New York prosecutors have convened a special grand jury to consider evidence in a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s business dealings, a person familiar with the matter told

A year after his killing unleashed a national reckoning over racial injustice, George Floyd’s relatives met on Tuesday with President Joe Biden at the White House and with lawmakers on

The US will reopen its Consulate General in Jerusalem — a move that restores ties with Palestinians that had been downgraded by the Trump administration. The consulate long served as

US President Joe Biden will hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month in Geneva. The face-to-face meeting between the two leaders comes amid escalating tensions between the

Australia has abruptly announced it will close its embassy in Afghanistan this week, expressing fears over the “increasingly uncertain security environment” in Kabul in the wake of the US decision

Tens of thousands of people in low-lying areas of two Indian states have been evacuated and moved to cyclone shelters to escape a powerful storm barreling toward the eastern coast.

It’s been a year since George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer, sparking global protests. Supporters, activists and his family will honor Floyd with a series of celebrations

An Indian couple has chartered a passenger jet to stage a mid-air wedding that violated coronavirus restrictions by taking more than 160 guests, reports said. India’s civil aviation authority has

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Israel at the start of a Middle East tour aimed at shoring up the Gaza cease-fire. He will face the same

The EU has decided to ban Belarusian airlines from European skies after a flight was diverted to Minsk on Sunday and a dissident journalist arrested. At a meeting in Brussels,

An activist who has played a leading role in antiracism demonstrations in Britain is in critical condition after being shot in London. The Taking the Initiative Party says self-styled Oxford

Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has appeared in court in person for the first time since the military arrested her when it seized power on Feb. 1, Myanmar

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has held into a third day as mediators spoke to all sides about extending the period of calm after the worst outbreak of fighting

Ryanair Flight 4978 had already begun its descent into the Lithuanian capital when the pilot announced that the plane would be suddenly diverting to Minsk, capital of neighbouring Belarus. There

India crossed another grim milestone Monday of more than 300,000 people lost to the coronavirus as a devastating surge of infections appeared to be easing in big cities but was

At least 13 people have died and three were seriously injured when a cable car linking Italy’s Lake Maggiore with a nearby mountain in the Alps collapsed. The Stresa-Mottarone cable

Hundreds of masked Hamas fighters brandishing assault rifles paraded in Gaza City and the group’s top leader made his first public appearance on Saturday, in a defiant show of strength

A Palestinian official says an initial assessment shows at least 2,000 housing units were destroyed in the fighting between Israel and Palestinian militant groups in Gaza. Naji Sarhan, deputy of

India’s government has instructed social media companies to remove any content that refers to the “Indian variant” of Covid-19. The IT ministry said the World Health Organization (WHO) listed the

Israel and Hamas both claimed victory on Friday after their forces ended 11 days of fighting, but humanitarian officials warned that the damage to Gaza would take years to rebuild.