General News

Washington (AFP) - Flooding from heavy rains in the southern US state of Texas led to at least 10 deaths, officials reported Friday, with several additional people reported missing. Intense...

Washington (AFP) - A South Carolina man convicted of a 2005 double murder was put to death by lethal injection on Friday, the fourth execution in the United States this...

Washington (AFP) - An Afghan man pleaded guilty on Friday to plotting to carry out an attack on US election day on behalf of the Islamic State (IS) group, the...

New York (AFP) - US rapper Kanye West showed up at a Manhattan federal courthouse Friday to support music mogul Sean Combs, who is on trial for alleged sex trafficking...

Houston (AFP) - Spanish Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo said a tariff pact between the EU and Washington should be "fair and balanced," although both sides remain far from a deal...

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israeli airstrikes on Friday hit dozens of targets across Iran, including nuclear sites, as well as killing several top military commanders and nuclear scientists.  Iran called the...

San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - Scale AI announced a major new investment by Meta late Thursday that values the startup at more than $29 billion and puts its founder...

New York (AFP) - The devastating Air India crash seems certain to embroil Boeing in further rounds of negative headlines at a time when it has shown progress under new...

Tehran (AFP) - Iran called Israel's wave of strikes on Friday a declaration of war, while US President Donald Trump warned Tehran of "even more brutal" attacks if it does...

Paris (AFP) - World leaders urged restraint on Friday after Israel pounded Iran, striking 100 targets including nuclear and military sites, and killing senior figures.  Here is a roundup of...