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It was the latest move by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government, dominated by settler leaders and allies, to promote settlement activity in the territory

China is the biggest buyer of Russian oil and gas, which pumps billions of dollars into Putin’s treasury and helps the Kremlin resist Western sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine

The state House voted to prohibit enforcement in Minnesota of laws, subpoenas, judgements or extradition requests from other states against people who get, perform or assist with abortions

She added that additional rescue arrangements ‘could be warranted’ if any new failures at smaller institutions pose a risk to financial stability

The case was one of many alleged human rights abuses that had soured relations between Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and President Joe Biden

Trump loyalists are being tested as the former president prepares for the unprecedented possibility that he may soon face criminal charges for his part in a hush money scheme

A two-week strike by Paris garbage collectors is taking a toll on the renowned aesthetics of the French capital

A handful of red-state Democrats were instrumental in helping Republicans secure a rollback of banking regulations sought by then-President Donald Trump in 2018

Here’s a look at the hush-money probe, grand jury process and possible ramifications for his presidential campaign:

Gov. Mark Gordon allowed the bill to become law, but he also said that it “is overly draconian, is discriminatory without attention to individual circumstances or mitigating factors, and pays little attention to fundamental principles of equality”

The WTA’s first director of safeguarding, Lindsay Brandon, is leading an increased effort to protect female athletes

Springsteen, who has sold around 140 million albums, is among a dozen individuals and groups that the President has chosen to honor with arts medals during a White House ceremony

Many steps in recent decades to help the Pacific Northwest’s killer whales, which have long suffered from starvation, pollution and getting captured for display in marine parks. But today only 73 remain, just two more than in 1971

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said those responsible for the atrocities must be held accountable

Montreal’s mayor vowed Monday to tighten regulation of the rental platform after a fire swept through a building that included Airbnb units in a historic city section where they are banned

The legislation directs the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to declassify intelligence related to China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology

Organizers are planning to install a water-cooling system under the Athletes Village like the one that has helped the Louvre Museum cope with the sweltering heat that broke records last year

Authorities alleged Oath Keepers prepared for weeks leading up to the attack, attended training sessions and recruited others to come to Washington

It’s not clear when prosecutors might wrap up their work, but law enforcement in New York has been making physical preparations for any unrest surrounding a possible indictment

Carliz De La Cruz Hernández claimed in a lawsuit filed in a Puerto Rico court that her voice and the phrase ‘Bad Bunny, baby,’ are being used without her permission

Firing squads will be used only if the state cannot obtain the drugs needed for lethal injections

The Biden administration says additional spending would improve kids’ lives, increase quality of early childhood schooling and enable more women to hold jobs

Officials said the money will be distributed among 343 plaintiffs in connection with police actions against protesters in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death

A conference in London raised $4.9 million to support the ICC in its investigations into alleged war crimes in Ukraine and its work to hold Russia to account

The incident occurred early in the morning on a high school campus in the suburb of Arlington, according to police and school district officials

‘American Masters: Dr. Tony Fauci’ offers a portrait of an unlikely lightning rod: a government infectious disease scientist who advised seven presidents

The former president’s lawyers are asking a state court to throw out the grand jury’s report and all testimony from the inquiry