The State Department revealed Wednesday that the shooter accused of opening fire on the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon earlier today was wearing what “appeared to be an ISIS insignia.” Spokesman Matthew Miller said “one member of the embassy’s local guard force was seriously injured” and the gunman has been arrested following…

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the leader of the United Arab Emirates, met with Sirajuddin Haqqani, an official in the Taliban government wanted by the United States on an up-to $10 million bounty.The meeting underscores the growing international divide on how to deal with the Taliban. The West doesn’t…

The U.S. has conducted a precision-guided bombing drill with South Korea using a B-1B bomber over the Korean Peninsula.Tensions have escalated due to North Korea’s recent actions, including launching balloons filled with trash toward South Korea.The drill involved advanced U.S. and South Korean fighter jets, aiming to demonstrate the commitment…

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has urged Chinese authorities to protect the cultural rights of minority Muslim Uyghurs amid accusations that China has sent more than a million Uyghurs to prisons and detention camps and committed other human rights violations.Turkey has cultural and ethnic ties to the Uyghurs and many…

Japan’s birth rate hit a record low for the eighth consecutive year in 2023, with a fertility rate of 1.2 and 5.6% fewer births than the previous year.The declining birth rate displays Japan’s ongoing challenges of an aging and shrinking population, posing economic and security concerns.Marriages also decreased by 6%,…

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visited Albania to thank its government for hosting asylum-seekers while Italy processes their claims.Meloni denied that her visit was a campaign stop for the upcoming European Parliament election and criticized opposition claims.Last November, Meloni and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama signed a five-year deal for Albania…

Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the work of a special commission in Poland to investigate Russian and Belarusian influence has started.The commission, described as non-partisan, aims to safeguard national security amid regional security concerns.Established by Tusk’s order in May, the commission will scrutinize Russian and Belarusian influence from 2004 to…

South African Cabinet Minister Zizi Kodwa, a senior member of the African National Congress, was arrested and appeared in court over bribery allegations.He faces charges of accepting bribes totaling around $90,000, according to police.Kodwa, 54, is part of the ANC’s National Working Committee.A South African Cabinet minister who is a…

Four police officers in the Philippine capital region were arrested for kidnapping four foreign tourists for ransom.Two officers on motorcycles allegedly stopped a luxury car carrying four people while armed civilians dragged the tourists into a van.Two of the tourists managed to escape and notified authorities, leading to the arrest…

Five military horses performing routine exercises near Buckingham Palace in London on April 24 became spooked by noise from a nearby construction site and galloped loose through the city streets, crashing into vehicles and causing chaos during the morning rush hour.All the horses are now recovering. Three have returned to…