Texas state Rep Chris Turner holds a map as he asks questions during a public hearing on congressional redistricting in Austin, Texas, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. AP PhotoEric Gay A standoff in Texas over redrawn U.S. House maps sought by President Donald Trump sharply escalated Sunday when dozens of D...
On January 16, people in Jerusalem walk past posters of hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas. Ammar AwadReuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Hamas of not wanting a ceasefire deal and requested that the International Red Cross bring food and...
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Friday he has ordered two nuclear submarines "to be positioned in the appropriate regions" in response to remarks from Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev. Trump did not specify in a Truth Social post the deployment location...
The four newly launched astronauts center pose with other crew members during a welcome ceremony on Saturday at the International Space Station. NASA AND SPACEX VIA AP CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — SpaceX delivered a fresh crew to the International Space Station on Saturday. The four US, Russian and...
Lara Trump of the Fox News Channel interviews Charlamagne tha God on July 31, 2025, in New York. | Charles SykesInivisionAP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Sunday lashed out at radio host Charlamagne Tha God, saying in a social media post that the popular broadcaster “knows nothing about m...
This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. AP PhotoAP CAIRO — A boat capsized Sunday in waters off Yemen's coast leaving 68 African migrants dead and 74 others missing, the U.N.'s migration agency said. The tragedy was the latest in a series of shipwrecks off Yemen that have killed...
WASHINGTON, July 31 Xinhua -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order increasing the tariff on Canada from 25 percent to 35 percent, with the higher tariff set to go into effect on Aug. 1, the White House said in a fact sheet. "Canada has failed to cooperate in curbing the...
A worker arranges imitation zari thread at a wholesale shop in Ajmer, India, on July 7. India's garment sectors face stiff challenges after tariff shock. HIMANSHU SHARMAAFP The 25 percent US tariffs likely to be imposed on Indian exports, which is higher than that of many countries in Asia, can w...
International outcry over images of emaciated children and increasing reports of hunger-related deaths have pressured Israel to let more aid into the Gaza Strip. This week, Israel paused fighting in parts of Gaza and airdropped food. But aid groups and Palestinians say the changes have only been in...
LOS ANGELES AP — Justin Timberlake has been diagnosed with Lyme disease, the former NSYNC star said on Instagram Thursday. Timberlake shared the news in a post commemorating his Forget Tomorrow tour, which wrapped in Turkey on Wednesday, adding that the disease “can be relentlessly debilitating, bo...
Kerr County's emergency manager testified at a hearing Thursday that he was sick and asleep when the deadly flash floods hit Central Texas on July 4, killing at least 135 people. William B."Dub" Thomas, who has been serving as Kerr County emergency management coordinator since 2015, said at the sta...
President Trump on Thursday said he's giving Mexico an additional 90 days to strike a trade deal, with the announcement coming a day before his administration's Aug. 1 deadline to impose 30% tariffs on imports from the nation. Mr. Trump had said earlier this month that the 30% import duties would b...
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at a press conference to make an announcement on recognizing Palestinian statehood, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 30, 2025. [PhotoAgencies] OTTAWA - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Wednesday that Canada plans to recognize the State of P...
Chinese tourists visit the Nubian village of Gharb Sohail in Aswan, Egypt, May 4, 2025. [PhotoXinhua] As many as 10 countries have granted Chinese passport holders visa-free entry since 2021, a result of the country's efforts to expand visa-free access for Chinese citizens, an official of the Nat...
Headquarters of Samsung in Mountain View, California, on October 28, 2018. Smith Collectiongado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Samsung Electronicson Thursday reported a second-quarter operating profit of 4.7 trillion Korean won $3.38 billion, missing expectations, weighed by a 93.8% profit slump...