The World Bank raised its growth forecast for South Asia, citing resilient consumer demand despite an energy shock, but warned that persistently high oil
October 06, 2026Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday that around 10,000 Myanmar nationals have been sent back to their country since January, part of efforts to
October 06, 2026A U.S. Marine's arrest on suspicion of robbing and killing a woman in Okinawa has sparked outrage in Japan
October 05, 2026Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces staged a lightning advance on Monday to retake the coast around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait up to the city of
October 05, 2026Airstrikes and artillery fire rocked northern Ethiopia's Tigray region overnight into Monday, aid sources said, in clashes between federal government and rebel forces that have
October 05, 2026France and Germany have proposed that the European Union reinforce its economy by enacting a new rapid-action measure to
October 05, 2026Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that her government has requested evidence from US authorities regarding
October 05, 2026Nepal has ended the search and rescue operation for those still missing after the devastating flood in August that killed at least 1,455 people, officials
October 05, 2026Germany is at risk of entering a violent conflict as Moscow steps up an increasingly aggressive "shadow war" against European democracies, its head of
October 05, 2026Gulf oil exporters topped pre-war levels for about half of September, shipping data showed on Monday, though attacks on tankers and logistical constraints
October 05, 2026US authorities arrested a California woman on Sunday and accused her of spying on a son of Taiwan's president at the behest of Chinese officials, the
October 05, 2026Thousands of supporters of Pakistan's jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan have started a long march to Islamabad to demand his release, his party said on Monday, amid
October 05, 2026US Marine arrested on suspicion of murder in Okinawa, sparking outrage in Japan
October 04, 2026When Halima
October 05, 2026Britain's judicial office said on Monday a court hearing would take place on Thursday after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, brother of King Charles,
October 05, 2026Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday pledged to "control" bond issuance and act swiftly against market turbulence, seeking to reassure investors
October 05, 2026Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an on Monday defended the city as welcoming and inclusive after a police raid of a gay bar sparked protests by the
October 05, 2026California woman arrested for spying for China and surveilling Taiwanese president’s son, officials say
October 05, 2026Japan's service sector expanded at a weaker pace in September as business activity and new orders grew more slowly and earthquake disruption dampened demand, a business survey
October 05, 2026The U.S. Air Force has brought home its bombers stationed at a U.S.-run military air base in England used to strike Iran following an investigation into a planned terror attack at the RAF Fairford base
October 05, 2026Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday he believed Russia may have shared jet-drone technology with its longstanding ally North Korea.
October 04, 2026Body camera footage shows moment officer shoots woman in Baltimore County
October 04, 2026Nearly 1,500 Myanmar nationals have arrived in the country’s largest city after being sent back from Malaysia
October 04, 2026Around 100 members of Taipei's LGBTQ+ community protested on Sunday after police raided a gay bar the day before and detained its customers, a
October 04, 2026Hurricane Nolo has strengthened into a Category 3 storm in the remote Pacific Ocean, far to the west of Hawaii’s main islands and population centers
October 04, 2026Crude futures finished down after European leaders agreed to US President Donald Trump's request to release diesel reserves to lower prices and reduce fuel
October 02, 2026The Justice Department says a Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen
October 02, 2026Investment firms Petersen Energia and Eton Park petitioned the US Supreme Court on Wednesday to reinstate a $16.1 billion judgment against
October 02, 2026Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has fast-tracked a proposed oil pipeline to the Pacific coast
October 01, 2026The US Supreme Court agreed on Thursday to hear a dispute over a policy by President Donald Trump's administration that subjects millions of immigrants who
October 01, 2026Man accused of neglecting, starving dog, sheriff's office says
October 01, 2026Cricket heavyweights India and Pakistan will meet in the Asian Games gold medal match after winning their semifinals on Thursday
October 01, 2026Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan have killed 10 civilians, mostly children, Afghanistan and the United Nations say
October 01, 2026Both parents of toddler found with loaded handgun at Canton daycare to be arraigned
October 01, 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin believes his meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at an APEC summit in China next month will yield results and benefit ties, Russian news
October 01, 2026Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan hit three houses on Thursday, killing nine people, the Afghan Taliban government said, while Islamabad said the strikes killed 22 "
October 01, 2026Factory growth in the euro zone continued its upward march in September, hitting its fastest rate in more than four years, as resilient demand drove new
October 01, 2026An Indonesian police spokesperson said on Thursday that the captain of a ship that capsized in the Java Sea last month has been arrested and will face criminal charges for
October 01, 2026India's manufacturing sector expanded sharply in September, ending a three-month slowdown as robust demand drove the fastest growth in factory activity in seven months,
October 01, 2026A senior Taiwan naval commander has been transferred to the Coast Guard to boost coordination at a time China has ramped up its maritime presence around the
October 01, 2026Iranian officials say they have received an official U.S. response to Tehran's own proposal to end the seven-month war, which U.S. President Donald Trump rejected days earlier
September 30, 2026Money the ‘root cause’ behind Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi’s murder, prosecutors say
September 30, 2026A second federal judge on Wednesday blocked an unprecedented $100,000 fee that US President Donald Trump has imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign
October 01, 2026South Korea's factory activity grew in September at the strongest pace in four months, as export demand hit the fastest pace in 15-1/2 years led by the chip and auto sectors,
October 01, 2026A bill aiming to permanently ban the sale of Chinese vehicles in the United States stalled in the Senate as lawmakers headed for the exits until after the November midterm elections
October 01, 2026More than 270 Catholic clerics sexually abused nearly 1,000 children across three Massachusetts dioceses over decades, according to an investigative report
September 30, 2026The White House is considering regulatory relief that would expand sales of red-dyed diesel, a tax-exempt fuel typically used for farming, as prices surge
October 01, 2026Human rights advocates have asked a United Nations panel to intervene in a new U.S. government practice that they say amounts to the “enforced disappearance” of noncitizens
October 01, 2026The U.S. military has completed the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq, ending a 12-year mission against the Islamic State group
September 30, 2026A Turkish court has ordered access to the website and social media accounts of independent news portal T24 to be blocked over content deemed "LGBT propaganda", the Justice
September 30, 2026Senate Democrats block bill to restrict lawmaker stock trading and impose new voter ID requirements
September 30, 2026Heartbreaking video shows deputies honor K9 Dundee who died in the line of duty
September 30, 2026Spain's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday it had alerted prosecutors to an Amnesty International report alleging the military tortured or mistreated migrants in Ceuta, and
September 30, 2026Stock market investors might have been expected to run for the hills in the face of an extraordinary surge in global borrowing costs, currency interventions,
September 30, 2026Caterpillar said on Wednesday it plans to invest about $1 billion in North Carolina to expand manufacturing capacity for its compact equipment business amid rising customer demand.
September 30, 2026Violence against women in South Africa is a national shame, President Cyril Ramaphosa said, after another woman's corpse was found dumped over the weekend.
September 30, 2026China’s latest expansion of its overseas military footprint was carved from a patch of farmland in Laos over the past year, satellite
September 30, 2026How a nomadic tent network opened the untamed ‘Mountains of Heaven’ to hikers
September 30, 2026A Chinese government survey shows the country's factory activity has expanded for the first time since June, signaling a positive shift as officials aim to boost economic growth
September 30, 2026China's government on Wednesday accused Taiwan of "desecrating the martyrs" with its criticism of Beijing's interpretation of World War Two, saying that to question the
September 30, 2026South Korea made no promise to provide military support for Ukraine's fight against Russia in the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers, a South
September 30, 2026North Korea on Wednesday dismissed as a "farce" a South Korean investigation that found Pyongyang responsible for a mine blast in the
September 30, 2026Japan's factory output unexpectedly fell in August from the previous month, government data showed on Wednesday.
