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A Cambodian appeals court has upheld the treason conviction and 27-year prison sentence for opposition leader Kem Sokha

12:45 AM on Thursday, April 30

A government inquiry into a rise in antisemitism across Australia before two gunmen believed to be inspired by the Islamic State group allegedly killed 15 people at a Sydney Jewish festival in December has recommended that authorities prioritize gun reform

12:02 AM on Thursday, April 30

Black members of Congress are bracing for a crippling shake-up of their ranks after a Supreme Court ruling gutted a key section of the Voting Rights Act that had protected minority communities in political redistricting and helped boost their representation

11:42 PM on Wednesday, April 29

10:45 PM on Wednesday, April 29

The head of the organization overseeing a treaty banning nuclear testing is warning that if the United States, Russia or any other nation goes ahead with a test, other nations will follow

7:38 PM on Wednesday, April 29

President Donald Trump is leveling a new threat against NATO ally Germany by suggesting he could soon reduce the U.S. military presence there

6:49 PM on Wednesday, April 29

Brazil’s Senate dealt a political blow to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday by rejecting his appointee to the Supreme Court, the first in more than 130 years

4:20 PM on Wednesday, April 29

The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority has handed Republicans their biggest victory yet in the battle to control the House of Representatives and statehouses across the country

3:48 PM on Wednesday, April 29

The Republican-controlled House gave approval to a three-year extension of a key U.S. surveillance program after weeks of infighting

3:22 PM on Wednesday, April 29

The U.S. government has charged the governor of Mexico's Sinaloa state and nine other current and former Mexican officials with drug trafficking and weapons offenses in a federal indictment

10:11 AM on Wednesday, April 29

The Supreme Court has weakened a landmark Civil Rights-era law that has increased minority representation in Congress and elsewhere

7:28 AM on Wednesday, April 29

A Philippine congressional committee has found probable cause to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte

12:25 AM on Wednesday, April 29

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced withering questioning in his first appearance before Congress since the Trump administration went to war against Iran

12:14 AM on Wednesday, April 29

King Charles III and Queen Camilla have begun their trip to New York City with a visit to the National 9/11 Memorial, honoring victims of the 2001 attacks

12:05 AM on Wednesday, April 29

Jerome Powell plans to remain on the board of the Federal Reserve after his term as chair ends next month “for an undetermined period of time,” saying the “unprecedented” legal attacks by the Trump administration have put the independence of the nation’s central bank at risk

12:02 AM on Wednesday, April 29

The House has taken a crucial step toward funding the Department of Homeland Security

11:30 AM on Monday, April 13