The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered the four most distant galaxies ever observed, one of which formed just 320 million years after the Big Bang when the universe was still in its infancy, new research said on Tuesday.

Iran has named an ambassador to the United Arab Emirates nearly eight years after his predecessor left, as a thaw in relations with the Gulf Arab states picks up pace.

President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday thanked Poland for its “historic” help in rallying Western support for Ukraine during a visit to Warsaw and said Ukrainian troops were still fighting for Bakhmut in the east but could withdraw if they risked being cut off.

South Korea and the United States yesterday staged joint air drills involving at least one US nuclear-capable B-52H strategic bomber, Seoul’s military said.

More than 400 migrants have been rescued from a boat off Malta after an 11-hour operation, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said yesterday after its ship responded to a distress alert. While heading to shelter in the Mediterranean due to bad weather,

Iran yesterday welcomed a US call to help end the long-running conflict in Yemen by backing a peace process, one year after a United Nations-brokered truce dramatically reduced fighting.

US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday it remains to be seen whether artificial intelligence (AI) is dangerous, but underscored that technology companies had a responsibility to ensure their products were safe before making them public.

--Cites really difficult situation for Kyiv's forces in Bakhmut.--Says 'corresponding' decisions may be needed to save Kyiv troops.--Hails Poland's 'historic' role in rallying Western support.--Poland pledges more MiG jets for Kyiv during Zelensky visit.--France's Macron

Russian President Vladimir Putin today told the new US ambassador in Moscow that Washington was responsible for the "Ukrainian crisis" while accepting her credentials in a Kremlin ceremony.."Relations between Russia and the United States, from which global security and stability directly d

A total of 440 migrants, including Bangladeshis, have been rescued from an overcrowded fishing boat in international waters off Malta, after a complex 11-hour operation in stormy seas, the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) charity said today..MSF said its Geo Barents vessel struggled with the

French President Emmanuel Macron said today China could play a major role in finding a "path to peace" in Ukraine, in his first speech since arriving for a three-day state visit..Speaking to French citizens in the Chinese capital about a range of issues including Russia's war in Ukraine, M

The incident sparked protests across the occupied West Bank and the Israeli military said nine rockets were fired from Gaza toward Israel after sirens blared in southern towns

Donald Trump on Tuesday pleaded not guilty inside a packed New York courtroom as he became the first American president to be arrested on criminal charges, which have already upended the 2024 White House campaign.

Twenty Iranian schoolgirls were hospitalised yesterday after the latest in a mysterious wave of poisoning attacks that have sickened thousands of pupils, state media reported.

Donald Trump, the former president and front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination, pleaded not guilty in a history-making moment for the United States yesterday to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records after an investigation into hush money paid to a porn star.

Britain yesterday announced a plan to protect water supplies, amid a long-running scandal over privatised water firms pumping raw sewage into rivers and onto seashores.

A man was charged with terrorism Monday after he threatened one person with a knife and slit the throat of another who was seriously injured on a bus in western Canada, court documents said.

Australia said yesterday it will ban TikTok on government devices, joining a growing list of Western nations cracking down on the Chinese-owned app due to national security fears.

The Kremlin yesterday branded Finland’s Nato membership an “assault on our security” and said it would take countermeasures.

Around one in every six adults experiences infertility, the World Health Organization estimated yesterday as it called for an urgent increase in access to fertility care.