The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans "the gravest crime against humanity" and calling for reparations.

Britain's armed forces and law enforcement have been authorized to board sanctioned vessels of Russia's so-called shadow fleet, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Wednesday.

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is due in court as he seeks to have his drug trafficking indictment thrown out over a geopolitical dispute over legal fees

At least 24 people died after a passenger bus carrying around ​40 passengers plunged into the Padma ‌River while attempting to board a ferry in Bangladesh, officials said on Thursday.

President Donald Trump's White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief the media around 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, more than three weeks into the war with Iran, as Congress continues to debate a stalled funding package for DHS and the president's voter ID legislation.

Matt Brittin, the former president of Google in Europe, will become the new director general. Among the items on his to-do list: handling a lawsuit from President Trump.

Denmark will start talks to form a ruling coalition with caretaker Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen moving closer to securing a third term in office after winning backing from other party leaders to lead the negotiations.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday the Air Canada CEO’s English-only message of condolence after Sunday’s deadly crash in New York showed a lack of compassion and judgement. Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau is being summoned to testify at Parliament’s official languages committee after he shared a four-minute