People march during a protest calling for abortion law reform in London, Britain June 17, 2023. [PhotoAgencies] Women in England and Wales will no longer run the risk of being charged with a criminal offense for terminating a pregnancy beyond the 24-week stage, after lawmakers changed legislatio...
A view of an agenda with the words "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" printed on it, on the day of a House Rules Committee's hearing on US President Donald Trump's plan for extensive tax cuts, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC, US, May 21, 2025. [PhotoAgencies] US President Donald Trump's One Big Beau...
President Trump appeared to mark Juneteenth on Thursday with a Truth Social post arguing the United States has "too many non-working holidays." "It is costing our Country $BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to keep all of these businesses closed. The workers don't want it either! Soon we'll end up having a holi...
Palestinian children mourn over the body of their father who was killed while heading to a food distribution hub in Gaza City. Photograph: Jehad AlshrafiAP Eleven Palestinians were killed early on Wednesday morning after Israeli forces opened fire on a crowd waiting for food trucks in central Gaz...
Smoke rises following a missile attack from Iran, in Herzliya, Israel, June 17, 2025. [PhotoXinhua] Iran answered threats of Israel and the United States for "unconditional surrender" by firing hypersonic missiles into Israeli cities on the sixth day of conflict, but damage inflicted by Israeli a...
This file photo taken on June 16, 2023 shows an E20 electric vertical take-off-and-landing eVTOL aircraft of Shanghai TCab Technology Co., Ltd. in east China's Shanghai. TCabHandout via Xinhua by Xinhua writer Li Yilin SHANGHAI, June 18 Xinhua -- If a city could speak, Shanghai would regale you ...
Flash flooding caused by torrential rains in northern West Virginia has killed at least eight people, including a 3-year-old child, officials said. The search and rescue continues, and one person is still presumed missing, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said during a press conference on Wednesday. "This is...
Nellie Fong center, founding chairperson of Lifeline Express, and Tam Yiu-chung, chairman of the Lifeline Express Hong Kong Foundation, visit a cataract patient in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, in June 2024. CHINA DAILY Among the treasured souvenirs that eye specialist Hou Xianru keeps from his extensive...
A staff member examines and maintains a train at a depot of China Railway Taiyuan Group Co., Ltd. in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, June 17, 2025. Staff memebers of China Railway Taiyuan Group Co., Ltd. has stepped up maintenance of trains to ensure safe travel for the upcoming summer tra...
Police say the man tested negative for alcohol but did not divulge whether or not he had been using a satnav An image provided by Rome firefighters on the car stuck on the Spanish Steps. Photograph: Vigili del Fuoco An 80-year-old man drove a car down the Spanish Steps in Rome early on Tuesday b...
Suit alleges Stop Hiding Hate Act, which compels social media firms to disclose actions against hate speech, violates free speech Elon Musk at meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington DC on 13 November 2024. Photograph: Allison RobbertReuters Elon Musk’s X Corp fil...
Washington — President Trump declared in a social media post Tuesday, "We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran" — a claim that departed from earlier U.S. statements that Israel's offensive against Iran was being carried out without U.S. involvement. CBS News has reached out ...
Shipping container loads dock at Tokyo Bay. Japan is heavily reliant on exports e.g., automobiles, electronics, faces risks from U.S. tariffs, especially on cars a proposed 25% tariff during Trump’s first term was deferred but remains a concern. Higher tariffs could reduce Japan’s U.S. market acce...
Six people are dead and two are unaccounted for in the wake of heavy rains and devastating flash flooding in West Virginia, according to Gov. Patrick Morrisey. "West Virginia has been hit very, very hard," Morrisey said Monday. A vehicle in Big Wheeling Creek after heavy rainfall and flash flood...
