The Senator Menendez case raises major questions for US intelligence
The indictment unveiled on Friday against Sen. Robert Menendez marks another chapter in a series of troubling allegations that have dogged the New Jersey Democrat for years, marking the second time in a decade that he has faced corruption charges. The question the indictment leaves unanswered is, did the Egyptian government target an influential United States senator to do its bidding on Capitol Hill?
2023-09-27 08:45
Cassidy Hutchinson tells CNN's Jake Tapper that Trump is the 'most grave threat' to American democracy
Cassidy Hutchinson warned Tuesday that her former boss Donald Trump would not have guardrails if he wins a second term as president, arguing that Trump's violations of the Constitution after he lost the election in 2020 should be disqualifying from the White House.
2023-09-27 06:22
UN slams France's decision to ban athlete's hijabs at 2024 Olympics
The United Nations' human rights office has criticized the French government for banning French athletes from wearing the hijab at the Paris Olympics next year.
2023-09-27 04:22
'Severe malnutrition' is growing concern as thousands flee Nagorno-Karabakh, senior US official warns
Fears were growing of a humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh Tuesday as a senior US official warned of malnutrition among the thousands attempting to flee the breakaway region for Armenia.
2023-09-27 02:17
Saltwater is moving up the Mississippi River and contaminating drinking water. Here's what to know
As drought tightens its grip in the Central US and water levels on the Mississippi River plummet to near-record lows, a surge of saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico is pushing upstream, polluting drinking water for thousands of residents south of New Orleans.
2023-09-27 00:46
Russian dissident Alexey Navalny's appeal rejected by Moscow court
A Russian court has rejected an appeal by jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny against a 19-year prison sentence on extremism charges, according to Russian state media RIA, in the latest crackdown on the outspoken Kremlin critic.
2023-09-26 23:50
Ukraine 'clarifying' whether Russian commander was killed in strike, after video purportedly shows him alive
Ukraine's military has said it is "clarifying" information received about the alleged assassination of Russian commander Viktor Sokolov, after Moscow released a video that appears to show him alive and well.
2023-09-26 22:47
Thousands of ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh after breakaway region's defeat
Nonna Poghosyan spent Monday morning walking around her family home in Nagorno-Karabakh "trying to understand what to take, what is the most important stuff I can fit into my suitcase."
2023-09-26 19:56
France moves homeless people out of Paris as city prepares for next summer's Olympics
It's 6.30 a.m. on a late summer morning in Paris. Amid the rumbling coming from the Stalingrad Métro station, in the northeast of the French capital, hundreds of migrants, mostly men, sleep crammed under an overpass. Some rest on pieces of cardboard and old mattresses behind a urine-doused fence, others lie awake by the side of the street.
2023-09-26 19:21
Burkina Faso junta suspends French magazine over 'untruthful' articles
Burkina Faso's military junta on Monday suspended the French news magazine Jeune Afrique for publishing "untruthful" articles that reported tension and discontent within the country's armed forces, it said in a statement.
2023-09-26 18:26
South Korea showcases missiles, drones and tanks in rare military parade
South Korea showcased an arsenal of advanced weaponry in a military parade on Tuesday, rolling tanks and missiles down the streets of its rain-soaked capital during the first event of its kind in a decade.
2023-09-26 16:55
Chinese dissident 'stranded' in Taiwan airport pleads for asylum in US or Canada
A Chinese dissident who has been living in a Taiwanese airport since Friday has pleaded for the United States or Canada to grant him asylum after he fled Thailand saying he feared being deported back to China.
2023-09-26 14:24