President Donald Trump has made hardline immigration policies a signature issue, but acknowledged on Wednesday that he's been criticized for recently saying some skilled immigrants should be allowed into the country from his "MAGA" supporters.
Gaza's civil defence agency said 22 people were killed in Israeli strikes on Wednesday, as Israel's military said it was hitting Hamas targets across the Gaza Strip.
Congress is sending President Donald Trump a bill to compel the Justice Department to make public its case files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The US Justice Department will release files from its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Wednesday, after Congress voted nearly unanimously to force the Trump administration to make them public.
Afghanistan's Minister of Industry and Commerce, Alhaj Nooruddin Azizi, arrived in New Delhi on November 19 for a five-day official visit, signalling one of the strongest diplomatic and economic engagements between India and Taliban administrations.
Elon Musk's foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls.
The UK's domestic security service warned British lawmakers of new Chinese-backed efforts to target them online, reigniting concerns about espionage by Beijing around Parliament.
A 22-year-old Indian citizen, wanted for murder in his home country and who illegally entered the US, has been arrested by border authorities here.
The Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity, which also included directing destructive force during the June 2024 student-led protests.
An AI-powered robot danced for President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday at an exhibition put on by Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, designed to showcase the company's technological advances.
Doctors said it was one of the most severe cases they had encountered in a child so young, calling his survival a one-in-a-million outcome.
Sundar Pichai has praised the role of immigrants in shaping the US' technology landscape, calling their contributions "phenomenal". He said that the government "understands it" and that there are still avenues to bring "talented individuals".
A volcano on Indonesia's main island of Java erupted on Wednesday, throwing ash and gas kilometres into the sky and forcing officials to raise the alert status to its highest level.
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers is resigning from OpenAI's board of directors, the ChatGPT maker and his office said Wednesday.
A Pakistani politician - Chaudhary Anwarul Haq, 'Prime Minister' of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir - has claimed his country had a direct role in the car bomb that exploded outside Delhi's Red Fort on November 10, killing 15 people.
Billionaire Elon Musk was back in the White House on Tuesday night, joining US President Donald Trump for a state dinner honouring Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Christie's said Wednesday it was suspending the Paris auction of one of just a handful of examples of the world's first calculating machine, developed by French mathematician and inventor Blaise Pascal in 1642.
British defence minister John Healey said on Wednesday that "military options" are ready should the Russian spy ship Yantar become a threat, after the vessel directed lasers at British pilots sent to monitor it.
NASA is set on Wednesday to release new images of an interstellar object called 3I/ATLAS that astronomers have determined is a comet probably even older than our solar system.
US President Donald Trump has called on House Republicans to release government documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. This comes after the 79-year-old showed resistance for months.
The US president says he will address the conflict in Sudan at the request of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Hundreds of millions of people face food shortages as conflict, climate change and economic crises take their toll.
Terms of the US-drafted, 28-point framework to end the war closely track Russian demands, according to news reports.
At least 25 people were killed and dozens wounded in overnight Russian missile and drone attacks across western Ukraine.
The admission comes as lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey sought to dismiss the criminal charges against him.
US President Donald Trump said his administration is searching for a possible resolution to the war in Sudan.
At least 23 people were killed in Israeli air strikes across Gaza on Wednesday, despite the fragile ceasefire.
Despite stark findings, World Health Organization says violence against women and girls is 'a deeply neglected crisis'.
Physicians for Human Rights-Israel reveals torture, abuse carried out against Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.
Two days after they were abducted from their beds by armed attackers, 24 Nigerian schoolgirls are still missing.
Armed groups have increased their recruitment of minors under 18. Should the government be responsible for their deaths?
Israeli warplanes destroyed a number of buildings across several towns in southern Lebanon on Wednesday.
Harvard University, where Summers is a professor, is also set to open a probe into the allegations against him.
Sudan is the world's worst displacement crisis, with many refugees attempting to head to Europe.
Tom Fletcher says those responsible for deliberate attacks on civilians in western Darfur region must 'face justice'.
Video of a church service in Nigeria captured the first moments of a gun attack.
Video showed the moment a pyroclastic cloud full of volcanic gases from Indonesia’s Mount Semeru hit a bridge in Java.
A massive fire ripped through more than 170 buildings on Tuesday night in a neighbourhood in southwestern Japan.
Paramedics searched for human remains in the wreckage of Tuesday’s deadly Israeli attack on a Palestinian refugee camp.
US President Donald Trump has declared peace but Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu says the war on Gaza is not over.
Schjelderup pleaded guilty at a court in Denmark, where he played for a club, and was given a suspended prison sentence.
Donald Trump thanks Ronaldo as football superstar makes surprise appearance alongside Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The Washington deal helps Orban before the election but exposes the fragility of Hungary's illiberal rule.
Meet George, a whale-watching guide in Tonga whose bond with the humpback whales runs deep.
A number of other underdog nations have just qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals.