The passage of the funding bill came hours before a shutdown, with Democrats under fierce pressure to oppose the measure.

The new allegations include that the rapper forced an employee into sex acts - something his lawyers deny.

The new allegations include that the rapper forced an employee into sex acts - something his lawyers deny.

The BBC asks people in Kyiv whether a ceasefire deal could be a step towards ending war with Russia.

The pair are due to begin their long delayed journey back to Earth two days after the new crew arrive.

The pair are due to begin their long delayed journey back to Earth two days after the new crew arrive.

The spacecraft will arrive at the International Space Station this weekend and is meant to return Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams home.

Residents allege terror and rape by retreating RSF fighters as the army makes gains in the capital.

Sam Jones says she was trying to get the wombat safely off the road, and the video was not staged for social media.

Sam Jones says she was trying to get the wombat safely off the road, and the video was not staged for social media.

Trump wants a fast end to the fighting, but Putin wants a "painstaking" discussion about details.

Witnesses share their exhausting and terrifying escape after a plane forced to make an emergency landing caught fire.

This week in the White House, the US president escalated his global trade war and tried to broker peace in Ukraine.

Germany's conservative leader clinches an major financial agreement ahead of a crunch vote in parliament.

Germany's conservative leader clinches an major financial agreement ahead of a crunch vote in parliament.

In an unusual show of unity, party leaders say they "cannot accept the repeated statements about the annexation of Greenland."

In an unusual show of unity, party leaders say they "cannot accept the repeated statements about the annexation of Greenland."

Iranian officials are encouraging people to report women who refuse to obey the Islamic republic's dress code, according to a UN report.

Iranian officials are encouraging people to report women who refuse to obey the Islamic republic's dress code, according to a UN report.

US envoy Steve Witkoff met Putin in Moscow on Thursday where they discussed the peace process.