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Setback for Japan PM Kishida after election losses
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida faced a fresh setback on Monday after his scandal-hit ruling party lost three parliamentary seats in weekend
Iran slams crackdown on US student protesters
Iran on Monday criticised a police crackdown in the United States against university students protesting against the rising death toll from the
Six convicted over Greece’s deadliest wildfire
Nearly six years after Greece's deadliest wildfire in the seaside resort of Mati, six people have been convicted of involuntary manslaughter and criminal
Russia says captured another village in eastern Ukraine
Russia said Monday it had advanced further in eastern Ukraine, capturing another village near the Moscow-held town of Avdiivka after a series of recent
Bangladesh court orders nationwide school closure over heatwave
A Bangladeshi court ordered on Monday a nationwide shutdown of schools due to an ongoing heatwave, a day after they were reopened by the government. "The
US says diplomacy has stopped spread of Israel-Hamas war
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday diplomacy has halted regional escalation since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, including after
Blinken says US-Saudi security pact for Israel normalisation nears ‘completion’
The United States is close to finishing a security pact with Saudi Arabia that would be offered if it makes peace with Israel, Secretary of State Antony
Blinken says US ‘not seen’ Rafah invasion plan that protects civilians
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday renewed US opposition to an Israeli offensive on Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah, ahead of his trip to
Tesla wins key China security clearance during Elon Musk visit
Tesla received a key security clearance from China during Elon Musk's whistlestop visit to the world's biggest electric car market, which wrapped up on
Blackstone strikes chord with $1.6 billion bid for UK music firm
Struggling UK music rights owner Hipgnosis Songs Fund agreed Monday to an improved $1.6-billion takeover from US private equity firm Blackstone, which
French actor Gérard Depardieu in custody over suspected sexual assault: source close to case
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Kenya dam bursts, killing at least 42: governor
At least 42 people died when a dam burst its banks near a town in Kenya's Rift Valley, the local governor told AFP on Monday, as heavy rains and floods
Scotland’s first minister mulling resignation: media
Humza Yousaf is poised to resign as Scotland's first minister before he faces two confidence votes this week, British media reported on Monday. The BBC,
Breaking: Rioting Pro-Hamas Students Tear Down Barricades at George Washington University Just Blocks From White House; Palestinian Flag and Keffiyeh Draped on Statue of Nation’s First Presid
Several hundred pro-Hamas students, angered by an attempted arrest of a protester by police, rioted at George Washington University overnight, located a few blocks west of the White House in Washington, D.C.
Spanish PM Sanchez to announce at 1000 GMT if he is quitting: official
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Snow White’s Evil Queen Being Played by Transgender Biological Male at Disney World Resort in Florida (VIDEO)
A transgender biological male is playing Snow White’s Evil Queen at Walt Disney World Resort’s Wilderness Lodge in Florida.