September 30, 2026The United Nations expressed alarm on Tuesday at reports that an airstrike by the Myanmar military near the country's border with Bangladesh had killed 50 people and wounded dozens
September 30, 2026A US Justice Department lawyer asked an appeals court on Tuesday to terminate a judge's inquiry into whether Trump administration officials willfully
September 30, 2026An appeals court is weighing whether a judge can continue investigating whether the Trump administration illegally flouted an order blocking the deportation of planeloads of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador
September 30, 2026Alex Eala is prioritizing representing the Philippines at the Asian Games over the WTA Tour for the moment
September 29, 2026Iran's leaders may radiate bullishness in their war with the United States, but life is becoming ever tougher for ordinary citizens unable
September 29, 2026U.S.-Canada relations, already tense, are likely to deteriorate further after the United States went ahead early Tuesday with a decision to ban nearly $1 billion worth of Canadian imports, including alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motorcycles
September 29, 2026Iran's Revolutionary Guards, whose power and influence have expanded since the US and Israel pursued war against Iran, have appealed to US
September 29, 2026China's foreign exchange regulator said on Tuesday it expects the country's trade in goods and services to keep growing, and cross-border investment to remain
September 29, 2026US forces are set to pull out from their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, a departure celebrated as a victory by Iran and its allies who now have deep
September 29, 2026Malaysia has begun repatriating Myanmar nationals under a voluntary program, despite warnings from the UN refugee agency and rights groups about unsafe conditions in Myanmar
September 29, 2026Thailand's cabinet has approved 1.26 trillion baht ($37.5 billion) in new borrowing for the 2027 fiscal year starting in October, the finance ministry said on Tuesday.
September 29, 2026South Korea's defence minister said on Tuesday North Korean mines caused a blast last week that injured two South Korean personnel in the Demilitarized Zone
September 29, 2026The death toll from rains and flooding in Thailand has risen to 23, authorities said on Tuesday, as waters receded from the
September 29, 2026They have become a familiar sight on Islamabad’s roads whenever a protest is expected: shipping containers lined along streets or placed across key routes to restrict demonstrators’ movement and keep them from reaching sensitive areas of Pakistan’s capital
September 29, 2026A lawyer who backed President Donald Trump’s false 2020 election claims has resigned from a Justice Department investigation into whether former government officials conspired against the Republican president, according to a person familiar with the matter
September 29, 2026North Korea has used its yearly U_N_ platform to warn other world leaders of “a harsh reality rampant with unprecedented mutual distrust and confrontation.”
September 29, 2026Seoul has demanded an apology after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed what it says was supposed to be a secret transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea
September 28, 2026Denmark is confident that NATO will maintain a heightened presence in Greenland and the broader Arctic region over the long term following a security
September 28, 2026China's Gotion will invest €1.1 billion ($1.25 billion) in Volkswagen's battery plant in Valencia under a broader plan to jointly develop a European battery
September 28, 2026Indonesian investigators found signal and communication problems were the main cause of a deadly train collision near the capital Jakarta which killed 16 in April, a
September 28, 2026China and the United States have agreed to cut tariffs imposed on $60 billion worth of goods imported from each other, on an array of products ranging from US
September 28, 2026South Korea's military said on Monday that it was "highly likely" that the blasts that seriously injured two South Korean soldiers in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) at the
September 28, 2026Lebanon hopes for a new staff-level agreement with the
September 28, 2026Thailand's Constitutional Court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the legality of February's general election, ruling
September 28, 2026Rain has eased in Thailand’s capital on Sunday, but flooding persisted in several low-lying areas, with thousands forced to evacuate
September 27, 2026Officials say at least 62 people have died after days of heavy rain and flooding in India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state
September 28, 2026Private home prices in Hong Kong were largely flat in August, stabilising after the first fall in 16 months in July, data from the Rating and Valuation Department showed
September 28, 2026China's industrial profit growth slowed further in August as strength in technology manufacturing amid the AI boom was outweighed by persistently weak domestic demand.
September 28, 2026Russian drones set ablaze a market outside the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday, killing two people, while three others died in strikes by Moscow's forces in different regions and
September 27, 2026The Chinese government has signaled it could allow some domestic companies like ByteDance and Alibaba to buy Nvidia's chip built for high-end professional computers, The
September 27, 2026Floodwaters receded in many parts of the Thai capital Bangkok on Sunday after torrential rain eased, even as residents in
September 27, 2026A deputy chair of President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party stepped down after an opposition politician accused her of making a large profit on shares just before a funds
September 27, 2026The foreign ministers of Russia and Germany met in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Saturday in the
September 26, 2026China and the U.S. have agreed to set up a channel for handling AI-related incidents and accelerate work on military crisis communications
September 26, 2026How one of the most bombed places on the planet survived
September 26, 2026Thousands in Nepal have lost their homes and livelihoods after last month's devastating floods
September 26, 2026South Africa remains open to talks with the US on areas of dispute, including rules for foreign investors on Black employment and ownership, although
September 26, 2026US television networks resumed coverage of President Donald Trump’s White House events on Friday, providing the first live pool access for Chinese
September 25, 2026A new report on Charlie Kirk’s assassination last year says his Turning Point USA organization insisted he speak outdoors despite security concerns from officials at the university where he was killed
September 26, 2026President Donald Trump has vowed to campaign in 35 of the most competitive battleground races in the final sprint to November’s midterm elections
September 26, 2026Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party has postponed a planned long march from Peshawar to Islamabad until October 4, the chief minister of the
September 26, 2026The Supreme Court is allowing states to resume using a controversial federal tool to check voter eligibility before the November elections
September 25, 2026Daily protests in Kosovo against war crimes convictions for former rebel commanders have spread throughout the small Balkan country
September 25, 2026A laboratory-confirmed case of mpox was identified in the northeastern Congolese city of Bunia, the director of a local hospital and two health officials said, raising
September 25, 2026Pakistan says its forces have killed at least 13 Afghan Taliban personnel in overnight fighting along the countries’ southwestern border, a claim Afghanistan denies
September 25, 2026Driver accused of hitting, killing MaineDOT workers on I95 arrested, charged
September 25, 2026Wall Street's main stock indexes were steady at open on Friday as AI optimism offset worries regarding high oil prices and rising Treasury yields, while investors monitored chances
September 25, 2026Residents of northern Ethiopia's largest city are living in fear as renewed fighting has erupted between federal troops and rebels
September 25, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump’s elaborate reception of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington, D.C., has impressed the Chinese public
September 25, 2026A defence pact between Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan could turn into a broader pact "for the Muslim world" that includes Iran, Turkey's parliament speaker said on
September 25, 2026Finland and Sweden said on Friday they had scrambled fighter jets to intercept and identify Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Gulf of Finland,
September 25, 2026Washington's talk of a possible ban on diesel exports is widening the gap between US crude oil futures and the global Brent benchmark, a signal that markets expect US
