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Talks on a spending bill for the current budget year have bogged down in the wake of President Donald Trump’s efforts to slash federal spending and its workforce

Lebanon’s new prime minister has formed the country’s first full-fledged government since 2022

Lebanon’s new prime minister has formed the country’s first full-fledged government since 2022

Israel has released 183 Palestinian prisoners in the latest exchange for Israeli hostages held in Gaza, part of a ceasefire that has paused the war but whose future is uncertain

U.S. President Donald Trump has followed through on his promise to punish South Africa by signing an executive order stopping all aid and assistance to the country over what he called a human rights violation against a white minority group

Chinese rescuers are searching for some 30 people after a landslide in southwestern Sichuan province buried 10 houses The Ministry of Emergency Management deployed hundreds of rescuers including firefighters following the landslide Saturday in Junlian county

Chinese rescuers are searching for at least 29 people after a landslide in southwestern Sichuan province buried 10 houses

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels are threatening to overthrow the Congolese government

Nearly three years after President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, his troops are making steady progress on the battlefield

Authorities are racing to recover the remains of 10 people killed in a plane crash in Western Alaska before a winter storm hits the region