The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed George Glass, a former investment banker and diplomat known for criticizing China, as ambassador to Japan, one of several U.S. allies that has asked President ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson found himself in a familiar jam on Tuesday: Conservative Republican holdouts are stalling action on President Donald Trump's "big” bill of tax breaks and spending reductions ...

President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday moved to reinstate at least six recently canceled U.S. foreign aid programs for emergency food assistance, six sources familiar with the matter told ...

A catastrophic roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic's capital left at least 66 people dead, including a popular singer, a provincial governor, and former Major League Baseball ...

A U.S. federal judge ordered the White House on Tuesday to restore the Associated Press's access to President Donald Trump's official events, saying it had no right to bar media for their "viewpoints.

French MPs have criticised "endemic" abuse in the entertainment sector after a months-long inquiry into sexual violence that saw stars and other actors reveal instances of bullying and assault. The ...

Police in Fukuoka City have arrested a 55-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of indecent assault after he forcibly kissed a junior high school girl at a shopping center. The incident occurred at ...

Police in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, have arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of fatally assaulting his 21-year-old flatmate. According to police, Jo Saito, a company employee, is accused of ...

A U.S. political science scholar accused by the Thai military of insulting the Southeast Asian nation’s monarchy — an offense punishable by up to 15 years in prison — was jailed on Tuesday pending ...

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and two Russian crewmates arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday on board a Russian spacecraft. A Soyuz booster rocket lifted off as scheduled from the ...

A passenger bus flipped on its side in southeastern Brazil in the early hours of Tuesday, killing 11 people, including two children, local authorities said. Around 50 passengers were on the bus ...

Prince Harry made a rare public appearance in Britain on Tuesday at London's Royal Courts of Justice to fight the government over changes made to his security after he stepped down from royal duties, ...