September 25, 2026Olena Kalynychenko is among thousands missing after devastating floods hit the Nepal-China border
September 25, 2026Cambodia is gathering evidence against suspected "masterminds" of massive cyber fraud operations, the country's anti-scam minister said, amid
September 25, 2026The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) accused China on Friday of obstructing a resupply mission to troops on board a grounded World War Two-era warship in the South China Sea,
September 25, 2026She chatted with US first lady Melania Trump in English without a translator, and sang along quietly when serenaded by a youth choir, looking
September 25, 2026Jailed former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has asked a court to suspend a 15-year prison sentence imposed on him for his involvement in a multibillion-dollar
September 25, 2026President Donald Trump warmly welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping, but protesters gathered outside the White House
September 25, 2026North Korea said on Friday that South Korea would become a "decisive target" for collective retaliation if it served as a central hub in a US-led collective defence system,
September 25, 2026The nation’s cybersecurity agency has released an election infrastructure security plan 40 days before November’s midterms
September 24, 2026Wall Street's main stock indexes opened lower on Thursday as simmering Middle East tensions lifted oil prices and Treasury yields, while investors also exercised caution ahead of a
September 24, 2026A senior Morgan Stanley banker covering financial sponsors in Asia accidentally leaked their deal pipeline in an email sent to clients,
September 24, 2026Iranian airlines were barred from neighbouring countries including the UAE and Oman on Thursday in response
September 24, 2026Major Chinese auto group Geely has unveiled new ultrafast EV charging technology that can recharge a battery from 10% to 70% in just 4.5 minutes
September 24, 2026Scissor lift collapses, traps two Walmart workers in Lancaster County, dispatchers say
September 24, 2026The White House has pushed federal agencies to accelerate their review of at least 47 state voter rolls obtained by the Department of Homeland
September 24, 2026Taiwan has upgraded its maritime patrol capacity around the Pratas Islands in the disputed South China Sea, including regularly sending larger ships there, the government
September 24, 2026The son of Israel’s ambassador to the United States has been gravely injured in a ramming attack in the occupied West Bank
September 24, 2026Ukrainian President President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is urging world’s leaders to keep choking Russia’s revenues and impede its war efforts
September 24, 2026Wall Street ended lower on Wednesday, pulled down by Alphabet and Amazon, as Treasury yields climbed and Iran's president said Tehran would never surrender to US
September 23, 2026France on Wednesday welcomed Azerbaijan's pardon of French citizen Martin Ryan as a humanitarian gesture that would pave the way for improved
September 23, 2026The Hungarian central bank's move to lower its inflation target has sent a fresh signal to investors that the new government in
September 23, 2026Forces from the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray launched a major offensive against the federal government on Wednesday, a senior Ethiopian official said, shattering a four-year
September 23, 2026Police and local authorities in South Africa say three gunmen opened fire at a house party and killed 11 people including a pregnant woman
September 23, 2026The easy part for Fariba Hashimi was winning a silver medal in the women’s cycling road race at the Asian Games
September 23, 2026Purges of military leaders may have dented China's war-fighting readiness, but are likely to have strengthened President Xi
September 23, 2026The Philippine Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, on Wednesday lowered the number of votes needed to convict Vice President Sara
September 23, 2026Singapore's effort to offer trading in American stocks during Asia hours has gotten off to a sluggish start as rival products and wary investors
September 23, 2026Taiwan will continue to keep in close touch with the US to promote the implementation of arms sales according to plan, a
September 23, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.
September 23, 2026Listening to loud music on a Singapore bus? It’ll cost you
September 23, 2026A Sri Lankan court has convicted 15 men for their roles in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 267 people
September 22, 2026A federal judge has ordered Texas to install air conditioning in all of its prisons by the end of 2029, saying that inmates in lockups without it are being given punishments that violate their constitutional rights
September 23, 2026Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says that trade negotiations with India are making “good progress” and that the two countries are aiming to conclude talks by the G20 summit in mid-December
September 23, 2026The United States, Denmark and Greenland have signed an agreement to strengthen security in the Arctic and North Atlantic
September 22, 2026President Donald Trump said Cuba was a failed state and freedom would be coming to the island nation in a UN address on Tuesday that increased tensions with the
September 22, 2026Nigerian prison guards sprayed an unidentified substance into a crowded cell where dozens of detainees died and kept the doors
September 22, 2026The tech-heavy Nasdaq hit a record closing high on Tuesday, while oil prices and Treasury yields dipped in choppy trading as crude flows through the
September 22, 202650 travel destinations to inspire you for 2027, chosen by Lonely Planet
September 22, 2026China has added four more gold medals in swimming, giving the powerful team 15 in 20 events over the first three days in the pool at the Asian Games
September 22, 2026The Sudanese pound has haemorrhaged nearly half its value in army-held territory since the start of the
September 22, 2026France has started drafting a UN Security Council resolution in coordination with the United States on setting up an international mission to restore
September 22, 2026Father shuttles between 2 hospitals as wife and baby face harrowing diagnoses
September 22, 2026An attacker opened fire near a high school in western Turkey, wounding at least 11 people
September 22, 2026The US auto safety regulator on Tuesday closed an investigation into rear-view camera failures in 129,092 Honda Ridgeline pickup trucks, recalled in 2022, without further action.
September 22, 2026One person was killed and four wounded after Ukrainian drones hit civilian areas in Russia's Samara region overnight, the local governor said on Telegram on Tuesday.
September 22, 2026The European Union and the Philippines have reached substantial agreement on a new free trade deal
September 22, 2026The attorney for a Venezuelan man shot by a federal immigration officer in Texas says he is back in the hospital after being held at a detention center with a bullet still lodged in his back
September 21, 2026China's Xi Jinping is expected to press US President Donald Trump to halt Taiwan arms sales under a 1982 joint
September 22, 2026A gas and power crisis has hit production at most Bangladeshi garment makers, but at 4A Yarn Dyeing, a supplier to Walmart, Gap and
September 22, 2026South Korea’s liberal President Lee Jae Myung is calling for a practical and step-by-step approach to achieving North Korea’s nuclear dismantlement
September 22, 2026A showdown over green space is pitting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who is trying to address a national housing crisis as his approval ratings slump,
September 22, 2026A board member of the Bank of Korea said on Tuesday the central bank will determine the timing and pace of further interest rate hikes by closely assessing inflation,
September 22, 2026CNN’s Paula Hancocks reports on the latest Houthi attacks targeting Saudi Arabia, as well as a fire at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. The cause of the airport fire remains unclear, and Saudi authorities have not yet responded to CNN’s request for comment.
September 21, 2026Prime Minister Andy Burnham says Britain has agreed to provide limited military support to Saudi Arabia to repeal attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen
September 22, 2026The Japanese yen retreated on Monday and was set for its fifth decline in six sessions as investors were attuned to any signs of a possible currency
September 21, 2026The Nasdaq hit a record closing high on Monday, lifted by gains in Advanced Micro Devices and other AI heavyweights, while falling oil prices and long-
September 21, 2026Pakistani fighter jets have struck sites in eastern Afghanistan, targeting what officials describe as militant hideouts
September 21, 2026Víctor Rodríguez, a 72-year-old retiree, rose before dawn to nab his spot in line at a bank in Havana several kilometers from his home.
