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North Koreans Forced into Labor in Russia on Student Visas, Report SaysWorld

North Koreans Forced into Labor in Russia on Student Visas, Report Says

By Salma El-Sakka A report by the Hague-based rights group Global Rights Compliance (GRC) has exposed a Russia...

Judge Rejects Trump Bid to Block California BallotsWorld

Judge Rejects Trump Bid to Block California Ballots

By Fatma Younis A judge has rejected an effort by Donald Trump to block California ballots described as "nonci...

Russia says more than 600 drones launched toward Moscow overnightWorld

Russia says more than 600 drones launched toward Moscow overnight

By Karim Hammam Russia said more than 600 drones were launched toward Moscow overnight, in what would be one o...

Putin Praises Musk as Russia Downs 613 Drones Targeting MoscowWorld

Putin Praises Musk as Russia Downs 613 Drones Targeting Moscow

By Karim Hammam Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed Elon Musk as a "genius" while Moscow faced a massive o...

Myanmar UN Envoy Breaks Down Urging World to End Suffering Under JuntaWorld

Myanmar UN Envoy Breaks Down Urging World to End Suffering Under Junta

By Salma El-Sakka Myanmar's representative to the United Nations, Kyar Moe Tun, delivered an emotional appeal ...

Flávio Bolsonaro Denies Fleeing Brazil After Miami ArrivalWorld

Flávio Bolsonaro Denies Fleeing Brazil After Miami Arrival

By Karim Hammam Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro arrived in Miami on Wednesday and denied fleeing his home c...

Israeli Election Results Show No Clear Majority as Coalition Talks BeginWorld

Israeli Election Results Show No Clear Majority as Coalition Talks Begin

By Basant El-Faramawy With 91% of votes counted, Israeli election results show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya...

Queensland DV Minister's Comments on Believing Women CriticisedWorld

Queensland DV Minister's Comments on Believing Women Criticised

By Basant El-Faramawy Queensland's new minister for the prevention of domestic violence, Amanda Stoker, is fac...

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile off east coastWorld

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile off east coast

By Salma El-Sakka North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile toward the sea off its east coast on Thursda...

Carney Hosts EU Leaders in Montreal to Deepen Ties Amid Trump Trade WarWorld

Carney Hosts EU Leaders in Montreal to Deepen Ties Amid Trump Trade War

By Salma El-Sakka Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed European Commission President Ursula von der Le...

Israel Election Deadlock: Four Scenarios for Netanyahu's FutureWorld

Israel Election Deadlock: Four Scenarios for Netanyahu's Future

By Salma El-Sakka Israel faces political deadlock after Tuesday's general election, with neither Prime Ministe...

Labor rights pioneer Dolores Huerta dies at 96World

Labor rights pioneer Dolores Huerta dies at 96

By Basant El-Faramawy Dolores Huerta, the pioneering labor rights activist and co-founder of the United Farm W...

Activists Accuse Israeli Settlers of Assault in Occupied West BankWorld

Activists Accuse Israeli Settlers of Assault in Occupied West Bank

By Sohaib Shams Activists have accused Israeli settlers of carrying out an assault in the occupied West Bank, ...

Sanrio Ends Hello Kitty Tie-Up with Japanese Drama After China BacklashWorld

Sanrio Ends Hello Kitty Tie-Up with Japanese Drama After China Backlash

By Karim Hammam Sanrio, the company behind Hello Kitty, has apologized and terminated its merchandise partners...

Serbian Students Topple Vučić in Historic ElectionWorld

Serbian Students Topple Vučić in Historic Election

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Serbian students have toppled President Aleksandar Vučić after 12 years in power, with a s...

Religion Emerges as Flashpoint in Senate Race, El-Sayed SaysWorld

Religion Emerges as Flashpoint in Senate Race, El-Sayed Says

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Religion has become a central flashpoint in a key Senate race, according to El-Sayed, who ...

Top Pentagon General Removed from Joint Staff PostWorld

Top Pentagon General Removed from Joint Staff Post

By Sohaib Shams A senior Pentagon official has been abruptly removed from his position on the Joint Staff and ...

