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Marilyn Nieves/iStock(NEW YORK) — Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou is scheduled to return to Canadian court for a procedural hearing on U.S. criminal charges on Wednesday amid increasing tension between Beijing and Washington. U.S. prosecutors […]

Pool via ABC News(LONDON) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, described parenthood as “magic” as the first-time mom and her husband, Prince Harry, debuted their newborn son to the world Wednesday at Windsor Castle. “It’s […]

U.S. Navy photograph by Brian Suriani(NEW YORK) — The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort will soon be headed to the Caribbean, Central America and South America to assist Venezuelan refugees. Acting Defense Secretary Pat […]

Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a list-minute trip to Iraq amid reported threats to U.S. personnel in the country from neighboring Iran and heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran. The […]

Lokman Ilhan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(NEW YORK) —  One week after opposition protests sought to spur top Venezuelan leaders to abandon Nicolas Maduro, the country’s embattled socialist president, the U.S. is stepping in again to try to […]

Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(MOSCOW) — Investigators examining the fiery crash landing of a Russian passenger at a Moscow airport reportedly are increasingly focused on pilot error as the primary cause of the accident that killed […]

Ben Stansall – WPA Pool / Getty Images(LONDON) — Prince William, a father of three children ages 5 and under, gave a realistic welcome to parenting to his younger brother, Prince Harry, who became a […]

Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Hours before he was expected to arrive, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo canceled a visit to Germany to travel elsewhere because of “pressing issues,” his spokesperson said. It’s unclear where the […]

tunart/iStock(LONDON) — A new policy document issued by the Netherlands tourism board outlines plans to curb foreign visitors to the country, as new research suggests tourist numbers may increase by 50% over the next decade. […]

Jack Taylor/Getty Images(LONDON) — The actress Pamela Anderson told reporters Tuesday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange “deserves our support” after visiting him at the London prison where he is jailed for breaching bail conditions. Assange […]

STEVE PARSONS/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who welcomed a son Monday, are now new parents facing the same question many new parents face: How much maternity leave […]

sharrocks/iStock(NEW YORK) — Two Reuters journalists imprisoned in Myanmar for more than a year were freed Tuesday. Wa Lone, 33, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29, were convicted last year of breaking Myanmar’s Official Secrets Act […]

Xinhua/Sergei via Getty Images(MOSCOW) — Russian investigators examining the fiery crash landing of a passenger plane at a Moscow airport that killed 41 people, said on Monday they were focused on pilot error, failings among […]

Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage(LONDON) —  Prince Harry and Meghan have welcomed a baby boy. “I’m just over the moon,” Harry said in announcing the birth of his first child. The newborn weighed 7 pounds and 3 […]

Xinhua/Sergei via Getty Images(MOSCOW) — Russian investigators said they’ve located and sent for analysis the data and voice recorders from the passenger jet that crash-landed on a Moscow runway Sunday. Authorities are examining three likely […]

US Navy(WASHINGTON) — Two U.S. guided missile destroyers sailed near disputed islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Monday, the U.S. Navy said in a statement. The operation comes amid heightened tensions […]

iStock/pigphoto(WASHINGTON) — The United States is deploying an aircraft carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the Middle East on short notice in response to “clear indications” Iran and Iranian proxies were planning […]

Norenko Mikhali/Twitter(MOSCOW) — At least 13 people were killed Sunday when a Russian passenger airliner was forced to make an emergency landing while on fire at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport, turning into a fiery ball as […]

Norenko Mikhali/Twitter(MOSCOW) — A Russian passenger airliner was forced to make an emergency landing while on fire at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on Sunday, turning into a fireball on the runway. Russia’s Investigative Committee, the equivalent […]

ABC News(CARACAS, Venezuela) — Amid political unrest in Venezuela, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that President Nicolas Maduro is “ruling for the moment,” but cannot be part of the country’s future, adding that […]