Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen said on Wednesday authorities in El Salvador had denied him access to Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man mistakenly deported and being held in a notorious prison in the country.

Judges at the UK Supreme Court have unanimously ruled that a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law.

Israeli troops will remain in the buffer zones they have created in Gaza even after any settlement to end the war, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday, as efforts to revive a ceasefire agreement faltered.

A Pentagon investigation into leaks of classified and sensitive information has expanded to include two more aides to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his deputy, officials said on Wednesday.

California on Wednesday filed a lawsuit seeking to block U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on foreign trading partners, accusing him of abusing his powers and inflicting financial harm on the state and nation.

A former New York City police sergeant was sentenced to 1 – 1/2 years in prison on Wednesday over his 2023 conviction for acting as an illegal Chinese agent.

Trump administration officials could face criminal contempt charges for violating a U.S. federal judge’s order halting deportations of alleged members of a Venezuelan gang who had no chance to challenge their removals, the judge said on Wednesday.

A Peruvian court on Tuesday sentenced ex-President Ollanta Humala to 15 years in prison for receiving illicit campaign funds from a Brazilian construction firm, making him the nation’s latest former leader to head behind bars.

China’s Special Envoy for Climate Change Liu Zhenmin did not mince his words while speaking at the recent Boao Forum for Asia.

At the heart of the Annual Boao Forum for Asia Conference, one session stood out as both timely and critical, it was the one on the Global Free Trade Port Development Forum.

U.S. President Donald Trump administration plans to use ongoing tariff negotiations to pressure U.S. trading partners to limit their dealings with China.

UNICEF has projected that its 2026 budget will shrink by at least 20% compared to 2024, a spokesperson for the U.N. children’s agency said on Tuesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump slashed global humanitarian aid.