Trump to nominate Kimberly Guilfoyle for ambassador to Greece
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday he is nominating Kimberly Guilfoyle to be ambassador to Greece.
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Syrians elated but anxious as they pore over ousted Assad's palace
Crowds came to sightsee around what was once the palace of longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad and to get to know the Islamist fighters who swept into Damascus.
Australian warship test-fires Tomahawk missile off U.S. coast
Australia's naval expansion plan comes as China and other powers in the Asia-Pacific and beyond build up their firepower.
Champion cyclist admits to lesser charge after death of Olympian wife
Rohan Dennis admitted to a charge of creating a risk of harm in relation to the December 2023 road death of his Olympian wife Melissa Hoskins.
Ukrainian fleeing war with kitten found alive in frigid mountains
Vladislav Duda was found "soaked and frozen" and severely hypothermic — along with his kitten named Peach.
Israeli PM Netanyahu takes stand in corruption trial for first time
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is now juggling his own trial on corruption charges along with the war in Gaza and a new security challenge in neighboring Syria.
Lawmaker who was member of ruling coalition shot dead in Mexico
Benito Aguas Atlahua was a member of the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico, part of the ruling coalition that controls congress.
U.S. indictment accuses two Syrian officials of torture at notorious prison
Peaceful protesters, including a 26-year-old American woman, were abused at the torture center.
What to know about Austin Tice, journalist held in Syria
The U.S. said it is trying to identify Tice's whereabouts after the toppling of the Assad regime.
"High-level" cocaine trafficker targeted by U.S. is arrested in Dubai
Othman El Ballouti, who was sanctioned by the U.S. last year, was held over an international arrest warrant issued by Belgian authorities.
Mysterious illness, dubbed "disease X," has killed dozens in Congo, WHO says
The WHO says 406 cases of the disease have been recorded and that more than half of those who died were children younger than 5.
Tens of thousands of people evacuated as Philippines volcano erupts
The Philippines' Kanlaon volcano erupted for nearly four minutes, shooting ash 2.5 miles into the sky and prompting the emergency evacuation of some 87,000 people.
Dutch building explosion kills at least 6, including teenage girl
The head of the public prosecutors' office told reporters there were unspecified indications it was a criminal act.
American Airlines suspends flights to Haiti indefinitely
American Airlines is no longer resuming its daily service out of Miami into Port-au-Prince's Toussaint Louverture International Airport.
Mob hangs and kills 3 men accused of kidnapping girl in Mexico
Some 300 people participated in the lynching — hanging and beating the men until they were dead, according to local media.
Trump says he wants to move to 2nd phase of Gaza peace plan "as quickly as we can"
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are meeting to discuss the Gaza peace plan.
Trump says U.S. hit "big facility" linked to alleged drug boats
President Trump said the U.S. hit a "big facility" last week linked to alleged drug boat operations, as tensions ratchet up with Venezuela.
Winter storm could become "bomb cyclone" over Great Lakes and Northeast
A powerful winter storm system could become a "bomb cyclone" over the Great Lakes and Northeast regions this week.
Trump and Zelenskyy say they're nearly in agreement on Ukraine peace plan
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy lauded "strong security guarantees" from the U.S. after Sunday's meeting with President Trump in Florida.
Homeland Security agents in Minneapolis investigating "rampant fraud"
Homeland Security agents are in Minneapolis on Monday "conducting a massive investigation on childcare and other rampant fraud," Secretary Kristi Noem said.
D.C. pipe bomb suspect told authorities "something just snapped," DOJ says
Brian Cole told investigators he believed that the 2020 election had been tampered with and he felt "someone needs to speak up," the DOJ alleges in court documents.
Actor accusing Tyler Perry exchanged texts with him years after alleged assault
Actor Mario Rodriguez alleged in the lawsuit filed last week in California that Tyler Perry sexually assaulted him during encounters between 2014 and 2019.
Trump claims progress toward peace, but Russia signals more war ahead
Hours after Trump declares Russia and Ukraine "closer than ever" to peace, Moscow claims a failed drone strike will alter its negotiating position.
Second pilot involved in New Jersey helicopter crash dies, police say
A second helicopter pilot critically injured in a midair collision in Hammonton, New Jersey has died from his injuries, police said Monday.