September 21, 2026China has expelled two top military leaders, Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, from the Communist Party and the military, an official announcement showed on Monday, citing
September 21, 2026Pakistan's government said on Monday that it launched airstrikes in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region, killing at least 28 militants, with one security
September 21, 2026LNG buyers are looking to diversify sourcing as the US-Israeli war against Iran cuts Gulf shipments, with importers seeking
September 21, 2026A powerful typhoon was approaching Japan's Pacific coast on Monday, bringing torrential rain, violent winds and a heightened risk of landslides across the
September 21, 2026British sportswear retailer JD Sports on Monday announced its expansion into Mexico through a long-term franchise partnership with fashion retailer Grupo Axo, betting on strong
September 21, 2026An explosion has injured three South Korean military officers inside the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone separating the Koreas
September 21, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.
September 21, 2026Hong Kong has held a state funeral for the city's first post-colonial leader, Tung Chee-hwa
September 20, 2026Local authorities say a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas, where anti-ICE protesters gathered for hours
September 21, 2026Vietnamese stocks were added to FTSE Russell's emerging market indexes on Monday, marking a milestone for the country's stock market after years of reforms aimed at
September 21, 2026Europe faces a fourth-quarter jet fuel deficit, even as it turns to far-flung suppliers including South Korea, which is set to boost its jet
September 21, 2026Ex-husband of Hong Kong socialite goes on trial for murder in case that shocked world
September 21, 2026Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse are being extradited to the U.S. It marked the end of a drawn-out judicial process in Haiti for a killing that shocked the troubled Caribbean country
September 20, 2026Russians living abroad cast their votes on Sunday, the final day of a parliamentary election, in what many described as a moral duty, if ultimately a futile act of
September 20, 2026Violence flared in the occupied West Bank on Sunday when a suspected Palestinian gunman shot dead an Israeli man, police said, and Israeli soldiers killed
September 20, 2026For someone who had to disguise herself as a man, dodge thrown stones and eventually flee her homeland to pursue cycling, Fariba Hashimi's
September 20, 2026South Korea’s military says North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea
September 20, 2026Saudi Arabia has confirmed that Yemen’s Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile
September 19, 2026The opening ceremony of the Asian Games has marked the official start of the 16-day event
September 19, 2026Canada is optimistic about concluding negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) with India by year-end, the country's minister for
September 19, 2026Several of the nation’s largest left-leaning voter engagement and racial justice organizations are facing steep funding shortfalls and staffing cutbacks
September 19, 2026South Africans gathered for memorial runs and protests this week after the killings of nine women near Johannesburg reignited anger and fear over violence that many
September 19, 2026US defence tech firm Anduril's founder Palmer Luckey said on Saturday that President Donald Trump's delay in approving arms sales to Taiwan is affecting
September 19, 2026Shahd Najeeb still remembers the trauma of fleeing Islamic State fighters during Syria's civil war.
September 19, 2026The death toll in a suicide attack at a police compound in northwest Pakistan has reached 31, AFP reported on Saturday, citing a police official.
September 19, 2026South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's nominee for justice minister withdrew from consideration on Saturday, the second of Lee's cabinet picks to step aside this month as
September 19, 2026President Donald Trump’s conflict with Iran has not led to the doomsday oil price spike many feared at the start of the war
September 19, 2026President Donald Trump has signed a major sanctions package targeting Russian officials and key sectors of its economy
September 19, 2026Russian forces committed widespread sexual violence against civilians and prisoners of war in Ukraine, including gang rape and electric shocks to the
September 18, 2026President Donald Trump announced that all 50 states will join a program to provide Most Favored Nation pricing for some Medicaid drugs
September 19, 2026Wall Street closed out an up-and-down week with a mixed finish for U.S. indexes as bond yields rose and oil prices swung
September 18, 2026NATO's top commander, US Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich, took part in a virtual briefing on Friday for Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby on potential approaches
September 18, 2026South Korean field hockey players were perplexed when the national anthem of North Korea was played instead of their own before a men's field hockey match against Bangladesh at the Asian Games
September 18, 2026The Olympic Council of Asia is attempting to quell complaints about lodging for athletes and officials at the Asian Games
September 18, 2026‘World’s best airline’ for 2026 is named
September 18, 2026Anusa Thapa Magar rushed home from her job in the Maldives after hearing about Nepal's
September 18, 2026The dollar jumped against the yen on Friday after two policymakers at the Bank of Japan dissented from a widely expected decision
September 18, 2026Authorities imposed an overnight curfew in Nigeria's central city of Minna on Friday after security forces opened fire as hundreds of people took to the streets to
September 18, 2026Deadly US strike on Iran school may have been a war crime, UN report finds
September 18, 2026‘Women are terrified’: Ninth body found as South African police probe series of killings
September 18, 2026At least 112,000 people have been displaced inside Yemen within the last two weeks as fighting continues along the country's west coast amid a renewed
September 18, 2026Weapons detection system alerts staff to loaded handgun at Joppatowne High School
September 18, 2026Chipmaker SK Hynix's subsidiary Solidigm is considering building a NAND flash memory chip factory in the US, with
September 18, 2026A 16-year-old student shot dead at least two fellow students and then killed himself at a school in the southern Philippines on Friday
September 18, 2026Indonesian divers retrieved three bodies from a passenger ship that capsized and sank in the Java Sea, although more
September 18, 2026Volkswagen is recalling 208,724 vehicles in the US due to a faulty steering rack bolt that could break and cause a loss of steering control, the US National Highway Traffic Safety
September 18, 2026US officials make rare trip to Myanmar to free former marine as isolated regime seeks greater recognition
September 18, 2026Malaysia’s king has granted former Prime Minister Najib Razak a rare royal clemency, allowing him to serve the rest of his prison term under house arrest
September 18, 2026Indonesia is welcoming its first aircraft carrier, the former Italian Navy vessel ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi, marking a major step in President Prabowo Subianto’s military modernization drive
September 18, 2026New Zealand has not had any discussions with the European Union about becoming an associate member, a spokesperson for New Zealand
September 18, 2026A Chinese woman crossed the border for a concert. It could cost her family their welfare
September 18, 2026Russia and China have vetoed a U.N. resolution that would have authorized U.N. experts to keep monitoring sanctions that were reimposed against Iran over its nuclear program
September 18, 2026A man initially accused of being a high-profile al-Qaida figure and who was tortured in CIA custody has appeared at a hearing to review his detention
September 18, 2026Oil prices settled about 1% lower on Thursday, but stayed above $100 a barrel, as investors weighed the disruption from strikes by Saudi Arabia and
September 17, 2026Hit-and-run driver sought after elote vendor was struck
September 18, 2026Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a phone call that the two countries "should prepare well for the next stage of high-
September 17, 2026Finnish authorities boarded and searched a target vessel in the Baltic Sea on Thursday in a live drill that officials said shows how
September 17, 2026A public opinion researcher explains why this group’s declining faith goes beyond partisanship and reflects a fundamental question about its sense of belonging.
