Russian strikes across eastern Ukraine leave four dead

Kiev [Ukraine], May 27: Russian attacks have killed at least four people in eastern Ukraine, injuring dozens more and damaging civilian infrastructure, regional officials said...

Pope warns of AI's risks to peace, democracy

Rome [Italy], May 27: Pope Leo XIV on Monday published a more than 100-page treatise on the subject of artificial intelligence, using his first encyclical...

Iran partially lifts longest internet shutdown in history

Tehran [Iran], May 27: Iran has partially lifted the internet blackout that has been in place for more than two months, live data from internet...

Iran seeks $24 billion in frozen funds in US negotiations: Reports

Tehran [Iran], May 27: Iran is demanding the release of frozen assets as negotiations continue following the latest fighting with the United States. Once a...

Three killed as overpass collapses in Seoul

Seoul [South Korea], May 27: At least three people were killed when an ageing overpass collapsed in central Seoul on Tuesday, news agency Yonhap reported.

Two young brothers abandoned in Portugal to be returned to France

Lisbon [Portugal] / Paris [France], May 27: Two brothers, aged four and five, who were abandoned in Portugal by their mother and stepfather, are set...

EU summons Russian envoy after Moscow tells diplomats to leave Kiev

Brussels [Belgium], May 27: The European Union has summoned Russia's envoy in Brussels after Moscow urged foreign diplomats to leave Kiev amid a threat of...

Hajj pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat under scorching sun

Mecca [Saudi Arabia], May 27: Huge numbers of Muslims prayed on Mount Arafat at the most important ritual of the Hajj pilgrimage, as a punishing...

Iran vows swift response after fresh US attacks

Tehran [Iran], May 27: Iran's foreign ministry says that US strikes in Iran's southern Hormozgan province represent a "gross violation" of the fragile ceasefire in...

Israeli attacks on eastern Lebanon kill at least 11

Beirut [Lebanon], May 27: Israeli air attacks have killed at least 11 people and wounded 15 others in eastern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry said,...

North Korea conducts eighth ballistic missile test of year

Seoul [South Korea], May 27: North Korea fired several short-range missiles and other unidentified objects on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, in what would mark...

Israeli air attacks kill seven Palestinians in Gaza

Gaza [Palestine], May 27: At least five Palestinians killed in Israeli attack on a refugee camp in central Gaza, officials said.

Four killed as school minibus collides with train in Belgium

Brussels [Belgium], May 27: Four people, including two children, were killed on Tuesday when a school minibus collided with a train in the Belgian town...

Kremlin offers debt relief to recruit more soldiers for Ukraine war

Moscow [Russia], May 27: The Kremlin is offering new financial incentives to recruit more fighters for Russia's war in Ukraine, including debt relief for new...

Trump celebrates after medical check-up: It went 'perfectly'

Washington [US], May 27: US President Donald Trump underwent a routine medical check-up on Tuesday and subsequently raved about the positive outcome.

England sees record May weather as temperatures reach 35oC

London [UK], May 27: The record for the hottest May day in England has been broken again, with provisional temperatures surpassing 35 degrees Celsius in...

German minister sceptical of social media ban for children

Berlin [Germany], May 26: Germany's interior minister has expressed scepticism about a possible ban on social media use for children aimed at protecting them from...

Part of Indonesian suspension bridge breaks, two Austrians dead

Jakarta [Indonesia] / Bangkok [Thailand], May 26: Two Austrian tourists have died in an accident on the Indonesian island of Flores. The authorities said...

Death toll rises in Philippines building collapse

Manila [Philippines], May 26: The death toll from the collapse of a nine-storey building under construction in the Philippines has risen to four, with 16...

Alarm as global peacekeeping deployments fall 50% in decade

Stockholm [Sweden], May 26: International peacekeeping missions are under threat due to shrinking troop numbers, funding problems and geopolitical deadlock, researchers have warned.

New crew arrives at Chinese space station

Beijing [China], May 26: Three new astronauts have reached China's Tiangong space station, footage published by state media on Monday showed.

At least 15 killed as truck overturns in Bangladesh

Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 26: At least 15 people were killed when a truck carrying iron rods and extra passengers overturned on a major highway in...

Nuclear discussions only after framework deal to end war: Iran

Berlin [Germany], May 26: Iran has stated that it will only negotiate over its nuclear programme once a framework agreement has been concluded in the...

Muslims begin Hajj pilgrimage in Makkah amid Iran war threat

Cairo [Egypt], May 26: Hundreds of thousands of Muslims have once again travelled to Makkah in Saudi Arabia for the Hajj pilgrimage, despite the ongoing...

Israel kills three in attacks on Lebanon

Beirut [Lebanon], May 26: At least three people have been killed in Israeli air attacks on vehicles in southern Lebanon, the country's National News Agency...

China launches trio to space station for record year-long mission

Beijing [China], May 25: China sent three astronauts to its space station on Sunday, one of whom will stay for a ​year, a record length...

Drone attack destroys Luhansk college dormitory, 21 dead

Kiev [Ukraine], May 25: Forensic experts on Sunday sifted through the ruins of a dormitory largely destroyed in what Russian authorities ​say was a Ukrainian...