Democrats’ hopes of derailing Trump nominees fading fast
Democrats’ hopes of defeating any of President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees appear to be fizzling as Senate committees ...
NATO announces a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced Tuesday that the alliance is launching a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region. Rutte said at a meeting in ...
Ugandan military court rules it can try opposition figure on treachery charge carrying death penalty
A prominent opposition figure in Uganda will stand trial on the serious charge of treachery, a military court ruled Tuesday, ...
Rescuers bring out survivors and dead from a South African mine as hundreds remain trapped
Rescuers sent a cage-like structure down into one of South Africa’s deepest gold mines on Tuesday to bring out survivors ...
Stock market today: Global markets gain as Chinese shares are lifted by pledge of help for markets
Global shares were mixed Tuesday, echoing trading on Wall Street, where gains for oil and gas producers helped offset drops ...
Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill 18 in Gaza, including women and children, medics say
Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 18 people overnight, including women and children, health officials said Tuesday, as Israel and Hamas appeared to be narrowing in on a ceasefire ...
The Freedom Caucus takes over the Wyoming House, marking its first chance to lead
As President-elect Donald Trump plans bold moves for his first days in office, so too are conservative lawmakers in Wyoming, ...
France’s new prime minister faces first big test during period of political instability, budget woes
France’s new prime minister, François Bayrou, is facing his first major test at parliament on Tuesday as his government has ...
Naked, ash-smeared Hindu ascetics take holy dips at the Maha Kumbh festival
Naked Hindu ascetics and pilgrims took dips in the freezing waters at the confluence of sacred rivers in northern India on Tuesday, in the first major bathing day of the ...
Smith defends Trump prosecution as final Jan. 6 report released to the public
Special counsel Jack Smith in a final report on his investigation into President-elect Trump released publicly early Tuesday morning said his determinations were free from political interference ...
153 winners of Nobel and World Food prizes seek new ways to grow food to meet surging global need
More than 150 recipients of the Nobel and World Food prizes released an open letter Tuesday calling for a dramatic increase ...
Strong winds forecast for Los Angeles threaten area’s fight against fires
Additional water tankers and scores of firefighters arrived at the Los Angeles area on Monday ahead of fierce winds that were ...