The Bayreuth Festival will have three female conductors this summer, three years after the podium gender barrier was broken at the annual showcase of Richard Wagner’s operas
The United Nations' top court has started hearings over allegations that Israel's war with Hamas amounts to genocide, which Israel strongly denies
German software giant SAP will pay more than $220 million in fines to resolve U.S. bribery allegations involving payments to foreign government officials
Toward the end of the debate, DeSantis and Haley were asked what they admired about the other
Israeli military operations in Gaza are focused on the southern city of Khan Younis and urban refugee camps in the territory’s center
Marin Alsop will become principal guest conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra next season, succeeding Nathalie Stutzmann
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is back in Tel Aviv for meetings with top Israeli leaders
In his first interview since his assault and harassment conviction last month, actor Jonathan Majors says he hopes to work in Hollywood again
An Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon has killed a senior commander of the militant group Hezbollah
Law enforcement officers in Colorado say an investigation is being conducted into an apparent altercation between U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and her ex-husband Jayson Boebert at a restaurant in Silt, Colorado
The northeast is preparing for a weekend winter storm that threatens to dump a messy mix of snow, rain and ice
Before and after he was exposed as a pedophile, Jeffrey Epstein loved to mingle with the world’s elite
At least six people have been killed in an apparent Israeli airstrike on a home in the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight
Russia says its air defenses downed dozens of Ukrainian drones in occupied Crimea and southern Russia as Kyiv pressed its strategy of targeting the Moscow-annexed peninsula and taking the 22-month war well beyond Ukraine’s borders
Russia’s Defense Ministry says air defenses shot down 10 Ukrainian air-launched missiles over the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula and 10 over the Russian city of Belgorod
Israel’s defense minister has laid out a vision for the next phase of the war in Gaza
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war in the biggest single release of captives since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022
Heavy fighting is raging in central and southern Gaza as fears mount of a regional escalation following a strike in Beirut that killed one of the top Hamas leaders
Iranian officials said that at least 95 people were killed Wednesday after back-to-back explosions at an event commemorating the 2020 slaying of a prominent general by the United States
Russian state news agencies say President Vladimir Putin has praised Russia’s “united society” in his prerecorded New Year’s address to the nation
New Year’s Day arrived to cheers from thousands in New York’s Times Square where a sparkling crystal ball descended to start 2024 with hope for some, even as the world’s ongoing conflicts subdued celebrations and raised security concerns across the globe
Asian shares have dropped after Wall Street started 2024 with a slump, giving back some of its big gains from last year
Israel’s army says several thousand troops will be taken out of Gaza in the coming weeks
Shelling in the center of the Russian border city of Belgorod killed at least 21 people, including three children, local officials have reported
Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit alleging it spied on people who used the “incognito" mode in its Chrome browser — along with similar “private” modes in other browsers — to track their internet use
VW CEO: Chinese automakers should be allowed to avert tariffs by investing in EU
UK investment summit to feature Google, Wayve and Brookfield
Former New York governor and stepson assaulted during evening walk
Heavy strikes shake Beirut as Israel expands Lebanon campaign
Haitian prime minister goes abroad for support after gang massacre
China and North Korea mark 75th anniversary of ties with vows of cooperation
The jobs number surpassed everyone’s expectations. Cue the complaints about the Fed
Dubai’s Emirates airline bans pagers, walkie-talkies after device attacks in Lebanon
Scientists grow mystery tree from 1,000-year-old seed
Vanderbilt takes down No. 1 Alabama 40-35 in historic college football victory
Mets use another October rally to score 5 runs in 8th and top Phillies 6-2 in Game 1 of NLDS
No. 5 Georgia bounces back from loss at Alabama, makes it 8 in a row over Auburn 31-13