It began with threats of US visa bans on a swathe of African nations. Then Washington started to scatter migrants from all over the world to various corners of the continent, often with cash sweeteners for their governments

Monday's test came two years after China fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the waters near French Polynesia, in what had been the first launch of such a missile over international waters in more than 40 years.

When extreme heat hits, people turn to AC, but what if the grid fails? From France to the US, heat waves are pushing power systems to the limit, raising blackout risks and energy prices when electricity is needed most

The government said 16,740 people were injured in the powerful back-to-back shocks and that over 17,000 were left homeless

Natural disasters are common across China, particularly in the summer, when some regions experience intense rainfall while others bake in scorching heat

Russia hammered Kyiv with missiles and drones early yesterday, killing at least 20 people, officials said, as shortages of US-made interceptors left the Ukrainian capital struggling to defend itself, just days after the deadliest attack this year.

India’s anti-terrorism agency said yesterday it filed charges against Hafiz Saeed, founder of Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), over an attack on tourists in India’s Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) last year that triggered a conflict with Pakistan.

UN Secretary-General AntonioGuterres yesterday warned that artificial intelligence (AI) is developing faster than anyone can keep up, calling for globally harmonised rules to reduce potential risks - especially to children.

A Russian patrol aircraft staged “unsafe” activity near the UK’s flagship aircraft carrier as it conducted Nato air defence operations off Iceland, Britain’s defence ministry said yesterday.

Hamas said yesterday it had dissolved its de facto government in Gaza and signalled it was ready to hand over to a group of Palestinian technocrats, as it presses Israel to honour other parts of a stalled US-backed peace plan.

Wildfires across southern Europe forced thousands of people to flee their homes and prompted authorities to ban spectators from yesterday’s Tour de France stage that was threatened by one inferno.

A week of ceremonies for the funeral of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has adopted heavy symbolism to promote pro‑government religious and political messages.

The Philippine Senate yesterday opened Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, with her political career -- and a planned 2028 presidential run -- in the balance.

The Euclid space telescope has spotted the oldest quasars -- the brightest objects in the universe -- ever discovered, deepening a cosmic mystery that has been puzzling scientists.

Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas announced today the dissolution of the body that has governed the Gaza Strip for nearly two decades, clearing the way for a technocratic committee to implement civilian rule.

Clashes between rival drug gangs at the overcrowded Negombo prison killed four guards and prompted a major security response

According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Mumbai received more than 265 mm of rainfall and over 227 mm in the suburbs during the last 24 hours (till 6 pm on Sunday)

Khamenei was killed on the first day of the US-Israeli war with Iran on February 28

After lying in state in Tehran's Grand Mosalla religious complex for two days, Khamenei will be processed through the city for 10 to 12 hours starting at 6:00 am (0230 GMT), organisers said

Six countries in southern Europe have been hit by wildfires. One of the blazes, in southwestern France, could affect Monday's third stage of the Tour de France, authorities warn