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A total of 159 people died in the tragedy in 2022. South Korea’s parliament has approved legislation mandating a new, independent investigation into...
Russia has amassed troops in the Donetsk region. The situation on the front line in eastern Ukraine is worsening but local defenders are so far...
Seven people are still missing after the crash in the Pacific last month. Japanese investigators have concluded that a collision during a night-time...
The former US president was fined 9,000 dollars for contempt of court earlier this week. Former US president Donald Trump could face more sanctions...
Hundreds of protesters at the Californian university defied orders to leave. Police have removed barricades and begun dismantling pro-Palestinian...
Hamas is considering the latest proposal to end hostilities in Gaza, which have killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and sparked famine fears....
China built its own space station after being excluded from the International Space Station. China’s Shenzhou-17 spacecraft has returned to Earth,...
The Japanese town of Fujikawaguchiko is taking the step due to misbehaving foreign tourists. A town in Japan which is known for a number of scenic...
More than 150,000 people are displaced and living in dozens of camps. Rain-swollen water levels at two Kenyan hydroelectric dams are at “historic...
Queues leading to fuel stations stretched up to 1.8 miles in some cities including the capital, Abuja. Nigerians have been queuing for hours to buy...
Fritz Belizaire replaces Michel Patrick Boisvert, who was the current interim prime minister. Haiti’s newly installed transitional council has...
The New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post and other papers filed the lawsuit on Tuesday in a New York federal court. A group of eight US...
They are just the latest media personnel targeted amid a government crackdown on dissent and independent media. Two journalists have been arrested in...
Five teenagers, aged 14 to 17, were charged in a Sydney court with a range of offenses including conspiring to engage in or planning a terrorist act....
Yun Chuan and Xin Bao will be cared for at the California zoo, with a handoff date yet to be set. A pair of giant pandas will soon make the journey...
His decision follows an announcement that a court has opened preliminary proceedings against his wife on corruption charges. Spanish Prime Minister...
Heavy rains have been pounding the country since mid-March and impacted more than 200,000 people. Police in Kenya say at least 40 people have died...
French media reported that the actor was called i8n for police questioning over allegations made by two women that he sexually assaulted them. Actor...
Senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya said the Palestinian militant group was evaluating Israel’s proposal. Hamas said on Saturday it was reviewing...
Several faculties condemned university presidents who have called in police to remove protesters. Students protesting against the Israel-Hamas war at...
King Willem-Alexander celebrated his 57th birthday with his family in the northeastern city of Emmen. Decked in the national orange colour, dancing to...
Dzhumokhon Kurbonov, a citizen of Tajikistan, is accused of providing the attackers with means of communication and financing. A Moscow court has...
Houthi attacks have dropped in recent weeks as the rebels have been targeted by a US-led airstrike campaign in Yemen. Yemen’s Houthi rebels have...
Attorney Arthur Aidala said Weinstein was moved to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan after his arrival on Friday to city jails. Harvey Weinstein’s...
Ebrahim Raisi and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharifin spoke to reporters as the Iranian President began a three-day visit. Iranian and Pakistani...
Lake Tanganyika’s rising waters have disrupted business across Burundi’s economic capital. Deadly floods have caused havoc in many parts of East...
The Associated Press correspondent was held for nearly seven years after being kidnapped in 1985. American reporter Terry Anderson, who was held...
The platform formerly known as Twitter had been ordered to take down posts relating to the knife attack on April 15. An Australian judge has ruled...
The former president’s hush money trial has started in New York. Donald Trump “orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt” the 2016 presidential...
Rescuers were searching for 10 missing people. Heavy rainstorms that swept across southern China over the weekend killed at least four people in...
Some 20 others were injured in the accident. A race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka on Sunday and rammed into a crowd of...
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s comments to military chiefs on Sunday did not not touch on the apparent Israeli retaliatory strike on the city of Isfahan....
Mayors were to be chosen in a total of 748 places, including in the cities of Krakow, Poznan, Rzeszow and Wroclaw. Polish voters chose mayors in...
The US is expected to announce sanctions against a unit of ultra-Orthodox soldiers in the Israeli military. Israeli leaders have harshly criticised an...
Police said the four-car tram used for movie studio backlot tours may have experienced an issue with its brakes. More than a dozen people suffered...
Protesters filled Bolivar Plaza outside the presidential palace in Bogota. Thousands of Colombians took to the streets on Sunday in the latest rebuke...
The two SH-60K aircraft from the Maritime Self-Defence Force were carrying four crew each and lost contact near Torishima island. Two Japanese navy...
The attacks came as the United States was on track to approve billions of dollars in additional military aid for its close ally. Israeli strikes on...
Both countries are seeking a foothold in the archipelago nation, which has a strategic location in the Indian Ocean. Maldivians were voting in...
The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in favour of the package of 61 billion US dollars (£49.3 billion) in aid for Ukraine. Ukrainian and...
Weifang residents describe the city as the ‘kite capital of the world’. More than 1,000 kites have filled the skies above a coastal city in...
The Planet Labs PBC image, taken on Friday for the Associated Press, shows a blackened taxiway near hangars at Nevatim air base. An Iranian attack on...
The social media platform’s China-based owner must sell its stake within a year to avoid the ban, The House of Representatives has passed...
The package will now go to the Senate, where passage in the coming days is nearly assured. The House of Representatives has voted to approve 95...
A brother and sister have been confirmed dead after a suspected drunken driver crashed into a building, a Michigan sheriff said. Two children are dead...
The majority of 11 questions posed to voters focus on tightening security measures. Ecuadorians head to the polls on Sunday in a referendum touted by...
Fifty drones were shot down by air defences over eight Russian regions, officials said. Ukraine has launched a barrage of drones across Russia...
Israel continues to pursue its nearly seven-month offensive in the besieged Palestinian territory. An Israeli air strike on a house in Gaza’s...
Tunde Onakoya, 29, hopes to raise one million dollars for children’s education across Africa through the record attempt that began on Wednesday. A...
Democrats and Republicans are joining together behind the legislation after months of debate. The House of Representatives is preparing in a rare...