Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife inside their Virginia home and then killed himself, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said. Their two teenage children were in the house at the time, and one called 911.
April 16, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has no plans to resign over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as U.K. ambassador to Washington, despite Mandelson failing security checks
April 17, 2026
The Tiny Balkan nation of Kosovo says it wants to commit dozens of its security troops to an international force for Gaza because its appreciates what NATO-led peacekeepers have done for its own security since the 1998-99 war with Serbia
April 17, 2026
The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk wants a judge to ban cameras from the courtroom and says live broadcasts of the prosecution are violating his right to a fair trial
April 17, 2026
House approves short-term extension of key surveillance law after dealing GOP leadership pair of floor defeats
April 17, 2026
By Lili Bayer and Feras Dalatey BRUSSELS/DAMASCUS, April 17 - The European Union plans to deepen its engagement with Syria by relaunching formal political contacts and paving the way for closer
April 17, 2026
Firefighters continued extinguishing a blaze at Russia's Black Sea port of Tuapse on Friday, more than 24 hours after Ukrainian drone attacks, local authorities said.
April 17, 2026
People uprooted by the war in Lebanon began returning home on Friday, checking whether their houses were still standing,
April 17, 2026
China's regular military activities around Taiwan are "entirely justified and reasonable" and any tensions are the fault of the government in Taipei, the Chinese defence
April 17, 2026
A fragile calm has settled over parts of Lebanon as a 10-day ceasefire brokered by the United States takes hold between Israel and Hezbollah
April 17, 2026
The House has approved a short-term renewal until April 30 of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies
April 17, 2026
A 10-day ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump and agreed on by Lebanon and Israel appeared to be holding in Lebanon
April 17, 2026
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is starting a two-day visit to Spain where he and his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sánchez will meet with other leaders, mostly of mid-to-small-sized countries, who are concerned with the fate of the democratic order and the rise of the populist far right
April 17, 2026
Thousands of people have turned out to see Pope Leo XIV in Cameroon
April 17, 2026
Thousands of people were crowding into a stadium in Douala, Cameroon's largest city and economic hub, for a Mass with Pope Leo
April 17, 2026
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April 17, 2026
Oil prices fell on Friday as possible further talks between the U.S. and Iran at the weekend and a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel raised
April 17, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer came under renewed pressure to resign on Friday despite sacking a senior official
April 17, 2026
How the first American pope is reclaiming Christian values from the Trump administration
April 17, 2026
NATO member Estonia has no doubt that the United States would help defend it if Russia attacks, its defence minister told Reuters, while warning that
April 17, 2026
Romania's broad ruling coalition of four pro-European Union parties has no choice but to continue to govern, President Nicusor Dan said, even if its biggest party will
April 17, 2026
Spain's Pedro Sanchez and Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will spearhead gatherings of the global left in Barcelona on Friday and
April 17, 2026
The U.S.
April 17, 2026
World stocks held near record highs on Friday and were set for their third straight week of gains, while benchmark oil prices
April 17, 2026
Cameras in courtrooms stir debate from baby Lindbergh kidnapping to OJ and Charlie Kirk's killing
House approves short-term extension of key surveillance law after dealing GOP leadership pair of floor defeats
French trio's planned $24 billion telecoms deal to test EU resolve
Kosovo to approve troop contribution for Gaza force
Rohingya sea crossings hit record death toll in 2025, UNHCR says
Bulgaria's pro-Russian former president is seen as strong front-runner in Sunday's election