Democrats say the voting rights bill is meant to counter voter suppression efforts, but they lack the votes needed in their own party to change Senate rules and enact the bill unilaterally.

Hundreds of houses were destroyed after two earthquakes struck a mountainous province in western Afghanistan.

Nursultan Nazarbayev, the former president of Kazakhstan, broke his silence on recent protests and dismissed claims of tension within the country's elite.

As Australia recorded its highest number of daily Covid deaths of the pandemic, officials in Victoria announced an emergency declaration for the state's hospital system.

Tonga's communication lines remained severed from international communication days after an underwater volcano erupted and caused tsunami waves to strike the island nation.

Parts of the Southeast received more than nine inches of snow after the storm moved through the region on Sunday, knocking out power for tens of thousands of customers and coating highways with dangerous ice.

Officials said four hostages were safe and a suspect was dead after a day of threats and negotiations at a synagogue in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Mayor Eric Adams of New York City said his administration would continue to push for in-person learning, but would also consider a temporary remote option for students.

Anwar Raslan, a former officer at a Damascus detention center, was convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life in prison.

The House passed a set of voting rights measures in a party-line 220 to 203 vote. In a move aimed at bypassing a Republican filibuster in the Senate, the legislation joined two separate bills already passed by the House with an unrelated measure covering NASA.