Strikes on Darfur Market Kill Over 100, Rights Group SaysWorld

Strikes on Darfur Market Kill Over 100, Rights Group Says

By Basant El-Faramawy Strikes on a market in Sudan's Darfur region have killed more than 100 people, according...

Israeli Settlers Attack Journalists in Occupied West BankWorld

Israeli Settlers Attack Journalists in Occupied West Bank

By Fatma Younis Israeli settlers attacked journalists in the occupied West Bank, according to video footage do...

Bolsonaro Claims He Is Brazil's 'True President-Elect' in MiamiWorld

Bolsonaro Claims He Is Brazil's 'True President-Elect' in Miami

By Fatma Younis Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro declared himself the "true president-elect" during a...

Flávio Bolsonaro Arrives in U.S. After Election LossWorld

Flávio Bolsonaro Arrives in U.S. After Election Loss

By Fatma Younis Brazilian politician Flávio Bolsonaro has arrived in the United States after losing an electio...

Utah Files Criminal Charges Against Kalshi Prediction MarketWorld

Utah Files Criminal Charges Against Kalshi Prediction Market

By Basant El-Faramawy Utah has filed criminal charges against prediction market operator Kalshi and its two co...

Obama Campaigns in Georgia for Democratic Midterm CandidatesWorld

Obama Campaigns in Georgia for Democratic Midterm Candidates

By Salma El-Sakka Former President Barack Obama headlined a campaign rally in suburban Atlanta on Wednesday, u...

Flávio Bolsonaro Arrives in US After Election LossWorld

Flávio Bolsonaro Arrives in US After Election Loss

By Fatma Younis Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro has arrived in the United States following his defeat in th...

James O'Keefe Charged With Unlawful Voting in MinnesotaWorld

James O'Keefe Charged With Unlawful Voting in Minnesota

By Sohaib Shams Two conservative activists have been charged with unlawful voting and identity theft after sta...

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Segregate 20,000 California BallotsWorld

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Segregate 20,000 California Ballots

By Salma El-Sakka A federal judge in California on Wednesday rejected the Justice Department's emergency reque...

Federal Judge Declines to Block California Noncitizen Ballot CountWorld

Federal Judge Declines to Block California Noncitizen Ballot Count

By Ahmed Abdelsalam A federal judge in California has refused a Justice Department request to segregate and bl...

Federal Judge Rebuffs Trump DOJ Bid on 20,000 California BallotsWorld

Federal Judge Rebuffs Trump DOJ Bid on 20,000 California Ballots

By Fatma Younis A federal judge in California has denied a Justice Department request to force state election ...

Trump Addresses Epstein at Ohio Rally Amid Heckler InterruptionWorld

Trump Addresses Epstein at Ohio Rally Amid Heckler Interruption

By Basant El-Faramawy President Donald Trump brought up Jeffrey Epstein during a rally in Chillicothe, Ohio, o...

Riot Police Deployed in Madrid as Protests Erupt Over Deadly Train CrashWorld

Riot Police Deployed in Madrid as Protests Erupt Over Deadly Train Crash

By Islam El-Sakka Riot police were deployed in Madrid as protests broke out following a deadly train crash, ac...

Israelis Rally for Jewish-Arab Government After Election GainsWorld

Israelis Rally for Jewish-Arab Government After Election Gains

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Israelis have taken to the streets to demand the formation of a Jewish-Arab government fol...

Midterm Early Voting Data Shows Enthusiasm Ahead of Election DayWorld

Midterm Early Voting Data Shows Enthusiasm Ahead of Election Day

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Early voting data for the upcoming midterm elections indicates strong voter enthusiasm, su...

Labor Icon Dolores Huerta Dies at 96 as Midterm Voting SurgesWorld

Labor Icon Dolores Huerta Dies at 96 as Midterm Voting Surges

By Salma El-Sakka Labor rights icon Dolores Huerta has died at the age of 96. Midterm Voting Enthusiasm Early ...

