A local NBC News helicopter crashed in a Los Angeles neighbourhood on Tuesday and burst into flames, killing at least three people while reporters were covering the nearby crash of an SUV and a city bus, officials and the station said.

A European Union-backed court on Wednesday convicted former Kosovo president Hashim Thaçi of four counts of war crimes committed during his country's war for independence from Serbia and sentenced him to 25 years in prison.

Countries including Syria, France and Guatemala have seen blockades, marches or other protests due to rising fuel prices caused by conflict in the Middle East.

Fencing went up Wednesday around the main Kennedy Center building, a day after the Trump-aligned board voted to close most of the performing arts centre for repairs.

While running for the U.S. presidency in 2024, Donald Trump promised to do almost anything to benefit the oil industry. His slogan: "Drill, baby, drill." But his bold actions since retaking office have in many ways had the opposite effect.

U.S. Representative Gregory Meeks, the top Democrat on the House of ‌Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, said on Wednesday he would ​not support the ​sale of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel over concerns ​the munitions would not be used in ‌accordance with international law.

Four years after the death of a young woman whose name became synonymous with the fight for women's rights and freedom in Iran, Amnesty International says the resulting government crackdown was a systemic campaign whose perpetrators continue to evade accountability.

Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned over concerns that artificial intelligence could cause human extinction within the next decade — and a slew of warnings have followed. Andrew Chang explains the spectrum of potential dangers posed by the 'intelligence explosion' worrying AI industry employees and experts. (Photo credits: The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images)

There was a clear lack of diversity among the winners during Monday night's Emmy Awards broadcast. Actors of colour were entirely shut out of the major acting categories, with all 10 broadcasted awards going to white performers.

Scientists have long discussed whether and which dinosaurs were warm-blooded. Now, researchers say they have used chemistry to take the temperature of two T. rexes. Here's what they found.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Canada is 'not looking to be a member of the European Union.' But if we did want to join the EU, is that even possible? Here are the facts.

Russian drones struck a passenger bus and a train in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, killing five people, Ukrainian officials said, as Moscow pressed on with strikes on transport links and infrastructure. Russian President Vladimir Putin framed participation in an upcoming parliamentary election as a barometer of support for Russia's war in Ukraine and urged Russians to vote.

Saudi warplanes pounded Yemen, the Houthis said on Wednesday, as the Iran-backed fighters solidified their gains after a lightning advance that has extended Tehran's reach in the Middle East war and further disrupted global oil supplies.

The U.S. may be trade-warring with Canada but it's deepening its military ties with an ally Down Under. Australia's government says that in China, it's facing "the biggest conventional military buildup by any country in the world since the Second World War," and it wants America's help.

A building housing half a dozen families gave out in Gaza City overnight into Wednesday, killing at least 21 people as they slept and leaving rescuers digging through rubble for dozens more who had been sheltering inside.

A long-serving Republican senator from a border state is warning Prime Minister Mark Carney against strengthening Canada's economic and political ties to the European Union.

The documentary film NAZA is stirring outrage in Israel, prompting many to defend their military's actions in Gaza against accusations it approves strikes regardless of harm to Palestinian civilians, while the filmmakers question why critical reflection is being stonewalled.