Investigators scour wreckage after deadly Pakistan train crash
Investigators scoured the wreckage on Monday of a weekend train derailment that killed at least 34 people, the latest deadly...
Stranded migrants saved, but dozens missing off Italy in rough seas
At least 30 migrants are missing following two shipwrecks off the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to survivor testimony, as...
Israel forces kill three West Bank militants: army
Israeli forces on Sunday killed three Palestinian militants in the West Bank, the army said, the latest deaths in a...
Morocco minibus plunge kills 24
A minibus plunged into a ravine in Morocco on Sunday, killing all 24 people on board in one of the...
Senegal opposition leader on hunger strike hospitalized: lawyer
Jailed Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, on hunger strike since shortly after his arrest last month, was admitted to hospital...
Sundowns win, Chiefs held, Pirates sunk as S. Africa season starts
The 'big three' South African clubs had mixed results as the league season began this weekend with title-holders Mamelodi Sundowns...
World champion Springboks face ‘very difficult’ task picking squad
Twenty-six of the 33 Springboks who won the last Rugby World Cup in Japan four years ago are contenders for...
Trump to seek new judge in election conspiracy trial
Former US president Donald Trump said Sunday he will petition to have a different judge oversee his historic criminal trial...
France suspends aid to Burkina Faso
France is suspending development aid and budgetary assistance to Burkina Faso, its foreign ministry announced Sunday. The statement comes days...
Coup sanctions plunge Niamey into the dark
The long-suffering people of Niger's capital, Niamey, are used to intermittent power cuts. But since the coup d'etat one week...
Mystery in Dubai as mega-wheel stops turning
Two years ago, Dubai's skyscraper-studded skyline welcomed a Ferris wheel touted as the world's largest, but it mysteriously stopped turning...
Water-stressed Iraq dries up fish farms
Iraqi villager Omar Ziad gazes at the cracked and barren earth where his fish farm once stood, lost to water...
Relief and despair: repeal of logging ban divides Kenya
It was the news Kenya's timber industry had waited over five years to hear: a ban on logging was over,...
Cambodian king appoints Hun Sen’s son as new PM
Cambodia's king appointed Hun Sen's son the country's new leader Monday, beginning a handover of power that ends nearly four...
Iran’s foreign minister in first Japan visit since 2019
Iran's foreign minister visited Japan on Monday for the first time since 2019, in a rare trip to a G7...
France clash is special moment for Morocco World Cup coach Pedros
Morocco's presence in the last 16 of the Women's World Cup is a dream come true for the tournament debutants,...
Jailed former Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s lawyers to launch legal challenge
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's lawyers were on Monday attempting to launch legal challenges against his three year-sentence for...
Why is a rusty Philippine warship involved in the South China Sea dispute?
A crumbling World War II-era Philippine navy vessel stranded on a submerged reef in the South China Sea has long...
Saudi Aramco Q2 profits drop 38% on lower prices: statement
Oil firm Saudi Aramco on Monday announced profits of $30.08 billion for the second quarter, a sharp fall from the...
Thousands of US sailors, Marines reach Red Sea after Iran tensions
More than 3,000 US military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships, as part of increased deployments...
Asian markets fluctuate after mixed US jobs report
Asian equities were mixed on Monday following a US jobs report that left investors weighing the chances of another Federal...
US scientists achieve net energy gain in fusion reaction for second time
US Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have accomplished a groundbreaking milestone in the quest for clean energy. For...
Philippines summons Chinese ambassador after water cannon incident in disputed South China sea
The Philippines has taken action by summoning China's ambassador to Manila. The incident occurred when Chinese coastguards blocked and used...
South Korea’s Scout Jamboree cut short amidst heatwave, typhoon threat
South Korea's World Scout Jamboree has been cut short due to a looming typhoon threat. Organizers are making preparations to...
US deploys navy warships in response to China-Russia joint naval patrol near Alaska
The United States has deployed four navy warships following joint maritime patrols conducted by Russian and Chinese naval forces in...
Ethiopia accuses Amhara militia of attempting government overthrow amid ongoing clashes
A senior Ethiopian official has accused militiamen in the Amhara region of plotting to overthrow both the regional and federal...
Trump maintains legal immunity, never violates US Constitution — Defense lawyer
Former President Donald Trump's defense lawyer, John Lauro, has stated that Trump maintains legal immunity and did not violate the...
NYPD invests in tactical drones to respond to emergencies
The New York Police Department (NYPD) has made significant investments in cutting-edge tactical drone technology, with a focus on utilizing...
75-year-old woman fatally struck in Brooklyn Residence, drivers abscond scene
In a heartbreaking incident that unfolded just around the corner from her dwelling in Brooklyn, a 75-year-old woman, identified as...
Imran Khan defeated in path to second Pakistan innings
Former international cricket star Imran Khan had vowed to captain the country a second time after being ousted as prime...