September 17, 2026Argentina's government has presented a bill to crack down on companies operating in the Falkland Islands, potentially escalating tensions with the United Kingdom over the territory
September 17, 2026Pakistan will seek an expansion of its 30 billion yuan swap line with China when the facility expires in 2027, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said,
September 17, 2026South Korea plans to approve abortion pills for the first time to ensure safer abortions within the national healthcare system
September 17, 2026North Korea's vice defence minister said on Thursday that a growing U.S.-led military buildup and what he called an expanding nuclear alliance among Washington,
September 17, 2026Indonesian rescuers plan to try to right a passenger ship that capsized in the Java Sea last weekend as persistent strong currents and big waves prevent them from making
September 17, 2026Mohammad Saeed had just turned 18 when he fled to Iran with his parents and
September 17, 2026US allies in Asia are growing anxious that President Donald Trump may be tempted to soften Washington's support for Taiwan in return for an economic win with Beijing
September 17, 2026An Argentine judge has ordered British and Israeli companies to stop developing an oilfield off the British-controlled Falkland Islands
September 17, 2026New Zealand's economy grew more slowly in the second quarter as the crisis in the Middle East weighed on the economy.
September 17, 2026Human-caused global warming resulting in the Himalayan permafrost thawing was, in part, responsible for the catastrophic glacier and boulder collapse last month
September 17, 2026Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, denounced the International Atomic Energy Agency's general assembly that discussed the denuclearization
September 17, 2026Global stocks fell on Wednesday, reversing gains from early trade, while U.S. government bond yields rose after the U.S.
September 16, 202674-year-old injured in road rage attack. Flock cameras may have helped investigation, police say.
September 17, 2026The United States has removed Venezuela from its list of countries which have failed to demonstrably combat illegal drug trafficking for the first time in more than 20
September 17, 2026Mistrial declared in sexual assault case of former YDC worker
September 17, 2026NH Supreme Court Chief Justice MacDonald resigns after Judicial Conduct Committee investigation
September 17, 2026A building damaged by Israeli strikes collapsed suddenly in Gaza City, killing at least 21 people in their sleep, including 11 children
September 16, 2026A building housing displaced Palestinian families has collapsed in Gaza City and killed at least 21 people including 11 children
September 16, 2026An audit report of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Missing and Murdered Unit released this month reveals staffing challenges, a backlog of hundreds of case referrals and families left without required victims' services
September 16, 2026High school syllabus sparks backlash over menstrual cycle disclosure policy
September 16, 2026US officials met representatives of Yemen's Houthis in Oman over the weekend, five sources familiar with the
September 16, 2026Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Wednesday he would invite Myanmar's junta chief-turned-President Min Aung Hlaing for an official visit in return for
September 16, 2026Eight members of Turkish LGBTQ+ rights group Kaos GL were jailed pending trial on Tuesday as part of a national operation the government says is protecting family values
September 16, 2026Gaza rescuers on Wednesday searched through the wreckage of a bombed-out apartment building that collapsed overnight, killing
September 16, 2026The 2027 Honda HR-V and 2027 Kia Seltos are two small SUVs that are easy to live with, offer enough room for everyday duties, keep fuel costs in check, and are versatile enough to be useful for a range of needs
September 16, 2026The number of people aged 100 or older in Japan has surpassed a record 100,000 this year
September 16, 2026Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto sacked Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa after he clashed with a top ministry official who served on
September 16, 2026Hong Kong leader John Lee unveiled the city's first five-year plan on Wednesday, aiming to boost residents' livelihoods and cement its
September 16, 2026The Bank of Japan is set to raise interest rates to a 31-year high on Friday and signal readiness to keep pushing up borrowing costs, joining other major
September 16, 2026Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun urged nations on Wednesday to avoid provocative acts and curb the resurgence of regressive historical trends in remarks
September 16, 2026Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun urged nations on Wednesday to avoid provocative acts and curb
September 16, 2026Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is seeking backing from the president of Egypt, his ally across the Red Sea, as the kingdom faces increased attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
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September 16, 2026A Seoul court on Wednesday ordered North Korea to pay 44.6 billion won ($32.5 million) in damages over its 2020 demolition of an inter-Korean
September 16, 2026President Donald Trump's administration is planning to sell to Israel a munitions package worth $2.8 billion, which will include tens of thousands of
September 16, 2026Iran war expected to cause a spike in US inflation, according to budget watchdog
September 16, 2026The war against Iran has cost the U.S. more than $38 billion through Aug. 1 and will continue to cost up to $3 billion a month or more
September 16, 2026A South Korean lawmaker said on Tuesday, while questioning the country's finance minister nominee, that U.S.
September 15, 2026China has introduced new border control rules that could ban citizens from leaving the country if they engage in illegal activities threatening national or industrial security
September 15, 2026The Kremlin said on Tuesday it welcomed a U.S. proposal for a Russia-Ukraine moratorium on attacking each other's energy infrastructure, while saying it was also necessary
September 15, 2026Police have detained dozens of demonstrators outside a courthouse in Istanbul
September 15, 2026The U.S. poverty rate edged down to the lowest on record in 2025, while median household income hit a record high, the Census
September 15, 2026After a drone strike sent shrapnel flying into his wife's chest, killing her, Muhammad Aiyash and his three children fled with no belongings to a new makeshift camp for the
September 15, 2026A predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines has held its first elections for a regional parliament following years of delays, moving it closer to self-rule after decades of insurgency and violence
September 15, 2026Jason Eaton insisted he was acting on orders from the CIA and Mossad when he shot three Palestinian college students who were walking past his home a few days after Thanksgiving
September 15, 2026Man charged in Tasia Fortune’s death pleads not guilty, is denied bond
September 14, 2026The president of Chubu Electric Power Co., Japan's third-largest utility, says he and the chairperson are resigning over manipulated earthquake safety data for two nuclear reactors
September 14, 2026Authorities in South Africa say a road crash involving two minibus taxis and an SUV has killed at least 21 people
September 14, 2026A predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines has held its first parliamentary election
September 14, 2026A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has issued a new order freezing President Donald Trump's attempt to limit mail voting for the midterm elections
September 14, 2026The conflict in Yemen is intensifying, as government forces launch attacks against Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea and Houthis fire into neighboring Saudi Arabia, which supports Yemen’s government
September 13, 2026Somali businesses are seeking alternative shipping routes due to disruptions and security concerns around the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Strait of Hormuz after Iran-backed Houthis captured a key port city and an island, sending thousands of Yemenis fleeing to neighboring Djibouti
September 13, 2026Russian strikes have killed eight civilians and wounded dozens in Ukraine, according to local officials
September 12, 2026Earliest known drug use may have trapped prehistoric foragers in a ‘vicious cycle’
September 12, 2026Thirty charred bodies found inside a burned passenger ferry in the western Philippines have arrived at a port for identification after a ship fire that killed at least 35 people
September 12, 2026U.S. stocks rebounded and clawed back much of their losses for the week after oil prices eased off their recent spurt
September 11, 2026The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to briefly extend the current arms embargo on Sudan’s western Darfur region while negotiations continue on a contentious U.S. proposal to expand the embargo throughout the country
September 12, 2026The price of diesel is hitting record highs just as many U.S. farmers are harvesting two of the nation’s largest commodities, soybeans and corn
September 11, 2026The Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a lifeline for the global economy, is in jeopardy
September 11, 2026Iranian allies captured a strategic Red Sea island in a vital waterway. Here’s what to know
September 10, 2026The Justice Department says an Afghan woman who was accused of supporting an Islamic State-inspired plot in the United States and whose case was the first for an obscure and long-dormant court has been deported
September 11, 2026The death toll from a ferry fire in the Philippines has risen to 35, with 54 still missing
September 11, 2026Residents of Mansouri in southern Lebanon are witnessing the destruction of their village by Israeli drones
September 11, 2026A report that one of Trump’s aides went a year without routine vetting raises a question a former CIA executive knows well: What is that process for?