Early Midterm Voting Data Shows High EnthusiasmWorld

Early Midterm Voting Data Shows High Enthusiasm

By Fatma Younis Early midterm voting data indicates strong voter enthusiasm ahead of election day....

King Tides Flood US Coastal CommunitiesWorld

King Tides Flood US Coastal Communities

By Fatma Younis King tides have flooded coastal communities across the United States, inundating streets and s...

Iran Presses 7-Day Hormuz Plan as Trump Denies Peace TalksWorld

Iran Presses 7-Day Hormuz Plan as Trump Denies Peace Talks

By Salma El-Sakka Iran is advancing a seven-day plan concerning the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions ...

Romania Extends Pre-Trial Detention of Far-Right Politician Calin GeorgescuWorld

Romania Extends Pre-Trial Detention of Far-Right Politician Calin Georgescu

By Sohaib Shams Romania has extended the pre-trial detention of far-right politician Calin Georgescu....

Israel Election Inconclusive With 90% of Votes CountedWorld

Israel Election Inconclusive With 90% of Votes Counted

By Islam El-Sakka With nearly 90% of votes counted in Israel's general election, no clear winner has emerged, ...

US and Japan to establish joint missile production facilityWorld

US and Japan to establish joint missile production facility

By Islam El-Sakka The United States and Japan have agreed to establish a facility in Japan for the joint produ...

Democrats Lead Early Voting Among Infrequent Voters in Texas, GeorgiaWorld

Democrats Lead Early Voting Among Infrequent Voters in Texas, Georgia

By Salma El-Sakka An ABC News analysis of early voting data shows Democrats are drawing stronger turnout from ...

Israel election deadlock: Four scenarios for NetanyahuWorld

Israel election deadlock: Four scenarios for Netanyahu

By Basant El-Faramawy Israel faces a political impasse after Tuesday's general election, with neither Prime Mi...

UN experts accuse Nicaragua leaders of crimes against humanityWorld

UN experts accuse Nicaragua leaders of crimes against humanity

By Salma El-Sakka United Nations human rights experts said Wednesday that Nicaragua’s co-presidents, Daniel Or...

Vance reaches out to Iran for peace talks after Trump threatsWorld

Vance reaches out to Iran for peace talks after Trump threats

By Islam El-Sakka US Vice President JD Vance has reportedly sent a letter to a top Iranian official seeking to...

Building Boom Puts 300,000 at Risk in Himalayan Disaster Zones, Study FindsWorld

Building Boom Puts 300,000 at Risk in Himalayan Disaster Zones, Study Finds

By Basant El-Faramawy At least 300,000 people in parts of the Himalayas now live in the path of potential disa...

Trump calls Bill Maher 'total loser' in record Truth Social postWorld

Trump calls Bill Maher 'total loser' in record Truth Social post

By Salma El-Sakka President Donald Trump unleashed a 1,300-word tirade against comedian Bill Maher on Truth So...

Non-profit leaks data of 40,000 DHS workersWorld

Non-profit leaks data of 40,000 DHS workers

By Basant El-Faramawy The non-profit transparency group Distributed Denial of Secrets said on Wednesday it has...

Putin Praises Musk as 'Genius' Amid Starlink Tensions With UkraineWorld

Putin Praises Musk as 'Genius' Amid Starlink Tensions With Ukraine

By Sohaib Shams Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed Elon Musk as a "genius" on Wednesday while overseeing ...

Passenger Arrested After Hijack Text Forces Flight Diversion to Las VegasWorld

Passenger Arrested After Hijack Text Forces Flight Diversion to Las Vegas

By Fatma Younis A United Airlines flight bound for Newark, New Jersey, was diverted back to Las Vegas shortly ...

Australian SAS Officers Knew of Unlawful Throwdowns, Report FindsWorld

Australian SAS Officers Knew of Unlawful Throwdowns, Report Finds

By Islam El-Sakka A previously unpublished military report has found that some Australian Special Air Service ...

King Charles III Dances at Junkanoo on Bahamas TourWorld

King Charles III Dances at Junkanoo on Bahamas Tour

By Sohaib Shams King Charles III embraced Caribbean culture on the second day of his nine-day tour, joining a ...