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British police on Friday charged Russell Brand with rape and sexual assault following an 18-month investigation sparked when four women alleged they had been assaulted by the controversial comedian.

Six children were among those killed in the strike on the Dnipropetrovsk region city -- the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy -- in what the region's leader Serhii Lysak described as an "assault against civilians."

The quake worsened an already dire crisis with more than 3 million people displaced from their homes and nearly 20 million in need even before it hit.

At least 17 people, some from the same family, were killed after an airstrike hit the southern city of Khan Younis, according to hospital staff.

Russia has effectively rejected a U.S. proposal for a full and immediate 30-day halt in the fighting.

As world markets wallowed in heavy losses Friday, Taiwan's president promised to provide support to industries most vulnerable to the 32% tariffs Trump ordered in his "Liberation Day" reciprocal tariffs announcement.

U.S. markets plunged in the wake of President Trump's announcement of new tariffs. Many stocks had their worst single day since the start of the pandemic in 2020. Leaders around the world denounced the tariffs and experts warned the president's ...

Taiwan has long been the most tense flashpoint between Washington and Beijing. By law, the U.S. is required to help Taiwan defend its democracy. This week, China's People's Liberation Army launched new drills and sent ships around Taiwan. The U.S. .. ...

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was once called the most popular politician on Earth by then-U.S. President Barack Obama. Those times are long gone.

Indian parliament's Lower House has passed a controversial bill moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government to amend laws governing Muslim land endowments.