The European Commission opened a fresh legal case on Monday against Poland over changes to the Supreme Court that it fears will further undermine judicial independence in the largest ex-…
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Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador won Mexico's presidency in a landslide victory on Sunday, setting the stage for the most left-wing government in the country's democratic history at a time of tense…
InternationalThousands of demonstrators marched in cities across the United States over the weekend against US President Donald Trump's hardline immigration policy and to demand the immediate reunification…
InternationalUS intelligence agencies believe that North Korea has increased its production of fuel for nuclear weapons at multiple secret sites in recent months—and that Kim Jong-un may try to hide those…
InternationalThree babies died off the coast of Libya on Friday while 100 people remained missing in the latest Mediterranean migrant shipwreck as European leaders reached a hard-fought deal to tackle the…
InternationalTwo Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire during demonstrations, one in his early teens, health officials in Gaza reported. Hundreds of other protesters were also wounded.
InternationalAfghan security forces will continue operations against the Taliban following the end of an 18-day unilateral ceasefire. “The ceasefire is over. The Afghan security and defense forces are…
InternationalAt least two soldiers have been killed and several others wounded in an attack by unidentified fighters on the headquarters of an African military taskforce in central Mali.
InternationalUS President Donald Trump said Friday he will announce his pick to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on July 9, and will spend the weekend interviewing candidates.
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InternationalOfficials on Friday charged a man who they say opened fire with a shotgun inside an Annapolis, Maryland, newsroom, killing five people in what police called a "targeted attack".
InternationalCapitol Police arrested nearly 600 people Thursday after hundreds of loudly chanting women demonstrated inside a Senate office building against US President Donald Trump’s treatment of migrant…
InternationalEU leaders clinched a hard-won migration deal during all-night talks Friday that Italy’s hardline new premier said meant his country was “no longer alone” in shouldering the responsibility for…
InternationalAbout 100 migrants and refugees are missing and feared dead after their boat capsized off the coast of Libya, the country’s coastguard said. Libya, with its weak central government and proximity…
InternationalThe decision by the British government to release two reports pertaining to detainee mistreatment and rendition overseas: one on information collated between 2001-2010 at the height of the so-…
InternationalUS President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet for their first summit on July 16 in Helsinki, a venue famed for its Cold War diplomacy.
The Kremlin and the…
InternationalAmnesty International has gathered extensive, credible evidence implicating Myanmar's military Commander-in-Chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, and 12 other named individuals in crimes…
InternationalOnly with mutual respect and by avoiding confrontation can China and the United States develop together, but China will resolutely defend its sovereignty and security, China’s defense minister…
InternationalDemocratic lawmakers on Tuesday tore into the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold US President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries. …
InternationalA vast trove of valuables seized in raids on properties linked to Malaysia’s scandal-mired former leader, including cash, jewelry and luxury handbags are worth up to $273 million, police said…
InternationalThe Saudi-led coalition was responsible for more than half of child deaths and injuries in war-torn Yemen last year, according to a new United Nations report exclusively obtained by Al Jazeera…
InternationalAs part of an effort to lay the ground for a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump, US National Security Adviser John Bolton held talks in Moscow on…
InternationalA formation of Chinese warships has been holding daily combat drills for more than a week in waters near Taiwan, China’s state media said on Tuesday, amid heightened tension between Beijing and…
InternationalA high-level Eritrean delegation led by foreign minister Osman Saleh arrived in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa for talks on ending the decades-long conflict between the two countries.
…InternationalThe United Nations has asked member states to fill a critical funding gap caused by the US government’s decision to cut more than half of its funding to the UN agency that assists Palestinian…
InternationalMacedonia’s President Gjorge Ivanov said he will not sign a deal with Greece which would see his country become the Republic of North Macedonia. Ivanov said he would not sign off on the deal…
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