Hong Kong’s Court of First Instance on Thursday sentenced Lee Cheuk‑yan and Chow Hang‑tung, two prominent members of the “Tiananmen Incident Memorial Commi
In a move that marks a second “foreign‑agent” designation of the independent news outlet Mediazona, the Russian Ministry of Justice announced on Thursday t
In a move that has drawn attention from both domestic and international observers, Governor Rubén Rocha Moya of the Mexican state of Sinaloa returned to of
A three‑vehicle collision on the A66 near Middlesbrough in North Yorkshire on Tuesday evening left at least three people dead and several others seriously
Russian unmanned aerial vehicles struck a crowded shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, on Tuesday, killing at least 16 people and wounding
A Russian artillery strike on a residential area in the Mykolaiv region of southern Ukraine on Tuesday killed four civilians, including three children, Ukr
Pakistani forces carried out a coordinated raid on several militant hideouts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, killing 49 fighters allegedly linked to the
Hundreds of Myanmar’s Tatmadaw troops have reportedly surrounded the proposed Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Tanintharyi Province, with reports of vi
The annual Ashenda festival, a month‑long celebration of women that has been a staple of Mekelle’s social calendar for centuries, has been called off this
The epic fantasy film *The Odyssey* has crossed the US$1.35 billion mark at the global box office, becoming the highest‑grossing R‑rated film of all time.
Panama’s Canal Authority announced on Friday that it will restrict the number of vessels that can transit the waterway for the next month, citing low water
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) launched its routine Kurukuru enforcement operation in early August across the Pacific Ocean. During the p
India’s Supreme Court on Thursday issued a sweeping directive ordering every state to safeguard designated elephant corridors, to map and clear any physica
Hong Kong’s Court of First Instance handed down guilty verdicts on 23 May 2024 against veteran pro‑democracy figure Lee Cheuk‑yan and former legislator Cho
The nuclear‑powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN‑73) entered the Persian Gulf on Thursday, taking over the forward‑deployed duties of the US
On Wednesday the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released a statement alleging that Hamas militants have been using the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, in the s
Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that forces of the Africa Corps, a militia aligned with the Malian government, summarily executed nine civilians – incl
Sudan’s rebel movement, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement‑North (SPLM‑N) under the leadership of Abdelaziz al‑Hilu, announced on Tuesday that it had r
A French-flagged bulk carrier was observed loading wheat at the port of Rouen on Tuesday, marking the first shipment from France to Sudan since August 2008
A Cessna 441 Conquest II operated by Security Aviation as Flight 45 crashed into the Cape Newenham Long‑Range Radar Site in western Alaska on Tuesday, kill
Four railway workers were killed on Tuesday when a limited‑express train on the Tōbu Nikkō Line struck them near Kanuma in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, offic
A blaze erupted late on Tuesday night at a mixed‑use building that houses a restaurant and residential apartments in the town of Thusis, in the Viamala Reg
Mirza Alamgir was elected President of Bangladesh by the Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday, becoming the country’s head of state in a contest that marked the firs
Syrian Kurdish commander Mazloum Abdi announced on Tuesday that the process of folding Kurdish military, security and civil bodies into the Syrian state ap
