London's High Court will rule on Tuesday whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the United States, where he would face trial for exposing US war crimes. According to WikiLeaks, the written ruling is due to be delivered by 10:30 am...
The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for Ramadan and the release of all hostages. The US abstained from the vote, and the other 14 members of the Security Council voted in favor of the resolution. The US had...
Russian authorities said on Sunday that the death toll in the terrorist attack on a music hall outside of Moscow that took place on Friday has risen to 137. "The identification of those dead continues. As of now, as many as 137 bodies have been found. Three of them...
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that Russia was in a "state of war" in Ukraine, marking a shift in rhetoric as Moscow has been referring to the conflict as a "special military operation." "We are in a state of war. Yes, it started out as a special...
China has hit back at the US for siding with India in a territorial dispute over Arunachal Pradesh, a state in northeast India that's claimed by Beijing. Last week, the State Department released a statement saying the US "recognizes Arunachal Pradesh as Indian...
China has warned the Philippines not to "escalate tensions" in the South China Sea following the latest encounter between Chinese and Philippine vessels in the disputed waters. "We warn the Philippines to cease making any statements that may escalate tensions and stop...
The $1.2 trillion government funding package that President Biden signed into law on Saturday includes $3.8 billion in annual military aid for Israel and also cut funding for the UN's Palestinian relief agency, UNRWA, as Gaza is on the brink of famine. The US provides...
Six senior House Democrats sent a letter to President Biden on Saturday urging him to invoke US foreign assistance laws to suspend military aid to Israel due to the country's starvation blockade on Gaza "Given the catastrophic and devolving humanitarian situation in...
A Pentagon official on Thursday insisted that the military-led government in Niger, known as the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP), has not formally asked US troops to leave the country despite declaring the US presence is no longer legally...
Yemen's Houthis have assured Russia and China that their ships won't be attacked while transiting the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea during recent talks in Oman, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. The report said that in exchange for the assurances, China and Russia may...
