US defense chief denies genocide committed in Gaza
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on President Joe Biden’s budget request for the Department of Defense in Washington on April 9, 2024.
Iran frees 4 conservationists convicted of espionage
FILE – The entrance sign of Evin prison is seen in Tehran, Iran, Oct. 17, 2022. As part of an Eid al-Fitr amnesty, Iranian authorities freed more than 2,000 prisoners, among them four conservationists who had been imprisoned for five years.
Governor, Congress members to meet over support for rebuilding bridge
The collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge continues to block the main shipping channel in the port at Baltimore, Maryland, April 5, 2024.
Arizona can enforce an 1864 law criminalizing nearly all abortions, court says
FILE – Arizona Supreme Court Justices listen to oral arguments on April 20, 2021, in Phoenix. The court ruled on April 9, 2024, that the state can enforce its long-dormant law criminalizing all abortions except when a mother’s life is at stake.
Biden-Kishida summit aims for deeper, more regionally integrated US-Japan security ties
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, center left, and his wife, Yuko Kishida, center right, participate in an arrival ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, April 8, 2024.
Experts fear Cambodian cybercrime law could aid crackdown
FILE – People walk while using their mobile phones in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Feb. 18, 2021. The Cambodian government is pushing a controversial internet law the experts say could be used to restrict freedom of speech. Authorities hope to enact a cybercrime law by the end of 2024.
Saudi Arabia says Eid al-Fitr holiday to start Wednesday
FILE – Saudi men look to spot the first crescent of the moon marking the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Hautat Sudair, Saudi Arabia, March 10, 2024. The kingdom announced that Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, will begin on Wednesday.
Spain to scrap ‘golden visas’ granting non-EU property buyers residency
FILE – A row of houses are under construction in Ronda, Spain, Feb. 5, 2024. The Spanish government said on April 8, 2024, it will scrap “golden visas” that allow people from outside the EU to obtain residency permits by investing in real estate.
Biden, Trump hold different views on key foreign policy issues
In this combination of photos, President Joe Biden, left, speaks on Aug. 10, 2023, in Salt Lake City, and former President Donald Trump speaks on June 13, 2023, in Bedminster, New Jersey.
UN officials in Zambia to assess worst drought in 20 years
A family walks home after collecting food from a distribution organized by the World Food Program and World Vision in Simumbwe, Zambia, Jan. 22, 2020. Four years later, the country is experiencing a severe drought threatening national food security.