US Senate passes $460bn spending bill to avert government shutdown
Vote is a major step towards finalising the 2024 federal budget after months of deadlock in the divided Congress.
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‘Most vexing’ test: Can Pakistan’s Sharifs revive talks with India’s Modi?
Analysts say India's 2024 election will need to pass first. But a long history between the Sharifs and Modi offers hope
Snubs, protests and history makers: What to know about the 2024 Oscars
The US-based Academy Awards have long stood as a cultural touchstone, honouring some of the top films of the year.
Canada lifting freeze on UNRWA funding after weeks of protests, criticism
Rights advocates welcome 'much-needed decision' as Palestinians in Gaza face humanitarian crisis amid Israeli attacks.
Turkey offers to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks as Erdogan hosts Zelenskyy
Erdogan pitches himself as go-between, Zelenskyy indicates Russia would not be invited to the first meeting.
UN warns surge in gang violence puts pregnant women at risk in Haiti
'Too many women and young women in Haiti are victims of indiscriminate violence committed by armed gangs,' UN says.
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez guilty in drug trafficking case
The former two-term president was convicted on weapons and drug-related charges after being extradited to the US.
Aid airdrop kills five people in Gaza after parachute fails
As famine stalks enclave, aid workarounds criticised as a distraction from Israel’s blocking of aid through land routes.
‘Incendiary and wrong’: Biden spurs anger for calling migrant ‘an illegal’
Biden used the divisive term in his 2024 State of the Union address, responding to Republican pressure in the audience.
Afghan women stage rare protests, braving Taliban reprisals
As handfuls gather on International Women's Day, UN rights rapporteur calls for release of detained rights activists.
Israeli official faces corruption allegations in Honduras president’s trial
A witness in the trial accused an unnamed member of the Israeli embassy in Colombia of participating in a cocaine ring.
France makes abortion a constitutional right on International Women’s Day
Country becomes first in world to explicitly guarantee abortion as a constitutional right as Macron seals amendment.
UK students call on university to suspend rabbi who served in Israeli army
Dozens at the University of Leeds step up protests as Zecharia Deutsch continues his role as chaplain.
Iran committed crimes against humanity during protest crackdown, UN says
United Nations mission finds Iranian authorities committed murder, torture, rape and other crimes in the crackdown.
British police officer named in Chris Kaba murder pleads not guilty
Judge lifts officer Martyn Blake's anonymity because there are no 'immediate' threats to his safety.
Israeli settlement expansion in Palestinian areas amounts to war crime: UN
UN rights chief says Israeli settler violence risks eliminating any possibility of establishing a Palestinian state.
How has modern Russian culture been shaped by Putin’s war in Ukraine?
While pro-war artists are endorsed by the Kremlin, Russia's crackdown on dissent has seen other artists leave.
Anarchy in Haiti as state of emergency extended
Haiti extended a state of emergency in Port-au-Prince as the authorities struggle to rein in powerful armed gangs.
Nigeria abduction: Hundreds of pupils missing after gunmen storm school
Search and rescue team deployed to find missing children, a majority of them aged between eight and 15.
Why are refugee deaths at an all-time high?
Last year was the deadliest for people fleeing violence, war and persecution, according to the UN's migration agency.