Israeli academics and artists call on Biden and UN to shun Netanyahu during his upcoming US visit
Thousands of Israeli academics and artists have urged U.S. President Joe Biden and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to shun Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his scheduled visit to the U.S. next week
2023-09-12 19:56
The MTV VMAs return Tuesday night with Timbaland, Haddish and Billy Porter added as presenters
The MTV Video Music Awards return Tuesday night and for the first time in the show’s history, only women are nominated in the artist of the year category
2023-09-12 19:20
The Taliban have waged a systematic assault on freedom in Afghanistan, says UN human rights chief
The U.N. rights chief says the Taliban have waged a systematic assault on the freedom of Afghanistan's people
2023-09-12 18:54
UN food agency warns of 'doom loop' for world's hungriest as governments cut aid and needs increase
The World Food Program is warning that humanitarian funding cuts by governments are forcing the U.N. agency to drastically cut food rations to the world’s hungriest people
2023-09-12 17:56
Putin says prosecution of Trump shows US political system is 'rotten'
Russian President Vladimir Putin has asserted that the criminal cases against former U.S. President Donald Trump are political revenge that show the fundamental corruption of the United States
2023-09-12 17:49
Holocaust survivor Eva Fahidi-Pusztai, who warned of far-right populism in Europe, dies at age 97
Holocaust survivor Eva Fahidi-Pusztai, who spent the late years of her life warning of the re-emergence of far-right populism and discrimination against minorities across Europe, has died
2023-09-12 17:24
GOP lawmaker faces blowback from Republicans over anti-impeachment stance
Conservative Rep. Ken Buck is just one of several House Republicans standing in the way of the right's push to impeach President Joe Biden.
2023-09-12 17:17
Hurricane Lee's size continues to increase in the Atlantic ahead of pivotal turn
Hurricane Lee increased in size late Monday in the Atlantic and still is expected to grow significantly this week, forecasters say -- growth that will help determine the extent of its impact on the US Northeast, Bermuda and Canada.
2023-09-12 16:54
Rescue teams retrieve hundreds of bodies in Derna, one of the Libyan cities devastated by floods
Rescue teams in eastern Libya have retrieved hundreds of bodies from the rubble in a coastal city that's been inundated by devastating floods
2023-09-12 15:58
Israeli Supreme Court hears first challenge to Netanyahu's contentious judicial overhaul
Israel’s Supreme Court has begun hearing petitions to strike down a law that curbs its own powers, pushing the country toward a showdown with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government over the first part of its deeply contentious judicial overhaul
2023-09-12 14:49
Taiwan says China bolstering air power along coastline facing island
TAIPEI (Reuters) -China is bolstering its air power along the coast facing Taiwan with a permanent deployment of new fighters
2023-09-12 14:18
Juan Soto hits a 3-run homer in the ninth, and Padres rally to stun weary Dodgers 11-8
Juan Soto hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the ninth inning, and the San Diego Padres rallied from an early five-run deficit for an 11-8 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers
2023-09-12 13:55