September 11, 2026A senior British defense official says more than half a million Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since Moscow's full-scale invasion in February 2022
September 11, 2026Rich nations are handing Nepal a climate crisis bill it can’t afford
September 11, 2026Man accused of sex trafficking in multiple states, DA seeks additional victims
September 11, 2026CNN's Pete Muntean has the latest on the deadly Amazon cargo plane crash. The chair of the NTSB gives new details about the dead and injured, and the ongoing investigation.
September 09, 2026South Korea’s spy agency says it is trying to determine if North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has a son
September 10, 2026Hundreds of people have demonstrated outside Israel’s embassy in Bangkok to demand foreign visitors respect Thai laws and culture
September 10, 2026Rescuers are struggling to get into a passenger ferry that had caught fire off the western Philippines, leaving five people dead and 86 missing
September 10, 2026A Hong Kong court has found the publisher of The Wall Street Journal guilty of trying to prevent a reporter from taking a leadership role in a local press union
September 10, 2026The Indonesian agency responsible for the country's free meals programme has temporarily closed nearly 2,000 kitchens for failing to register for hygiene checks, its chief
September 08, 2026India is witnessing an unprecedented food safety crackdown, with regulators forcing many local eateries and branded restaurants to suspend operations,
September 08, 2026Operations at some energy facilities in Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, were halted on Tuesday following attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis that wounded 73
September 08, 2026Rescuers in Nepal are focusing on three hydropower project tunnels where they believe dozens of workers could be trapped, authorities said on Tuesday, two weeks after a
September 08, 2026Talks between BHP and unions representing workers at the mining giant's Port Hedland iron ore operations in Western Australia ended without a deal, with further
September 08, 2026The Japanese yen climbed to a seven-month high against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, as traders continued to unwind short positions amid growing bets of a
September 08, 2026Oil prices extended gains to multi-week highs on Tuesday as risks of a prolonged conflict in the Middle East grew after Iran threatened to
September 08, 2026Yemen's Tehran-backed Houthis attacked energy facilities and cities in U.S. ally Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, wounding more than 70
September 08, 2026China has reported that its exports jumped 25% in August from a year earlier on strong demand for autos and high-tech goods
September 08, 2026The flash floods two weeks ago swallowed settlements in Nepal, damaged hydropower projects and left thousands of homes in need of rebuilding
September 08, 2026Russia's defence ministry wants to claim back part of a one-off payout from contract service personnel found guilty of criminal offences at home, a document showed, amid increasing
September 08, 2026Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowed at the start of this week, after Iran threatened on Monday to retaliate for any new U.S. attacks.
September 08, 2026Violence in the occupied West Bank flared on Monday as Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian during a village raid by settlers from a nearby
September 07, 2026Brazil's opposition took to the streets on Independence Day on Monday as right-wing presidential candidate Senator Flavio Bolsonaro sought to capitalize
September 07, 2026Rising oil prices, conflict in the Middle East and political uncertainty in Europe kept investors on edge on Monday, leaving stocks to drift lower ahead of
September 07, 2026North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has put his second naval destroyer into service and called for building a more reliable nuclear deterrent
September 07, 2026Beijing's plan to inject capital into big state-owned insurers is expected to ease capital constraints and solvency pressures that have held back insurers from
September 07, 2026Top ministers in Singapore will discuss ministerial salaries in parliament on Tuesday,
September 07, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It's been a patchy start to the week with tech leading Asian shares higher, while European and Wall Street futures barely budge.
September 07, 2026Nuclear-capable warship that capsized when launched finally joins North Korea’s fleet
September 07, 2026Taiwan flexed its chip diplomacy muscles at a major trade show last week, portraying itself as a democratic and reliable supplier for the AI
September 07, 2026Ko Myeong-hyo loved the vibrant colour and thriving life of South Korea's soft corals when she first began diving off the coast of Jeju island six
September 07, 2026Chinese officials said on Sunday that workers had recovered 12 more bodies as the search continued for hundreds still missing after a
September 06, 2026Fight breaks out during memorial event for 9-year-old girl
September 07, 2026A building has collapsed in New Delhi, killing at least one person and trapping dozens of others
September 06, 2026A mudslide in eastern China has killed two people and left 10 missing
September 05, 2026Rescuers in Nepal have pulled out a Chinese man and a woman in separate operations, 10 days after devastating floods hit the country
September 05, 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin held more than three hours of "highly useful" talks on Saturday with two U.S. envoys seeking a deal to
September 05, 2026The U.S. military says it has struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with ballistic missiles
September 05, 2026The U.S. military has hit three Iranian oil tankers after accusing Iran of targeting its warships
September 05, 2026Missouri asked the U.S.
September 05, 2026Priyanka Choudhary, an Indian-born Finnish citizen returning from a Hindu pilgrimage in Tibet, was at a border crossing with Nepal when a catastrophic
September 05, 2026A Chinese national was pulled alive from a tunnel in Nepal on Saturday, authorities said, 10 days after a wall
September 05, 2026Vietnam and Myanmar agreed on Saturday to deepen defence and security cooperation, elevating the sector to a pillar of bilateral ties as Vietnamese leader To Lam hosted
September 05, 2026Nearly 2,000 people, most of them students, have fallen ill in suspected food poisoning outbreaks linked to Indonesia’s Free Nutritious Meals program between Sept. 1 and Sept. 3
September 05, 2026South Korea's exports have reached $709.4 billion so far this year, surpassing last year's annual record, the customs office said on Saturday, as the economy rides high on
September 05, 2026The White House has reviewed candidates to potentially replace Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg, three
September 05, 2026Statewide mail voting for this year’s midterm elections is kicking off amid a churning legal battle over President Donald Trump’s attempts to limit the practice
September 04, 2026Father, son plead guilty to stealing more than 150 guns from South Carolina armory
September 04, 2026From the Editor Are the vigilantes back?
September 04, 2026Citadel has held talks to buy U.S. oil production assets, as the hedge fund and commodities trader considers expanding further into owning physical assets,
September 04, 2026It’s been more than a week since deadly flash floods killed hundreds and left thousands missing along the China-Nepal border
September 04, 2026When the mountain gave way above the Nepali power plant where Sanjay Sah worked, he had a choice: flee, or stay. He chose to stay and help.
September 04, 2026Malaysia declared an emergency in the district of Serian, in Sarawak state, after thick haze caused by forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia pushed air pollution up
September 04, 2026Citigroup expects to get regulatory approval for its wholly-owned China brokerage business as soon as this month and plans to add several dozen staff at the
September 04, 2026Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung condemned China's "wolf warrior" diplomacy at this week's forum of Pacific Islands leaders, and said
September 04, 2026Two people were pulled out alive on Friday from a tunnel linked to a hydropower station on the Trishuli River, nine days after a ice, rock and mud slide swept through a
September 04, 2026Australian disaster response specialists left for Nepal on Friday to join the search for survivors after the catastrophic Himalayan floods, as the
September 04, 2026China's southern coastal provinces of Fujian and Guangdong braced for further torrential rain on Friday, after severe downpours linked to Typhoon Saudel triggered flooding in urban
September 04, 2026Vietnam's leader To Lam is planning to visit Russia, France, the United States and Canada this month, several people familiar with the plans and the
September 04, 2026KATHMANDU, Sept 4 - Property, housing and infrastructure worth at least 387.5 billion Nepalese rupees ($2.56 billion) was lost in Nepal's catastrophic floods last week, the country's disaster
September 04, 2026US oil deal promises a flood of investment in Venezuela. When will its people feel the benefits?
