The U.S. military’s success helping Israel stop a massive wave of Iranian missiles and drones last weekend might suggest Washington is well prepared militarily for whatever comes next as Iran and Israel move from shadow warfare to direct confrontation.But current and former U.S. officials say U.S....

   A man set himself on fire on Friday outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial was taking place as jury selection wrapped up, but officials said he did not appear to have been targeting Trump.The man burned for several minutes in full view of television cameras...

   The U.S. House of Representatives advanced a billion legislative package on Friday providing aid to Ukraine, Israel and the Indo Pacific in a broad bipartisan vote, overcoming hardline Republican opposition that had held it up for months.Friday’s procedural vote, which passed with more...

   Ukraine shot down a Russian strategic bomber on Friday after the warplane took part in a long range airstrike that killed eight people including two children in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, Kyiv said.Missiles rained down on the city of Dnipro and the surrounding region in the early hours,...

   Workers at Volkswagen’s VOWG p.DE Tennessee plant have voted to join the United Auto Workers, in a seismic victory for the union as it drives beyond its Detroit base into the U.S. South and West.A majority of eligible workers cast ballots in favor of the union, with the final tally on Friday at ...

   Some , people in a Sudanese city are in extreme and immediate danger as worsening violence advances and threatens to unleash bloody intercommunal strife throughout Darfur, top U.N. officials warned the Security Council on Friday.War erupted in Sudan one year ago between the Sudanese army ...

   Alphabet Inc’s Google GOOGL.O on Friday said it will roll back requirements that U.S. suppliers and staffing firms pay their employees at least an hour and provide health insurance and other benefits, a move that could allow the tech giant to avoid bargaining with unions.The elimination of...

   Armenia has agreed to return several villages to Azerbaijan in what both sides said on Friday was an important milestone as they edge towards a peace deal after fighting two wars since the collapse of the Soviet Union.Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesperson Aykhan Hajizada posted on X that...