
Germany faces mounting pressure from legal cases arguing that German weapons exports to Israel breach humanitarian law.
Do Lebanon explosions violate the laws of war?
Experts say blasts potentially violate international humanitarian law, including ban on indiscriminate attacks.
Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to new sexual assault charge
Prosecutors accuse disgraced former Hollywood mogul of sexually assaulting woman in Manhattan hotel in 2006.
More devices exploding across Lebanon: What’s happening?
A day after the explosion of thousands of pagers, the detonation of walkie-talkies and other devices kills 14 people.
Teamsters union says won’t endorse Harris or Trump in US election
Influential union backed every Democratic presidential candidate since 2000, but declines to make endorsement this year.
What we know about Trump assassination suspect Routh’s party affiliation
Ryan Wesley Routh lost his US voter registration in 2002 after being convicted of a felony.
US Fed cuts rates by larger than usual half-percentage point
Central bank's rate-setting committee says it has 'greater confidence' inflation is moving towards two-percent target.
Denied the Democratic convention stage, Ruwa Romman focuses on what’s next
Romman, the first Muslim woman in the Georgia State House, seeks to combat voter apathy ahead of the US elections.
‘Civilian objects should not be weaponised’: UN chief on Lebanon blasts
Devices belonging to Hezbollah explode in simultaneous waves, killing more than 20 and wounding hundreds in Lebanon.
UN General Assembly overwhelmingly calls for end of Israeli occupation
United Nations demands an end to Israel's illegal presence in the Palestinian territories within 12 months.
US Justice Dept seeks $100m for Baltimore Key bridge collapse
US sues Singapore-based owner and operator of cargo tanker that slammed into bridge in March, killing six.
Hezbollah pagers explode: Has Israel carried out such attacks before?
The method and scale of the latest Israeli killings may be new, but their idea of assassinating opponents goes far back.