September 04, 2026President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that an investigation would determine what caused a dispute between two of Ukraine's security agencies to escalate into a shootout in
September 04, 2026Average U.S. diesel prices jumped to record highs on Thursday, as a global supply crunch intensified after renewed hostilities between the U.S. and
September 04, 2026A supervisor overseeing background checks warned last year that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was hiring scores of new officers without basic vetting, violating federal rules and putting the agency at risk of misconduct
September 04, 2026A federal appeals court said a council created by Congress to help the U.S. commerce secretary manage the nation's fisheries exercised unconstitutional powers,
September 03, 2026Stock markets rallied while bond yields fell on Thursday as comments from Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller
September 03, 2026President Donald Trump falsely claimed on Wednesday that U.S. banks are not allowed to do business in Canada
September 04, 2026A Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday injured 10 people, triggered a fire and badly damaged a high-rise residential building, officials said.
September 03, 2026Out-of-state drivers owe Maryland nearly $1 billion in unpaid tolls
September 04, 2026Dhan Bahadur Tamang was at work in a hydropower project near Nepal's border with China when he sensed a sudden air pressure
September 03, 2026A Lebanese man held in Israel has been released, marking the first such handover since the Israel-Hezbollah conflict began six months ago
September 03, 2026Humanoid robots working on factory floors, AI models challenging global rivals and electric-vehicle plants
September 03, 2026Generous credit ratings are baking risks into China's booming bond market as Beijing attracts foreign issuers, S&P Global Ratings' Asia-Pacific ratings chief said on
September 03, 2026Malta's government has urged calm after the acquittal of a businessman accused of commissioning the 2017 murder of investigative journalist Daphne
September 03, 2026As an alarm warning of an active shooter threat blared through a Philippine public school on Thursday, students and
September 03, 2026Sati Sigdel makes daily visits to a hospital wall in Kathmandu blanketed in hundreds of photographs, some of missing relatives,
September 03, 2026China's Ministry of Natural Resources conducted a survey of waters east of Taiwan last month that it said would help it create "one map" for territorial planning
September 03, 2026Rusty state of USS Abraham Lincoln after marathon deployment shocks observers
September 03, 2026The Spanish city of Ceuta on the northern African coast normally celebrates its official holiday on Sept. 2
September 02, 2026China warned of flash floods in the southeastern province of Fujian while heavy rain trapped teachers and students in a compound in eastern Zhejiang as storms from Typhoon
September 03, 2026Australia and the United States said they would boost their defence ties in a move that could expand the U.S. military presence in Australia, while strengthening
September 03, 2026The Trump administration cut funds for natural hazards monitoring in Nepal
September 03, 202670-year-old man, pastor charged with multiple child sex crimes
September 03, 2026Jurors weighing whether to convict Lindsay Clancy of murder for killing her three young children at her Massachusetts home in 2023 were dismissed for the evening on
September 02, 2026A Democratic U.S. senator has pressed Capital One Financial for details about an internal anti-money-laundering review that the bank said last month led it
September 02, 2026Stock indexes mostly rose on Wednesday after three days of declines as investors watched for new developments in the U.S.-Iran conflict, while the
September 02, 2026The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has docked in Thailand after nearly nine months at sea supporting U.S. operations against Iran
September 02, 2026Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's lead over right-wing challenger Senator Flavio Bolsonaro narrowed further ahead of October's election, a Quaest poll
September 02, 2026Female Kurdish fighters who became global symbols of the fight against Islamic State are negotiating with Syria's new authorities to retain a
September 02, 2026Video shows heavy rain and gusty winds in southeast Texas as Tropical Storm Edouard swept through the area. Edouard has weakened to a tropical depression after making landfall Tuesday afternoon near the border of Texas and Louisiana.
August 31, 2026U.S.
September 02, 2026South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday that conditions should be created to resume dialogue between the United States and North Korea, according to the
September 02, 2026More than 500 students in Indonesia's East Java were hospitalised with food poisoning suspected to have been caused by free meals provided by the government, and an
September 02, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Bond yields are hitting new milestones as fighting resumes between the U.S. and Iran and oil prices surge, sending
September 02, 2026Some tourists previously reported missing in Nepal have made contact with authorities, officials said Wednesday
September 02, 2026Prominent Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a charge of collusion with foreign entities, a national security crime
September 02, 2026The story of the U.S. is intertwined with its military history, from its creation in 1776 to the expansion of its physical borders to its role in the global political and economic order
September 02, 2026Shabana Basij-Rasikh leads the School of Leadership of Afghanistan that's now based in Rwanda
September 02, 2026The flash floods in Nepal were only the latest in an accelerating series of disasters that have battered the Himalayas in recent years
September 02, 2026Rescue teams are continuing to search for thousands of people still missing after last week's catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China, as the death toll exceeded 1,000
September 01, 2026A Honduran court has dropped charges against former President Juan Orlando Hernandez over fraud and money laundering, judiciary
September 02, 2026The United States and Indonesia launched their annual joint military exercises on Monday, the first since announcing a new defence partnership this year, with
August 31, 2026The Justice Department says it has seized more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations intended for Hamas
September 02, 2026Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S.
September 01, 2026The Trump administration won backing from all G20 financial leaders except China's on Tuesday to act against "non-
September 01, 2026USPS whistleblower describes new plans for voting by mail hidden from the public
September 01, 2026A selloff in global bond markets deepened on Tuesday, reflecting investor angst over
September 01, 2026Alligator on Central Florida highway causes chain-reaction crash, leaving woman dead
September 01, 2026A whistleblower told Congress that the U.S.
September 01, 2026The Himalayan region faces severe risks from future glacial floods, a senior U.N. official has warned, as the death toll from last week's flood in Nepal,
September 01, 2026For the first time on record, Iran has gone about seven weeks without shipping meaningful crude exports through the Strait
September 01, 2026A submersible vessel has joined the search for 20 people missing for two days following a ferry disaster off the coast of Cyprus
September 01, 2026They were building infrastructure in Nepal. Their families in China want to know what happened to them
September 01, 2026China has warned of consequences for Taiwan after officials from Beijing and Taipei attended a Pacific leaders summit
September 01, 2026A school in Thailand where a student went on a deadly shooting rampage three weeks ago reopened on Tuesday amid heightened security,
September 01, 2026Chinese rescue teams worked through the night and frequent rain to restore the last stretch of the sole road leading to the Gyirong border
September 01, 2026Thailand's coastal city of Pattaya is preparing for a visit by the USS Abraham Lincoln, as the aircraft carrier makes its way back to the U.S. following a grueling deployment in the Middle East
September 01, 2026Japan and the United States agreed to continue coordinating to achieve "orderly" yen moves, which were crucial for global market stability
September 01, 2026Global factory activity was humming last month as surging demand for AI hardware kept Asian factories busy while new orders in
September 01, 2026North Korea and the United States are showing signs of resuming dialogue, a South Korean lawmaker said on Tuesday after being briefed by Seoul's intelligence agency.
