Rescuers sifted through mud and rubble yesterday in their search for people missing from the tsunami-sized flash flood that swept the Libyan port city of Derna.

The main border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan reopened to pedestrians and vehicles yesterday, more than a week after it was closed following a gun battle between frontier guards.

Iran has warned the European Union that its decision to maintain sanctions on the Islamic republic beyond a deadline set in a landmark nuclear deal was “illegal”.

Ukraine said yesterday it had recaptured the devastated eastern village of Andriivka, setting the stage for further advances on the southern flank of Bakhmut, the city that fell into Russian hands in May after months of heavy fighting.

The Kremlin today said no agreements have been signed during North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's ongoing visit to Russia

Beijing said today it was sanctioning two US defence companies, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, over their roles in supplying arms to Taiwan

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a Russian military aviation factory today following his summit with President Vladimir Putin, as the two countries ostracised by the West seek deeper ties

The United Nations is urgently seeking more than $71 million to assist those most in need after deadly flash floods swept Libya over the weekend.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived at a Russian industrial city to visit a military aviation factory today, Russian agencies reported, following his summit with President Vladimir Putin

US President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden was criminally charged on Thursday, after efforts to reach a plea deal failed, leading to the first ever prosecution of a sitting president's child

Nasa yesterday said it has named a new director of research into what the government calls “unidentified anomalous phenomenon,” or UAP, while the US space agency’s chief said an expert panel that urged more fact-finding on the matter found no evidence of an extraterrestrial origin for these objects.

The first phase of Ram Temple in India’s town of Ayodhya will be completed in December and will open to devotees in January, an official said yesterday.

Dozens of Chinese warplanes and 10 navy ships were detected around Taiwan, authorities in Taipei said yesterday after warning that Beijing was conducting air and sea drills in the Western Pacific.

Whatever practical cooperation emerges from this week’s summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, their deepening relationship is aimed at sending their rivals a warning, analysts said.

The Earth’s life-support systems are facing greater risks and uncertainties than ever before, with most major safety limits already crossed as a result of planet-wide human interventions, according to a scientific study released on Wednesday.

US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden was criminally charged yesterday, after efforts to reach a plea deal failed, leading to the first ever prosecution of a sitting president’s child.

Vladimir Putin and Kim Jung Un gifted each other rifles when they met in Far Eastern Russia, the Kremlin said yesterday, confirming the isolated Russian leader will visit North Korea as Moscow woos another pariah state.

Survivors of a flood that swept away the centre of the Libyan city of Derna picked through the ruins yesterday in search of loved ones from among thousands of dead and missing, while authorities feared an outbreak of disease from rotting bodies.

Tunisia has barred entry to a delegation from the European Parliament, after EU lawmakers criticised a deal Brussels struck with Tunis to stem migration, officials said yesterday.

Artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT diagnosed patients rushed to emergency at least as well as doctors and in some cases outperformed them, Dutch researchers have found, saying AI could “revolutionise the medical field”.