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Exclusive: Heidi Overton plans to tell senators she will speed up biomedical research, working with FDA staff
Diesel prices outside the US surged relative to American ones as the possibility of the Trump Administration introducing an export ban rattled the market
Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York continues to call the Israeli prime minister a war criminal. But Mr. Mamdani won’t join demonstrations against the prime minister on Thursday
Ukrainian president urges world leaders to keep choking Russia's revenues to impede its war efforts
The yield on five-year US Treasuries rose above 5% for the first time in almost two decades as strong US economic data pushed investors to prepare for a series of Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes
South Sudan has not held elections since independence in 2011 - polls have twice been postponed
Retiring Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) is throwing his weight behind Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), a rare show of bipartisan support between sitting lawmakers. Golden, who has increasingly bucked his party in recent weeks, wrote in an op-ed Monday that he “strongly” backs Lawler, who cosponsored his bill supporting Maine lobstermen, which passed in the House […]
Hours before President Xi Jinping’s aircraft lands at Joint Base Andrews, Washington is preparing for a scene that seemed unthinkable in recent years: his American counterpart waiting on the tarmac for the leader of a country that much of the US national security establishment regards as its foremost strategic adversary. While the Donald Trump administration is betting on warmth, deals and stability with Beijing, recent public surveys show that American anxiety over China has eased from its 2024
People gathered at the scene of the killing to protest after city’s mayor demands ICE ‘get the fuck out’
Ties between Moscow and Pyongyang have grown extensively amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine
JERUSALEM, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he would use his speech at the United Nations this week to defend Israel's military actions against the Palestinians, while accusing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani of supporting Hamas. Netanyahu's comments were in response to remarks by the New York mayor, who told CNN on Monday that Netanyahu was a "war criminal and an architect of a horrific genocide of the Palestinian people". Netanyahu is slated to speak at the UN's General Assembly on Thursday
On the eve of International Peace Day, an Ethiopian rebel leader announced an alliance of seven armed groups with the stated objective of toppling Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's ruling party and establishing a transitional government. The alliance consists of former enemies during the 2020 civil war that killed 600,000 people, and other armed groups from across the country, all fighting their own battles against federal troops. With the war in Sudan across the border, and several third parties like Eritrea siding with involved parties, there are fears of isolated armed conflicts in Ethiopia spilling over into a regional war. More from our correspondent Tom Canetti