Biden “soul searching” about dropping out of race, sources say

U.S. President Joe Biden is taking calls to step aside as the Democratic presidential candidate seriously and multiple Democratic officials think an exit is a matter of time, according to sources f...

Biden faces more pressure to quit amid COVID diagnosis, Trump to accept GOP nomination

President Joe Biden's reelection bid was mired in fresh turmoil after reports that top Democratic leaders had privately pushed him to end his campaign, while Donald Trump was set to accept the Repu...

US received intel of Iranian plot to assassinate Trump, CNN reports

The United States received intelligence in recent weeks about an Iranian plot to assassinate former President Donald Trump, CNN said on Tuesday, and a U.S. official said the Secret Service shared d...

Israel bombards central Gaza as tanks advance deeper in Rafah

Israeli forces bombarded the Gaza Strip's historic refugee camps in the centre of the enclave and struck Gaza City in the north on Thursday, killing at least 21 people, and tanks pushed deeper into...

US Navy exonerates 258 Black sailors unjustly punished after 1944 explosion

The U.S. Navy exonerated on Wednesday 258 Black sailors who were unjustly court-martialed and punished for refusing to follow orders after an explosion that killed more than 300 people in a Califor...

Serbian police officer shot dead, minister blames Kosovo

A Serbian police officer was killed and another wounded in a shootout on Thursday during a routine vehicle check near the Bosnian border, the government said, blaming neighboring Kosovo for an act ...

Russia says Armenia's warmer ties with NATO risk destabilizing region

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that Armenia's tilt towards NATO was a cause for regret and concern, and said Yerevan's actions risked destabilizing the wider ...

US military ends Gaza floating pier mission to bring aid to Palestinians by sea

The U.S. military announced on Wednesday that its mission to install and operate a temporary, floating pier off the coast of Gaza was complete, formally ending an extraordinary but troubled effort ...

Israel pounds central Gaza, sends tanks into north of Rafah

Israeli forces hit areas in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing at least nine Palestinians, according to health officials, while Israeli tanks carried out a limited advance further into Ra...

Trump gunman shot from roof that wasn't secured by any agency

The gunman who tried to assassinate Donald Trump fired from a rooftop that the U.S. Secret Service had declared to be outside its security perimeter — a fatal omission that the agency should not ha...

US Senator Menendez convicted at corruption trial

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez was convicted on Tuesday on all 16 criminal counts he faced including bribery at his corruption trial in Manhattan federal court, completing the once-powerful New Jersey D...

Minnesota cannot bar adults under 21 from carrying guns, court rules

A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled a Minnesota law requiring a person to be at least 21 years old before obtaining a permit to carry a handgun in public for self-defense is unconstitutional. ...

Germany to halve Ukraine military aid regardless of possible Trump White House

Germany will halve military aid for Ukraine next year, even with the possibility that Republican candidate Donald Trump could return to the White House and curb support for Kyiv. Tap for the full b...

Pakistan summons Taliban envoy after attack on military base

Pakistan's foreign ministry summoned the Taliban's deputy head of mission on Wednesday and urged the latter's administration to take action against Afghanistan-based militant groups that Islamabad ...

Trump appears with bandaged ear at Republican convention, names Vance as running mate

Donald Trump made a triumphant entrance during the first night of the Republican National Convention on Monday, receiving a raucous ovation from the party faithful two days after a would-be assassi...