Museveni: Airstrike Killed IS-Allied Rebels in DR Congo

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni said Saturday an airstrike by the east African country's military had killed members of an Islamic State (IS)-allied rebel group including a key person responsible for bomb attacks in Uganda's capital

At UN, African Leaders Say They Must Be Partnered With, Not Sidelined

If you listen to the African leaders addressing the United Nations General Assembly this year, the message is emphatic and unanimous: The continent is done being a victim of a post-World War II order

 Pope Says Migrants at Sea ‘Must Be Rescued’

“People who are at risk of drowning when abandoned on the waves must be rescued,” Pope Francis said Friday in Marseille, France, at a memorial dedicated to sailors and migrants

Swedish Sinkhole Opens After Landslide

At least three people were injured early Saturday after a landslide in western Sweden resulted in the opening of a massive sinkhole

Germany's Scholz Asks Poland to Clarify Cash-for-Visas Affair

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on the Polish government Saturday to clarify allegations about a cash-for-visas deal for migrants that has roiled Polish politics, as a debate about immigration heats up in Germany

Ukraine's Peace Plan, Grain Deal 'Not Realistic,' Lavrov Says

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov castigated Ukraine's proposed 10-point peace plan and spurned a revival of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, calling both not realistic

Biden Taps Harris to Lead New Office to Prevent Gun Violence

Amid stalled progress on gun control legislation in the U

US Pledges New Aid for Haiti, Urges UN to Authorize Security Mission

The United States on Friday unveiled $65 million more in help for Haiti's police and urged the U

Biden Taps Harris to Lead New Office to Prevent Gun Violence 

Amid stalled progress on gun control legislation in the U

With Temporary Status for Venezuelans, Biden Administration Turns to Familiar Tool

From a White House podium in May, U

Tropical Storm Ophelia Moves Inland as Coastal Areas Lashed With Wind, Rain

Residents in coastal North Carolina and Virginia braced for potential flooding after Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall near a North Carolina barrier island on Saturday morning, bringing rain, damaging winds and dangerous surges of water

Flamethrower, Comments About Book Burning Ignite Political Firestorm in US

A longshot candidate for governor in the U

Former FBI Agent Pleads Guilty to Concealing Loan From Former Intelligence Officer

Former FBI official Charles McGonigal pleaded guilty on Friday to accepting $225,000 from Albanian-American Agron Nezaj, a former Albanian intelligence officer who McGonigal admitted was helping him foster relationships in Albania to help lay the gro[..]

US Auto Workers Could Expand Strike, But Not Without Risk

Even after escalating its strike against Detroit automakers on Friday, the United Auto Workers union still has plenty of leverage in its effort to force the companies to agree to significant increases in pay and benefits

India Passes Landmark Law Giving Women Quota in Parliament

More than a quarter century after a proposal to give greater representation to women in the lower house of India’s parliament, the world’s largest democracy is on course to bolster the number of female lawmakers