(TAIPEI, Taiwan) -- China's foreign ministry condemned a meeting in Los Angeles between Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen and the House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, describing it as "acts of collusion" and vowing to defend its sovereignty. It marks the first time a Taiwanese leader had ever met a house speaker on…
(WASHINGTON) -- Nearly a week after Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia, former Gov. Bill Richardson, an expert on political prisoner negotiations, called the journalist's detention “unacceptable” and spoke about what it may take to free Gershkovich and other Americans detained abroad. “We're working on cases in…
(WASHINGTON) -- First lady Jill Biden will represent the United States next month in London at the coronation of King Charles III -- and while President Joe Biden won't attend, history shows that it's not a snub of the new monarch. Since the nation's founding on independence from the U.K.,…
(LONDON) -- Israeli police officers stormed a mosque in Jerusalem overnight, raising tensions during a high holiday and prompting clashes that continued into Wednesday morning. Video from the scene released by the Israeli Police Force showed officers entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque, where worshipers were celebrating Ramadan, the Muslim holy month.…
(LONDON) -- A Russian prison monitor says he has visited Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in the Moscow jail where he is being held after being seized on spying charges last week. Alexey Melnikov, who heads the Public Oversight Commission, told ABC News he visited Gershkovich in Lefortovo prison…
(TAMPA, Fla.) -- U.S. forces killed an "ISIS senior leader" in a strike in northwest Syria on Monday, according to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). The military identified the leader as Khalid 'Aydd Ahmad Al-Jabouri, who it said was responsible for planning attacks into Europe and Turkey, and developing ISIS's leadership…
(LONDON) -- London City Airport has, on Tuesday, become the first major U.K. airport to drop its 100 milliliter liquid rule, meaning passengers departing from the airport may now carry liquids of up to 2 liters in their hand luggage. Passengers will also no longer have to remove items such…
(LONDON) -- One person is dead and at least 30 people have been “seriously injured” after a passenger train carrying at least 50 people derailed following a collision with construction equipment in the Netherlands. The accident happened near Voorschoten, a village between The Hague and Amsterdam, at approximately 3:30 a.m.…
(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday directly urged Russia to free an American journalist who was detained last week on suspicion of espionage -- which the White House has called "ridiculous." The State Department said Blinken had spoken with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on Sunday. However,…
(ITALY) -- Pope Francis left hospital on Saturday morning after spending three days recovering from bronchitis, according to the Vatican press office. The pope, standing on his feet, answered reporters' questions outside Rome' Gemelli hospital. He then embraced a crying woman and proceeded to bless her. Pope Francis also spoke…
