The death of a British woman from Novichok was the result of a botched assassination attempt on a former Russian spy, an official report said on Thursday.

The health secretary has walled himself off from government scientists and empowered fellow activists to pursue his vaccine agenda.

President William Ruto faces pressure after a Times investigation showed that his government downplayed or ignored the mistreatment of women working in Saudi Arabia.

Gov. Kathy Hochul received nearly $250,000 for her re-election campaign from donors eager to have her sign a bill that would regulate the A.I. field in New York.

The lawsuit said the Defense Department’s new set of rules for journalists “violates the Constitution’s guarantees of due process, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.”

Officials estimate the damage runs into billions of dollars, a headache for the island nation just recovering from an economic crash.

The Trump administration, which crippled Russia’s oil sales to India with sanctions, will be watching Mr. Putin’s talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Israel launched a military strike after it said Hamas militants attacked its soldiers, the latest clashes in the two months since a truce was signed.

About half of people covered under the Affordable Care Act say that if their health costs spike, it will have a “major impact” on how they vote in the 2026 midterm elections, a survey found.

The Israeli government authorized 22 settlements in May, the largest expansion in decades, and Palestinian families are now being forced from their homes.

We explain how Afghan refugees in America are experiencing the fallout from a D.C. shooting.

A warning over shredded cheese is the latest of hundreds in the U.S. food system. Understanding recalls can help shoppers determine what’s truly dangerous.

The government presents its migrant policy as a welcoming alternative to U.S. crackdowns. But activists say those arriving on boats from Africa are excluded from that embrace.

Having “real estate deal guys” as America’s negotiators on the war in Ukraine is a liability, not an advantage. You want a statesman.

Shop owners say the thieves who took 990 pounds of snails must have been escargot cognoscenti.

Bipartisan congressional oversight is underway, but for now is focusing on narrow details about one missile instead of broader legal issues.

As President Emmanuel Macron of France visited China, its leader, Xi Jinping, said his country would play a constructive role in ending the fighting.

She says Taiwan must embrace its Chinese heritage to avoid war. Her critics say she wants to steer the island into Beijing’s orbit.

He put fellow New Jerseyans at the center of his work, and a critic praised the “mysterious emotional tensions” in his pictures of ordinary people.

The president has sent federal agents to Democratic-led cities in several states, prompting lawsuits and stirring anger among local leaders.