Former Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy found not guilty of rape and attempted rape
Former Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy has asked for privacy to begin "rebuilding his life" after he was found not guilty on a charge of rape and a separate charge of attempted rape.
2023-07-15 10:16
Palestinian leader calls on world to 'protect us,' and his people respond with bitter laughter
President Mahmoud Abbas, the 87-year-old veteran who has led the Palestinian Authority for nearly two decades, is trending on Palestinian social media -- but not in the way he might like.
2023-07-14 20:17
Russia's Duma votes for law to ban gender reassignment surgery, in further crackdown on LGBTQ rights
The Russian State Duma, or lower house of parliament, has voted in favor of a new law banning nearly all medical help for transgender people including gender reassignment surgery, in a raft of new anti-LGBTQ laws in Russia.
2023-07-14 16:54
Chinese military's three-day show of force increases headache for Taiwan
China's military has been on a surge of activity around Taiwan this week, sending dozens of warplanes past the median line of the Taiwan Strait and into the key regions of the island's air defense identification zone (ADIZ).
2023-07-14 14:25
Controversial US cluster munitions are now in Ukraine, say Ukrainian general and Pentagon
The much-anticipated and controversial American-made cluster munitions that the United States agreed to supply to Kyiv are now in Ukraine, according to a Ukrainian general and the Pentagon.
2023-07-14 12:28
'Like an oven but 1,000 times worse': Tourists describe horror of White Island eruption
Survivors of one of New Zealand's worst natural disasters have described the searing pain of being lashed by burning sand, ash and rocks during a volcanic eruption on Whakaari or White Island in 2019 that killed 22 people.
2023-07-14 11:24
Man acquitted of assault as grope lasted less than 10 seconds, sparking outrage
A court ruling that found a school janitor not guilty of groping a student because the act only lasted less than 10 seconds has sparked outrage in Italy.
2023-07-14 00:50
'Resting,' fired, believed dead: Russia's missing generals reveal cracks in faltering military
To lose one general during a war that's going badly might be seen as unfortunate; to lose two within 24 hours looks careless. But that is what's happened to the Russian command in southern Ukraine -- and the two cases illustrate further deficiencies and dissent among Russia's military leadership.
2023-07-13 22:48
Actor Kevin Spacey tells court he touched complainant in 'romantic and intimate ways'
Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey told a court in London Thursday in his ongoing sexual assault trial that he touched the complainant -- who is one of four men who made allegations against the actor -- in a "romantic and intimate" way.
2023-07-13 21:29
What Zelensky wanted from NATO -- and what he got
At last year's NATO summit in Madrid, the alliance formally invited Sweden and Finland to join its ranks. At this year's summit in Vilnius, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was hoping the alliance would extend his country the same favor.
2023-07-13 16:51
Russian general in Ukraine says he was fired after accusing defense minister of treachery
A senior Russian general in command of forces in occupied southern Ukraine says he was suddenly dismissed from his post after accusing Moscow's Defense Ministry leadership of betraying his troops by not providing sufficient support.
2023-07-13 11:23
Europe agrees landmark nature and climate deal after tense negotiations
The European Parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of legally binding targets to protect and restore nature in the European Union, despite strong opposition from some policymakers.
2023-07-13 00:52