Liberia election campaign begins as Weah seeks re-election
Campaigning for Liberia's presidential and legislative elections kicked off on Saturday, with incumbent George Weah seeking a second six-year term...
Record floods ‘worst natural disaster’ in Slovenia in over 30 years: PM
Clean-up operations in Slovenia were in full flow Saturday after torrential rains and severe floods brought havoc to the Alpine...
Indian lunar landing mission enters Moon’s orbit
India's latest space mission entered the Moon's orbit on Saturday ahead of the country's second attempted lunar landing, as its...
Niger coup weakens fight against terror in Africa: France
The coup in Niger will undermine the fight against resurgent terror groups in Africa's Sahel region, France's defence minister said...
Pakistan’s population grows by 35 million: census
Pakistan's population has ballooned to 250 million, according to the results of the latest census published Saturday, growing by 35...
Ex-aide of Israel far-right MP held over Palestinian’s murder: media
A former aide of a lawmaker from Israel's hard-right governing coalition was among two settlers arrested Saturday over the killing...
Palestinian gunman kills Israeli, shot dead in Tel Aviv
A Palestinian gunman killed an Israeli municipal officer in commercial hub Tel Aviv on Saturday, before being fatally shot by...
Opposition mounts in Nigeria over possible Niger intervention
Political leaders in Nigeria are urging President Bola Tinubu to reconsider a threatened military intervention against junta leaders in neighboring...
Israelis take to streets again to protest judicial overhaul
Thousands of Israelis demonstrated on Saturday in Tel Aviv and other cities against the hard-right government's judicial overhaul opponents see...
Parliamentarian vote clears Senegal opposition figures for presidential run, excludes Sonko
Senegal's parliament passed a vote Saturday that effectively restored the right of two key opposition deputies to run in the...
Pope to wind up Portugal visit with big outdoor Mass
Pope Francis will celebrate an open-air Mass before a huge crowd on Sunday at a riverside park near Lisbon to...
Philippines accuses China Coast Guard of firing water cannon at its boats
The Philippines condemned the China Coast Guard Sunday for allegedly firing water cannon at its vessels in the disputed South...
Tunisian brand turns sea plastic into green couture
The two men in bright overalls rooting for plastic on a Tunisian beach do so to make a living, but...
French billionaire Drahi to face investors as graft claims swirl
French-Israeli billionaire Patrick Drahi is set to make a rare appearance in front of investors this week with his multinational...
Netherlands tame South Africa to set up Spain World Cup clash
The Netherlands set up a heavyweight Women's World Cup quarter-final clash with Spain after ending South Africa's historic run with...
Pakistan’s economic woes leave textile industry in tatters
Factory worker Lubna Babar was made redundant at the beginning of the year, a victim of a crisis in the...
Japan condemns Russia nuclear threat on Hiroshima anniversary
Japan's prime minister hit out at Russian threats to use nuclear weapons as the country marked the 78th anniversary of...
Former Pakistan PM Khan arrested after court convicts him of graft
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was arrested at his home in Lahore on Saturday after a court in the...
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Pope presides Way of Cross ceremony at youth festival
Pope Francis presided over a Way of the Cross reenactment at a Lisbon park on Friday before hundreds of thousands...
US ‘pausing’ some assistance programs to Niger government: Blinken
The United States is suspending some aid programs to the Niger government, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday, more...
Lula to host S.American summit on saving the Amazon
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will host a regional summit next week with planetary stakes, as leaders of...
Saudi dives into Ukraine peace push with Jeddah talks
Saudi Arabia was set to host talks on the Ukraine war on Saturday in the latest flexing of its diplomatic...
Trump, in friendly US south, calls indictment ‘ridiculous’
Former president Donald Trump appeared before ardent supporters in the deeply conservative southern state of Alabama on Friday, dismissing the...
Pope heads to Portugal’s Fatima shrine
Pope Francis will make a lightning visit to the shrine of Fatima in central Portugal on Saturday as part of...
China’s village basketball league a slam dunk
Thousands of raucous Chinese basketball fans pack tightly into a floodlit stadium filled with swirling fog, eager to spur on...
US, UK scouts abandon heatwave-hit South Korean jamboree
American and British scouts pulled out of the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea Saturday citing scorching temperatures, as organizers...
Ukraine drone attack damages Russian tanker in Kerch Strait
A Russian tanker was damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Kerch Strait, briefly halting traffic on the strategic...
18 dead as Mexican bus carrying foreign migrants crashes
At least 18 people were killed and at least 23 injured Thursday when a bus carrying foreign migrants and locals...
US aims to deploy troops on tankers to deter seizures by Iran
The United States is preparing to deploy Marines and Navy personnel aboard commercial tankers transiting the Gulf as part of...