Spain's far-right Vox party is targeting women's rights. It may end up kingmaker in Sunday's election
Spain's far-right Vox party looks set to continue its meteoric rise in Sunday's general election, and it aims to use its growing influence to roll back decades of progress in women's rights by blocking abortion access, repealing legislation on gender-based violence and shutting down the ministry of equality.
2023-07-21 12:46
Shocking video emerges of sexual assault in India's Manipur state amid ethnic violence
A graphic video showing two women forced by a baying mob to walk naked in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur has sparked outrage after it emerged on social media and prompted the country's leader Narendra Modi to break his silence on the months-long sectarian conflict tearing the state apart.
2023-07-21 09:50
Special counsel continues to schedule witness interviews even as he moves closer to another possible Trump indictment
As anticipation builds for former President Donald Trump to be indicted for the third time this year, investigators in the special counsel's election interference probe are expected to speak with additional witnesses over the next several weeks, including at least one former Trump attorney.
2023-07-21 04:47
Belarus Red Cross says it helped deport Ukrainian children to Belarus
The head of the Belarusian Red Cross has sparked an international outcry with his announcement that the organization is involved in the relocation of Ukrainian children from Russian-occupied areas to Belarus, a stark admission that potentially could make the group complicit in what Ukraine says is a war crime.
2023-07-20 23:58
Powerball: One winning ticket sold for $1.08bn jackpot
The odds of winning such a jackpot are very slim - one in 292.2 million, Powerball says.
2023-07-20 19:57
Who was the real J. Robert Oppenheimer?
The highly anticipated movie "Oppenheimer" finally lands in theaters Friday. But who was J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American physicist widely considered the father of the atomic bomb?
2023-07-20 19:17
Belarus to hold exercises with Wagner fighters near Polish border
Belarusian forces will hold joint military exercises with Wagner fighters near its border with NATO-member Poland, Belarus' Defence Ministry said.
2023-07-20 18:51
Germany warns of suspected lioness on the loose in Berlin
Berlin police warned residents in parts of the capital to stay indoors as a wild animal, believed to be a lioness, is on the loose in the southwestern part of the German capital Thursday morning.
2023-07-20 15:52
US soldier who crossed into North Korea has history of assault and detention
New details have emerged about a US soldier who crossed into North Korea on Tuesday -- but his exact whereabouts remain a mystery since the secretive country hasn't said a word about the incident.
2023-07-20 11:57
Iraqi protesters storm Swedish embassy in Baghdad over Quran burning
Hundreds of protesters stormed the main gates of the Swedish embassy in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad early Thursday in response to police in Stockholm granting permission for a demonstration were organizers are reportedly planning another burning of the Muslim holy book, the Quran.
2023-07-20 09:52
At least two dead following reported shooting in Auckland
At least two people have died in central Auckland following a serious incident, which the city's mayor described as a shooting to New Zealand public broadcaster RNZ.
2023-07-20 06:17
Putin cut deal with Wagner 'to save own skin,' MI6 chief says in rare speech
It was a rare moment when the publicly visible Kremlin matched the reality behind closed doors.
2023-07-19 23:27