Japan began releasing wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean yesterday, prompting a furious China to ban all seafood imports from its neighbour.

Brazil is enduring a heat wave in the middle of the southern hemisphere’s winter, with the metropolis of Sao Paulo close to breaking records for August and for the year 2023.

More than four million people have been driven from their homes in Ethiopia, mainly by conflict or drought, according to new UN figures.

The UK’s backlog of asylum claims has hit a record high, official figures showed yesterday, heaping fresh pressure on the government which has pledged to cut immigration.

The moon rover of India’s Chandrayaan-3 exited the spacecraft yesterday to begin its exploration of the lunar surface and conduct experiments to help future probes, as the media hailed the historic landing as the country’s biggest scientific feat.

Russian President Vladimir Putin told the BRICS summit in South Africa yesterday that Moscow intends to deepen ties with African countries, and that it would remain a reliable partner for food and fuel supplies.

At least one person was killed and 16 people were wounded in Russian attacks across Ukraine yesterday, local officials said, as Kyiv marked 32 years of independence from Moscow.

BRICS leaders yesterday announced the “historic” admission of six new countries from next year as the club of large and populous emerging economies seeks to reshape the global order.

The United States on Wednesday expanded its sanctions against Myanmar to include foreign companies or individuals helping the country’s military junta to procure jet fuel that it uses to launch airstrikes on its own people, the US Treasury Department said in a statement.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday expressed his "condolences" over a plane crash that killed Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, describing him as a man who made mistakes but "achieved results"

France said today that there were "reasonable doubts" about the cause of the plane crash that presumably killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Russia's Wagner paramilitary group

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called for creating an enabling environment for women and girls to become agents of change in the Global South and urged all to join hands to achieve SDG 5

BRICS leaders announced today the "historic" admission of six new countries from next year as the club of large and populous emerging economies seeks to reshape the global order

The BRICS group of nations has decided to invite six countries - Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - to become new members of the bloc

A gunman shot three people dead and wounded at least six others at a bar in the US state of California on Wednesday, police said

Chinese customs on Thursday suspended imports of all "aquatic products" from Japan over the release of wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean

The health and cost-of-living crises has disproportionately affected the poor and women in developing Asia, hurting their chances of long-term improvement

Japan on Thursday started releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, a polarising move that drew fresh and fierce criticism from China as being "selfish and irresponsible"

The United States on Wednesday expanded its sanctions against Myanmar to include foreign companies or individuals helping the country's military junta to procure jet fuel that it uses to launch airstrikes on its own people, the US Treasury Department said in a statement

The head of the Wagner mercenary group, which in June attempted to topple Russia's military leadership, was on board a plane that crashed on Wednesday, with all passengers killed, Russian officials said