The US State Department has designated the Ecuadorian gang Chone Killers as a foreign terrorist organization, imposing sanctions on a crime group that Washington accuses of carrying out attacks on civilians and public officials.
From the moment you arrive in Bunia, the capital of Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it's clear these are not normal times. Leaving the airport takes longer due to mandatory health checks. Billboards carrying Ebola prevention messages line the road to the hotel. On the radio, public health programs urge people to protect themselves.
Russian forces launched a major drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv overnight, killing at least eight people, officials said.
The European Union's new digital border check system is causing severe disruption to travel, with passengers facing five-hour queues and departure gates closing with planes only half-full, industry representatives have warned.
In a dramatic, high-tempo clash in the San Francisco Bay Area on Wednesday, a 10-man United States team secured a 2-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina, advancing to the next round of the World Cup and ending a 24-year wait for a knockout-stage win.
Kyiv came under a ballistic missile and drone attack overnight, with at least two people killed and 11 injured after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of an impending “massive” attack by Russia.
Multiple explosions were heard in Kyiv as Russian drones and missiles struck the Ukrainian capital, hitting residential buildings and injuring at least five people, witnesses reported. Several fires were burning across the city.
Medical experts fear the aftermath of Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes could trigger a widening health crisis marked by untreated injuries, infectious diseases, and a healthcare system already on the brink of collapse. The June 24 quakes killed at least 2,295 people and injured more than 11,000, officials said.
Belgium kept their World Cup hopes alive with a dramatic 3-2 extra-time victory over Senegal in the round of 32 in Seattle, coming from two goals down to snatch victory through a 125th-minute penalty by Youri Tielemans.
A federal judge in the United States has blocked proposed restrictions on mail-in voting that were championed by President Donald Trump. On Wednesday in Washington, DC, District Judge Emmet Sullivan sided with the NAACP, a civil rights organization, in its case against the US Postal Service (USPS).
A protest stunt and apparent marriage proposal atop the Empire State Building has led to the arrest of two people in New York City.
The United States Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) in the case Federal Election Commission (FEC) v. NRSC, overturning a federal election law that had been in place for over 50 years. The law limited coordinated spending between political parties and their candidates.