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War crimes and crimes against humanity have been committed in Libya since 2016, according to a United Nations (UN) investigation. Investigators also say alleged crimes were committed against civilians as well as migrants.

A major union representing Hollywood film and TV productions is staging a nationwide strike for better pay and working conditions.

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Director of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee Yang Jiechi, will hold talks in Switzerland this week, The South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday.

Mark Zuckerberg’s personal wealth has downed by almost $ 7 billion as Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram services across the world were disrupted for hours on Monday. Now he is the fifth richest person in the world.

Harold Koh a senior legal adviser to the US State Department is leaving his post over immigration policy of the Biden administration. He has been a critical of Biden over ‘exercising a Donald Trump-era policy’ to expel migrants from the borders. It comes after the resignation of Daniel Foote, the United States special envoy for Haiti over ‘inhumane’ deportations of Haitians.

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said Riyadh is conducting a “dialogue” with Washington regarding the war in Yemen. He says Riyadh is seeking to end the Yemen war.

Tens of thousands of Brazilians flooded into the streets of the large cities in the country on Saturday to demand President Jair Bolsonaro’s impeachment. The Brazilian leader’s popularity has hit the lowest point of his time in office, according to a new poll.

At least 700,000 Americans have died from coronavirus in the U.S. – more than any country across the globe – according to a Reuters tally.

A data review of nearly four decades in the US shows thousands of fatal U.S. police encounters have been misclassified or unreported, a new study reveals.

Majority of Muslims living in the United States have faced Islamophobia at least once in their life, according to a study by the University of California, Berkeley.

Americans' confidence in President Joe Biden’s capability to handle several important issues in the United States, including the coronavirus pandemic and economy, is falling, a new poll shows.

The US House and Senate passed a funding measure on Thursday to avert government shutdown. And hours before the midnight deadline, President Joe Biden signed the stopgap bill.

Almost 77 percent of Venezuelans are now living in extreme poverty, according to a new study. Caracas has blamed Washington for keeping up its harsh sanctions against the Latin American nation which has been in political and economic turmoil.

General Mark Milley, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, has warned of a “real possibility” that al-Qaeda or Daesh could rebuild in Afghanistan as early as spring 2022 in the wake of the U.S. military withdrawal.

At least 116 inmates have been killed, some beheaded, and dozens wounded in a gang battle at one of Ecuador’s largest prisons. The deadly riot involved gunfire, knives and explosions.

A request from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly was snubbed by the White House, according to U.S. and Palestinian sources.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley on Wednesday pinned the blame on the US State Department for the last-minute evacuation of Americans and their allies from Afghanistan.

US President Joe Biden is facing distrust among majority of Americans on providing accurate coronavirus information, a new survey finds. The U.S. tops the list of the COVID-hit nations with more than 43 million cases and 693k deaths.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, in reply to a question about Beijing’s oil purchase from Tehran, said China’s trade with Iran is conducted within international law. Beijing also called for removing all sanctions against Tehran.

The rate of murders in the U.S. surged by nearly 30 percent last year compared to 2019, according to the FBI. It’s the largest single-year jump in almost six decades

Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi warned that the security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States is “very tricky” so long as nuclear inspection is concerned. He was referring to the fact that Australia does not have nuclear weapons but is getting a nuclear submarine.

Top US military officers say they had recommended keeping 2,500 American troops in Afghanistan, contradicting remarks by Joe Biden that no one warned him not to pull out all forces from the war-torn country.

US President Joe Biden is losing ground with the public as his nine-month-old presidency is facing several challenges at home and abroad. The commander-in-chief's job approval rating has dropped to 47% in another poll.

Former US President Donald Trump has strongly blasted the administration of Joe Biden over “two national crises, Afghanistan withdrawal and migrant crisis”. Trump says the United States is "a Nation humiliated like never before” and "is being destroyed".

Several high-ranking officials within the CIA and the administration of former US President Donald Trump had plotted to kidnap or kill WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a new report reveals.