Tropical Storm Hilary moves through California with powerful winds and rain, flooding streets and prompting rescues
Tropical Storm Hilary is pushing into Southern California with fierce winds and heavy downpours as residents face downed powerlines, flooded streets and rescues needed.
2023-08-21 14:16
Beset by domestic economic woes, China's Xi visits South Africa in just his second trip abroad this year
Chinese leader Xi Jinping heads to South Africa Monday on a trip intended to bolster Beijing's influence among developing and emerging nations, as ties with the United States remain deeply strained and economic troubles bubble up at home.
2023-08-21 09:52
GOP senator says Trump should drop out and calls classified documents case 'almost a slam dunk'
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy described the case against former President Donald Trump for allegedly mishandling classified documents as "almost a slam dunk" and said he thinks Trump should drop out of the 2024 presidential race.
2023-08-21 00:19
Category 1 Hurricane Hilary barrels towards California, still threatening floods and damaging winds
Hurricane Hilary is expected to slam into Southern California on Sunday as a rare tropical storm, unleashing floods, fierce winds and heavy downpours as residents evacuate, parks and beaches close and first responders brace for water rescues.
2023-08-20 15:28
Sudan conflict: Black market AK-47s flood Sudan's capital
Khartoum has become lawless after four months of war, forcing some residents to arm themselves.
2023-08-20 08:18
Airborne fish sparks New Jersey power outage, electricity company says
An incident involving a bird gave new meaning to the term "fish fry" after an electric company suspected an osprey of dropping its meal onto power lines -- triggering an outage in a New Jersey neighborhood.
2023-08-19 23:16
Hurricane Hilary prompts historic tropical storm warning for California as Southwest braces for dangerous rain, flooding
Residents in the Southwest are bracing for heavy rains and potentially catastrophic flooding as Hurricane Hilary is expected to pummel the region as a rare tropical storm beginning Sunday and lasting into next week.
2023-08-19 13:56
Ukraine war: US allows transfer of Danish and Dutch F-16 war planes to Kyiv
US-made jets in Denmark and the Netherlands can be sent to Ukraine when its pilots are fully trained.
2023-08-19 07:28
Biden hosts historic SK-Japan summit to counter China
The US hosts its first ever joint meeting with South Korea and Japan - neighbours with a tense relationship.
2023-08-18 20:21
As Biden preps for Asian allies summit, Chinese tensions loom large
The Camp David invitation President Joe Biden extended to his Japanese and South Korean counterparts this week -- the first summit held at the legendary presidential retreat since 2015 -- was a significant show of camaraderie for two increasingly essential US allies.
2023-08-18 12:20
Analysis-Fukushima water release poses early test for Japan-South Korea unity
By Tim Kelly, Sakura Murakami and Hyonhee Shin TOKYO/SEOUL U.S. President Joe Biden wants to lock in friendly
2023-08-18 07:22
Biden turns to Camp David diplomacy for first-ever trilateral summit with Japan and South Korea
President Joe Biden is using the presidential retreat at Camp David to help with a diplomatic mission -- hosting the first-ever trilateral summit with Japan and South Korea, two countries that are putting aside a fraught history in the face of shared security challenges.
2023-08-18 01:23