Ukraine rescuers pull dead from rubble after Russian strikes kill 18 people
A Russian missile and drone attack killed at least 18 people across Ukraine overnight, including two children, marking one of Moscow’s largest assaults in recent...
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Why Myanmar president’s India visit is being closely watched
Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing, who is in India on a five-day visit, has held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, focusing on areas including...
US says it struck Iranian radar sites as Iran targets American forces in Kuwait
The US has said it hit Iranian military sites over the weekend while Tehran said it responded by targeting a US base, marking the third...
Dua Lipa marries Callum Turner in low-key London ceremony
Pop star Dua Lipa has married actor Callum Turner in a low-key ceremony. The couple, who have been together for more than two years, tied...
Suspected WWII ordnance explodes in Indonesia, five dead
A suspected shell left over from World War II exploded under a stilt house in an Indonesian fishing village, killing five people and wounding nearly...
Nigerian teachers call strike over school kidnappings
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) called an open-ended strike from Monday in the state of Oyo, in protest at the kidnapping in mid-May of...
Landslide expected for sitting PM as Ethiopia votes
Ethiopians went to the polls on Monday with the Prosperity Party (PP) of incumbent Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed set for a landslide win. In power...
Political commentators Cenk, Piker say UK bars them over Israel remarks
US political commentators Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker say they had been barred from entering the United Kingdom and British authorities cited their public comments...
Iran state TV says draft deal with US includes releasing $12 bn in assets
Iranian state media reported on Saturday that a proposed memorandum of understanding with the United States included an agreement to release $12 billion in frozen...
Meteor explodes over US with blast equivalent to 300 tons of TNT
A meteor crashing toward Earth exploded over the northeastern United States on Saturday, NASA said, setting off booms that echoed over the region with a...
Children of Syrian dentist disappeared under Assad likely dead
Syria’s commission for missing persons said Saturday that the children of dentist Rania al-Abbasi, who disappeared with their parents more than a decade ago under...
Man tortured in Dubai detention: Human rights group
A British national has been detained in Dubai “without explanation, meaningful legal access or private communication with his family” for more than seven months, a...