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One Russian official described the decision as “a very big step towards the start of World War III.”
In a move that alarmed green groups, Republican President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday tapped Chris Wright — the CEO of a fracking company who...
“Netanyahu's extremist government is in clear violation of US and international law,” said the senator.
The chairperson of a leading U.S. private prison corporation on Thursday gushed over the “unprecedented opportunity” presented by the prospect of...
The world’s nations must commit to dramatically slashing greenhouse gas emissions in the near future or risk a “catastrophic” rise in global...
A Virginia man lost his mother and extended family members Tuesday in an Israeli airstrike on the Jabalia refugee camp.
At least one U.S.-supplied bomb was used by Israel in a Thursday night airstrike that killed at least 22 people and wounded over 115 more in the...
Special Counsel Jack Smith argues presidential immunity does not apply because Trump was acting as a private citizen.
MAGA Republicans scorned Mike Johnson for dropping the requirement for voter registration as part of a spending deal.
As Israel followed up its remote bombings of communications devices in Lebanon with airstrikes on Beirut, the United Nations Security Council held an...
Activists said they will maintain pressure on their government if it continues to support Israel's genocide in Gaza.
A classified Israeli Foreign Ministry cable threatens consequences if South Africa proceeds with its case in The Hague.
A Republican-appointed U.S. federal judge in Georgia raised eyebrows and objections Thursday after taking what observers called the...
Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Friday ordered the nationwide suspension of Elon Musk’s X social media platform in...
Following months of increasingly obvious hints, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will drop his longshot Independent presidential bid and endorse former U.S....
Following over a month of warnings, Gaza recorded its first case of polio since the highly contagious virus was eradicated there 25 years ago,...
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday denied the Biden administration’s emergency request to reinstate parts of its updated Department of Education Title...
After personally participating in the forced displacement of homeless people in a Los Angeles encampment, Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom on...
The Israeli military is using cloud storage and artificial intelligence services provided by U.S. tech titans for “direct participation and...
A bipartisan energy permitting reform bill introduced last week in the U.S. Senate — and described by one campaigner as “the biggest giveaway in...
A group of Democratic U.S. House members on Friday unveiled legislation “aimed at bolstering protections for America’s workers and ensuring...
As the Biden administration pushes Congress to approve an additional $18 billion arms sale to Israel even as it wages what much of the international...
Each month since June 2023 has been the hottest since records have been kept.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with a former Indiana mayor convicted of accepting a bribe from a business shortly after it was awarded...
A study published Friday found that a cloud engineering technique designed to cool parts of the western United States could inadvertently stoke...
Amid historic levels of forced displacement due to armed conflict, G7 countries' military spending has hit record highs.
Labor advocates decried Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of Starbucks in a labor dispute between the international coffee giant and...
Palestine defenders welcomed Israel’s roadmap for a Gaza cease-fire — which U.S. President Joe Biden endorsed on Friday — as a necessary first...
A growing number of U.S. congressional Democrats pushed back Friday against pressure to endorse House Speaker Mike Johnson’s invitation for Israeli...
The White House and press freedom advocates were among those who on Tuesday criticized the Israeli government's shutdown of The Associated Press'...
An amendment to enshrine abortion rights in Nevada’s constitution moved one step closer to appearing on this November’s ballot Monday as...
While some Palestine defenders on Wednesday welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden's threat to withhold bombs and artillery shells from Israel if it...
United Nations World Food Program Executive Director Cindy McCain said Friday that Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip are experiencing...
House lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to approve legislation directing the U.S. Department of Education to consider a dubious definition of...
House lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to approve legislation directing the U.S. Department of Education to consider a dubious definition of...
One of South Korea’s two highest courts on Tuesday began hearing Asia’s first-ever youth-led climate lawsuit, which accuses the country’s...
Friday is Indigenous Peoples Day in Brazil, and tribal leaders and activists used the occasion to criticize the left-wing government of Brazilian...
Human rights defenders on Wednesday condemned a Salvadoran court’s decision to uphold what critics say are politically motivated murder and illicit...
The amount of plastic waste littering the Earth’s ocean floors could be up to 100 times the quantity floating on the surface, according to a study...
The Berlin-based Lawyers’ Collective on Friday sued the German government in an effort to stop weapons transfers to Israel, whose government and...
Mexico on Friday night announced the suspension of diplomatic relations with Ecuador after police stormed the Mexican Embassy in Quito and kidnapped...
Less than a month after No Labels announced it would nominate a “unity ticket” for the 2024 presidential election, the group said Thursday that it...
Less than a month after No Labels announced it would nominate a "unity ticket" for the 2024 presidential election, the group said Thursday that it is...
A doctor at an Israeli field hospital inside a notorious detention center where hundreds of Palestinian prisoners are temporarily held is sounding the...
Palestine advocates on Wednesday slammed the Biden administration as it pushes Congress to approve the sale of $18 billion worth of F-15 fighter jets...
Despite growing worldwide calls for an arms embargo, the Biden administration in recent days has approved the transfer of billions of dollars worth of...
As India’s right-wing government cracks down on opposition ahead of next month’s general elections, Amnesty International on Friday urged...
As the United States doubled down on banning funds for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, Finland said Friday that it would resume...
U.S. progressive groups “working together to take on the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and its affiliated dark money super PACs” on...
Racial justice defenders on Monday renewed calls for banning artificial intelligence in political advertisements after backers of former U.S....