At least nine people, including children, were killed in central Vietnam when a bus crashed early Friday, the government said. The accident, which occurred at 1:45 a.m. in the central province of Ha Tinh, also left 16 people injured, the government said in a statement. Traffic

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will recognize Palestine as a state, in a bold diplomatic move amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza. Israel denounced the decision. Macron said in a post on X that he will formalize the decision at

A passenger aircraft carrying 49 people has crashed in Russia’s Far Eastern Amur region, with authorities confirming that no survivors have been located so far during an aerial search. The An-24 aircraft, operated by Angara Airlines, disappeared from radar on Thursday while

Thailand has sealed its border with Cambodia following deadly clashes between the two countries' armed forces that left at least 12 people dead, most of them civilians, in a disputed frontier region. The Thai government said the closure was a security measure after Cambodian forces

In a landmark opinion delivered this week, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) declared that countries can sue one another over climate change, including for historic emissions, marking a pivotal shift in the legal landscape of environmental accountability. Though non-binding, the

Chinese President Xi Jinping said China and the European Union must deepen mutual trust amid growing global instability, as he hosted top EU officials for a summit in Beijing on Thursday. Xi emphasized the need to find “common ground,” even as tensions persist on issues

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte filed a defamation lawsuit in the U.S. on Wednesday against right-wing influencer and podcaster Candace Owens, centered on her claim that France's first lady is male. The Macrons said in a lawsuit filed in Delaware Superior

A trilateral meeting is to take place on Tuesday between Iran, China and Russia to discuss Tehran's nuclear programme, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said on Monday. While the Iranian Foreign Ministry has not named the participants, the trilateral discussion

Floodwaters driven by torrential rains ground life in the Philippine capital to a halt on Tuesday with tens of thousands evacuated from their homes and at least two people believed missing. Schools and government offices in Manila and the surrounding provinces were closed after a night

The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday said Israeli forces have killed over 1,000 Palestinians trying to get food aid in Gaza since the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) started operations. An officially private effort, the GHF began operations on May 26 after Israel

The auxiliary power unit of Air India flight AI-315, flying from Hong Kong to Delhi, caught fire shortly after the plane landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, the airline said Tuesday. The fire was detected while passengers were exiting the plane, the airline said. The

Twenty-eight countries including Britain, Japan and a host of European nations issued a joint statement Monday saying the war in Gaza “must end now” — the latest sign of allies' sharpening language as Israel's isolation deepens. The foreign ministers of

The White House on Monday barred The Wall Street Journal from traveling with US President Donald Trump during his upcoming visit to Scotland, after the newspaper reported that he wrote a bawdy birthday message to his former friend, alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The move comes

In a dramatic reversal of one of India's most high-profile terror cases, the Bombay High Court on Monday (July 21) acquitted all 12 men previously convicted in the 2006 Mumbai train bombings, which killed 189 people and injured over 800 others. Nineteen years after the coordinated

Ecuadorian gang leader Adolfo Macías Villamar, known widely as “Fito”, has been extradited to the United States to face drug and arms trafficking charges, US and Ecuadorian authorities confirmed on Sunday. Fito, the former head of the Los Choneros gang, was taken

At least 67 Palestinians were killed in northern Gaza while waiting for humanitarian aid, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, following gunfire allegedly from Israeli forces.  The victims had gathered near a UN aid convoy, where severe hunger has drawn large crowds

The United Kingdom has sanctioned 18 Russian military intelligence officers and three units of the GRU (Russia’s military intelligence agency), accusing them of orchestrating a long-running campaign of cyberattacks and disinformation under the direction of President Vladimir Putin.

Syria and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire following days of intense clashes and air strikes in Syria’s southwestern Suwayda province, the US ambassador to Turkey announced early Saturday. Ambassador Tom Barrack stated in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that the truce had

Three veteran officers lost their lives in an explosion at a law enforcement training centre in East Los Angeles on Friday morning, according to local officials. The blast occurred around 7:30 am at the Biscailuz Center Academy Training Facility, which houses specialized units of the

The chief executive officer of US-based tech firm Astronomer has been placed on administrative leave after a viral concert moment—captured during a Coldplay performance at Gillette Stadium—drew widespread attention and speculation online. The now-viral video shows a man and