A total of 20 recipients were honoured, including two who had investigated the attack on the US Capitol in January 2021.

Human rights panel calls on Venezuelan government to respect civil liberties as beginning of presidential term nears.

Spain received 63,970 people who arrived through irregular routes last year, including 46,843 in the Canary Islands.

Noboa has tussled with Vice President Veronica Abad over questions of insubordination as new general elections approach.

Head of the enclave's police, his deputy and a journalist among those who lost their lives.

Federal law enforcement searched a home in Colorado in connection to the explosion that injured seven on Wednesday.

Kyiv shuts pipelines, but EU imports of Russian liquefied gas by ship hit a record high.

The suspect in the New Orleans New Year attack acted alone but was inspired by ISIL, the FBI said.

Egyptian activist Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi was held due to an Egyptian arrest warrant, a Lebanese official said.

A 500-kilogram metallic object crashed into Mukuku village in Makueni County, Kenya this week.

Washington — A U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday the Federal Communications Commission did not have legal authority to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules.  The decision is a blow to the outgoing Biden administration that had made restoring the open internet rules a priority. President Joe Biden signed a 2021 executive order encouraging the FCC to reinstate the rules.  A three-judge panel of the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the FCC lacked authority to reinstate the rules initially implemented in 2015 by the agency under Democratic former President Barack Obama, but then repealed by the commission in 2017 under Republican former President Donald Trump.  Net-neutrality rules require internet service providers to treat internet data and users equally rather than restricting access, slowing speeds or blocking content for certain users. The rules also forbid special arrangements in which ISPs give improved network speeds or access to favored users.  The court cited the Supreme Court's June decision in a case known as Loper Bright to overturn a 1984 precedent that had given deference to government agencies in interpreting laws they administer, in the latest decision to curb the authority of federal agencies. "Applying Loper Bright means we can end the FCC’s vacillations," the court ruled.  The decision leaves in place state neutrality rules adopted by California and others but may end more than 20 years of efforts to give federal regulators sweeping oversight over the internet.  FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel called on Congress to act after the decision. "Consumers across the country have told us again and again that they want an internet that is fast, open, and fair. With this decision it is clear that Congress now needs to heed their call, take up the charge for net neutrality, and put open internet principles in federal law," Rosenworcel said in a statement.  The FCC voted in April along party lines to reassume regulatory oversight of broadband internet and reinstate open internet rules. Industry groups filed suit and successfully convinced the court to temporarily block the rules as they considered the case.  Incoming FCC Chair Brendan Carr voted against the reinstatement last year. He did not immediately comment on Thursday.  Former FCC Chair Ajit Pai said the court ruling should mean the end of efforts to reinstate the rules, and a focus shift to "what actually matters to American consumers - like improving Internet access and promoting online innovation."  The Trump administration is unlikely to appeal the decision but net-neutrality advocates could seek review by the Supreme Court.  The rules would have given the FCC new tools to crack down on Chinese telecom companies and the ability to monitor internet service outages.  A group representing companies including Amazon.com AMZN.O, Apple AAPL.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O and Meta Platforms META.O had backed the FCC net-neutrality rules, while USTelecom, an industry group whose members include AT&T T.N and Verizon VZ.N, last year called reinstating net neutrality "entirely counterproductive, unnecessary, and an anti-consumer regulatory distraction."

Authorities revealed they now believe suspect Shamsud-Dim Jabbar acted alone in the New Year's attack on Bourbon Street.

The Pakistani government and Afghan Taliban have a long history of working together, but tensions are now on the rise.

All the victims and those rescued were from sub-Saharan African countries, says director of civil protection in Sfax.

At least 63 Palestinians have been killed by widespread Israeli attacks across Gaza, the deadliest day since October.

US technology billionaire says Tommy Robinson, who is serving in 18-month prison sentence, 'should be freed'.

Journalists in Gaza say the Palestinian Authority must reverse decision to ban Al Jazeera in the occupied territory.

Syria’s top diplomat arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday in the first foreign visit for Syria’s new government.

US military veteran from Texas is the suspect in the New Orleans car-ramming attack that killed more than 15 people.

The incoming president wants to punish Panama for failing to appreciate 'the extraordinary generosity' of the US.