September 01, 2026China on Tuesday objected to Taiwan's presence at the Pacific Islands Forum saying the democratically ruled island was not
September 01, 2026New Zealand and the U.S. will jointly fund a major upgrade of a World War Two port on a Cook Islands atoll, the three governments said on Tuesday, in a
September 01, 2026Japanese companies increased their pace of spending on plant and equipment in April-June, a sign of business confidence that could prompt an upgrade to
September 01, 2026Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job
September 01, 2026South Korea's factory sector recorded a ninth consecutive month of activity growth in August, underpinned by robust export demand, a survey showed on Tuesday.
September 01, 2026South Korea's exports surged 68.7% in August from a year earlier, extending their winning streak to a 15th consecutive month and outpacing analysts' forecasts
September 01, 2026Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial have ended a third day of deliberating without a verdict
August 31, 2026Army Secretary Dan Driscoll submits resignation after tension with Hegseth
September 01, 2026President Donald Trump's administration is planning to spend $4
September 01, 2026The highest-ranking officer in the U.S. military says there are no plans to send troops to polling places during November’s midterm congressional elections
August 31, 2026Kalshi permanently banned former U.S. congressman George Santos from its platform on Monday and imposed a penalty of $71,356, citing insider trading.
August 31, 2026Israeli airstrikes killed at least five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials said.
August 31, 2026Nepal's rescue teams, helped by Chinese and Indian experts, stepped up efforts on Monday to reach hundreds of
August 31, 2026India's economy expanded 7.8% year-on-year in the April-June quarter, blowing past forecasts as an investment boom and
August 31, 2026An increasingly unpredictable Beijing is tightening its grip on the air and sea around Taiwan, Taipei said in an annual review of the Chinese threat that
August 31, 2026India must uphold a water-sharing treaty with Pakistan it suspended amid bilateral tensions and must limit work on an hydroelectric plant it is building in the Kashmir
August 31, 2026Police investigate after newborn found with umbilical cord attached, brought to fire station
August 31, 2026A court in Seoul, South Korea, has sentenced Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han to two years in prison
August 31, 2026The annual Ramon Magsaysay Awards have been given to Singaporean lawyer, a Myanmar activist and a former Bangladeshi teacher
August 31, 2026Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda are going to jointly develop computer parts and software for vehicles set to enter the market in fiscal 2029
August 31, 2026Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is due to set a record as leading Italy's longest-serving administration on September 4.
August 31, 2026Indonesian legal experts and activists voiced support on Monday for an Indonesian court ruling voiding legal provisions that made insulting the government a criminal
August 31, 2026China's three biggest state-owned airlines reported first-half losses for the seventh consecutive year, battered by surging jet fuel
August 31, 2026Leaders from some of the world’s least populous states are gathering in Palau for the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting
August 31, 2026Some schoolchildren in Nepal have survived catastrophic floods by leaving their classrooms for lunch
August 30, 2026Authorities in Nepal are warning of potential fresh flooding as water levels rise in the Bhotekoshi River
August 30, 2026At least five heads of government were absent from talks at the annual Pacific Island Forum that began on Monday, as China-Taiwan tensions weighed
August 31, 2026Three months before a wall of water, mud and rock killed hundreds when it hurtled down a Himalayan valley
August 30, 2026Plans in one of Texas’ largest counties to use dozens fewer polling location than previous years is drawing protests from Democrats who say the reductions could create confusion in the November midterm elections
August 31, 2026U.S.
August 31, 2026Ukraine's former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov is seeking U.S. investment for a defence technology fund, he said in an interview with the Financial Times that was published on
August 31, 2026At least eight people died and 18 were missing after a ferry carrying around 270 passengers and crew capsized off North Cyprus on Sunday, leaving survivors clinging to its
August 30, 2026Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the death toll from a Russian strike on a warehouse west of Kyiv has risen to 38, with four people still missing
August 30, 2026Nepal's scenic Chitwan district, known for its forests and
August 30, 2026South Korea unveiled a major cabinet reshuffle on Sunday, naming First Vice Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il as the new deputy prime minister and minister of economy and
August 30, 2026Poor weather temporarily hampered aerial rescue operations in Nepal as the search for thousands of missing people in areas devastated by catastrophic flash floods along the border with China entered its fourth day
August 29, 2026Jaymiëll Martina struck out 12 batters, added an an RBI double and Curacao defeated Japan 4-0 on Saturday to advance to the Little League Baseball World Series Championship for the sixth time in the nation’s history
August 30, 2026General Motors plans to assemble a heavy-duty pickup at an Ontario plant as part of a tentative deal with a key union that would pump C$1.1 billion ($791.31
August 30, 2026Mutinous soldiers in Niger attacked the airport and the presidency in the capital, Niamey, early on Saturday, triggering hours of gunfire and explosions and briefly knocking
August 29, 2026Six months into the Iran war, Iranian Americans remain divided over what comes next
August 29, 2026The Himalayas are unpredictable. But countries are building there like never before
August 29, 2026Trump is staking out extreme positions on White House secrecy, legal experts say
August 29, 2026The threat of a lake formed after a glacier collapse bursting near the China-Nepal border where a devastating flood occurred earlier this week has decreased, Chinese
August 29, 2026President Donald Trump on Friday announced an unprecedented U.S. push to take control of a fifth of Venezuela's vast oil reserves, betting that American companies
August 29, 2026American diplomats and at least some of their family members are beginning to return to U.S. embassies in the Middle East
August 29, 2026Nepal and China resumed rescue operations in the flood-hit Himalayas on Friday, with a Chinese rescue
August 28, 2026Zoyal Ghale, who ran into a forest and climbed trees to escape Nepal's deadly floods, was reunited with his mother on Friday after she had
August 28, 2026Flash floods caused by a glacier collapse along the Nepal-China border have killed hundreds and caused widespread destruction
August 28, 2026Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Friday that he still saw little sign that the surge in energy prices caused by the U.S.-Iran conflict was creating serious longer-term
August 28, 2026An Israeli strike killed a Hamas operative and two of his accomplices in the West Bank on Friday, the military said, in a rare use of deadly air power in the
August 28, 2026Institutional investors are increasing allocations to private credit in Asia.
August 28, 2026Vietnam said on Friday it strongly opposed all foreign activities in the Paracels archipelago in the disputed South China Sea, following a report earlier this week of new
August 28, 2026Nepal does not need foreign assistance for search-and-rescue operations following the devastating flash flood that swept through several towns on
August 28, 2026MSCI's global equities gauge fell in a choppy session on Friday, while short-dated U.S.
August 28, 2026The Cambodian government has claimed a milestone in its fight against the scam industry accused of stealing billions of dollars from victims around the world, with officials saying
August 28, 2026China on Friday removed two senior military officers from its supreme military command body, the state Central Military Commission, state-run Xinhua reported, following
August 28, 2026Congo government figures show that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo
August 28, 2026Nepal’s disaster management authority said the number of people reported missing after a flash flood along the Himalayan border between Nepal and China has doubled to 1,924
August 28, 2026Japanese authorities spent a record 15.4 trillion yen ($96.5 billion) intervening in foreign exchange markets over the past month to support the local
August 28, 2026The U.N. refugee agency has scaled back its budget by 16% and lowered its official headcount by around 3,500 as it adapts to new financial constraints at a
August 28, 2026Police in the Indonesian capital Jakarta have detained over 300 people for questioning and named dozens of suspects following street protests that had turned into late-
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