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A small police plane crashed into the sea near a popular beach town in Thailand, killing all six people on board, officials said Friday.

India and Pakistan have intensified their hostilities over the hotly contested Kashmir region following a massacre of 26 mostly Indian tourists, which New Delhi linked to Pakistan

After cycling all the way to France, Serbia’s protesting students have embarked on a new endeavor — a 1,200-mile run to Brussels aimed at drawing European Union attention to their months-long struggle against corruption and for the rule of law in the B...

A Navy guided-missile destroyer sailed through the Taiwan Strait this week for the first time since the U.S.-China trade war erupted, and the warship was shadowed by Chinese military forces.

US prosecutors have accused a man of concealing his role in the Rwandan genocide to move to the United States and attempt to become a citizen, they said Thursday.Faustin Nsabumukunzi, 65, allegedly had a leadership role whereby he oversaw killings of Tutsi civilians in the 1994 genocide in which the United Nations said some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were murdered."As alleged in the indictment, Nsabumukunzi used his leadership position to oversee the violence and killings of Tutsis in his local area and directed groups of armed Hutus to kill Tutsis," federal prosecutors said in a statement Thursday, following the unsealing of an indictment issued Tuesday. "He is alleged to have set up roadblocks during the genocide to detain and kill Tutsis and to have participated in killings. According to court filings, Nsabumukunzi was subsequently convicted in absentia by a Rwandan court for genocide."He is charged with immigration fraud for neglecting to mention his alleged roles in the bloodshed on his application for permanent residency and his subsequent citizenship paperwork.Nsabumukunzi, who entered a not guilty plea and was released on $250,000 bail according to a court source, faces up to 30 years imprisonment if convicted.His bond was put up by a private equity executive on Long Island who employed Nsabumukunzi as a gardener, the source added.Nsabumukunzi was profiled in a 2006 article by The New York Times which highlighted his plight moving between refugee camps for a decade before seeking political asylum with his family in 2004.It also highlighted his experiences as a beekeeper and how he came into contact with a honey producer in the exclusive Hamptons community on Long Island, New York.The article reports that he lost 200 relatives to the violence that devastated the African nation."The depraved conduct of which the defendant is accused represent the worst of humanity," said acting special agent in charge Darren McCormack.

State’s nominal GDP reaches $4.1tn, edging out Japan’s $4.02tn, ranking it behind the US, China and GermanyCalifornia’s economy has surpassed Japan’s, making the Golden state the fourth largest economy in the world, Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday.The state’s nominal GDP reached $4.1tn, according to data from the International Monetary Fund and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, edging out Japan’s $4.02tn nominal GDP. California now ranks behind the US at $29.18tn, China at $18.74tn and Germany at $4.65tn. Continue reading...

Former NATO commander James Stavridis claimed Russia's devastating attack on Kyiv was a "message" to President Donald Trump, who claimed on Thursday he was putting pressure on Vladimir Putin. At an Oval Office news conference with Norway's prime minister, Trump said his U.S.-brokered peace deal would give Crimea and 20 percent of Ukraine over to Russia, but said he was stopping Putin from "taking the whole country" as a concession.At least 12 people were killed and 90 were injured early Thursday, in one of the deadliest attacks on Ukraine's capital in nearly a year, according to The New York Times. Trump put out a TruthSocial post shortly afterward saying, "Vladimir, STOP!” and calling the strikes, “Not necessary, and very bad timing." ALSO READ: 'We know where this leads': How Trump’s crackdown puts Jewish people in peril Admiral Stavridis told CNN's Boris Sanchez, "I hate to say it, but it looks to me like a signal to the White House that, 'You're not calling my shots for me.' And it really...feels like kind of thumbing your nose at President Trump. And I think that's why President Trump, quite correctly, indicated that he's not happy, he's angry, he's contemplating action." Stavridis continued, "What I took away from his body language and discussion is that the administration will look at further sanctions, would look at perhaps sending more armaments to Ukraine — I certainly hope that's the case, because at the moment, Vladimir Putin is playing rope-a-dope, and this most recent volley of strikes right in the middle of the Trump team trying to get to a negotiation, looks extremely disrespectful to the president." Trump was roundly criticized Thursday afternoon, with at least one pundit calling Trump's social media post "laughable."Republican commentator Ana Navarro told CNN she didn't think Putin felt "threatened at all" by Trump's "mild" post, while on MSNBC, American diplomat Ned Price called Trump's Oval Office comments about the Russia-Ukraine situation, "a lot of bluster and a lot of lies." Watch the clip below via CNN.

A business reporter warned that Americans are a few weeks away from seeing empty shelves in stores due to President Donald Trump's ongoing trade war with China. Christine Romans, senior business correspondent for NBC News, provided an update on the market's response to Trump's shift in language with China. "The thing here is that the tone is the only thing that has changed," Romans explained, saying that the news is focusing on the "words" and "attitude" of the president changing. "There's not actual concrete details to be reacting to," she said. "So, the market is responding to a tone shift from the president, where just a week or so ago, he was saying, 'If you don't want to tariff, make it in America.' It's my way or the highway. And now he's saying, well, no, it's not going to be 150%. So, the market is up today. It was up yesterday."ALSO READ: 'We’ve made a mistake': Trump’s trade war sends GOP into frenzyShe explained that Trump's "Liberation Day" press conference at the beginning of April happened in conjunction with a Dow over 42,000. "So, you've seen these huge moves in the market. Put it in perspective, you're down 7% since this trade war began, with no meaningful difference here, especially with China," Romans said. "China is the big story here. No meaningful progress or difference here — other than the words the president is saying and the tone he is taking."However, she also issued a warning that Americans can expect to see it beyond just an increase in prices. "The shippers are saying — one major shipper this morning confirming that there are 30% fewer containers on the water today than a year ago, 30% fewer!" she added. "There's no way Americans don't feel that and see that in store shelves in the coming weeks."See the comments below or at the link here. - YouTube youtu.be