U.S. Urges U.N. Security Council to Support Biden’s Gaza Ceasefire Plan
UNITED NATIONS — The United States urged the U.N. Security Council on Monday to support the three-phase plan announced by President Joe Biden aimed at ending the nearly eight-month war…
Massive fires ‘sparked by Hezbollah rocket and drone strikes’ rage across Israel as city evacuated
LEBANESE militant group Hezbollah has “taken revenge” on Israel and set the north on fire with a barrage of rockets and drones. Israel’s military claims to have killed a prominent…
Beijing and Hong Kong Tighten Security on Tiananmen Square Massacre’s 35th Anniversary
BEIJING, China — Checkpoints and rows of police vehicles lined a major road leading to Beijing’s Tiananmen Square as China heightened security on the 35th anniversary of a bloody crackdown…
Facing Personnel Shortfall, Australia’s Military to Recruit Foreigners Amid Defense Upgrades
Australia’s military is loosening recruitment criteria to enable non-citizens to join its ranks and help address a personnel shortfall in the defense forces. The move, first announced in the National…
With Independent Bid, Corruption-Charged Sen. Menendez Puts Safe Democratic Seat at Risk
New Jersey Democrat Bob Menendez filed to run for reelection as an independent on Monday, a move that could be costly for Democrats trying to hold on to what has…