Thailand's constitutional court suspended reformist Pita Limjaroenrat on Wednesday, in another blow to his hopes of becoming the nation's next leader after a stunning election win

Swathes of Europe baked Tuesday in a heatwave trailed by wildfires and health warnings, as parts of Asia and the United States also suffered under extreme weather

The quake was registered at 6:22 pm (0222 GMT) in the Pacific Ocean

Family members rushed to the scene looking for their loved ones.

Russia struck Ukrainian ports yesterday, a day after pulling out of a UN-backed deal to let Kyiv export grain, and Moscow claimed gains on the ground in an area where Ukrainian officials said Russian forces were going back on the offensive.

International Criminal Court judges yesterday rejected the Philippines’ appeal to halt a probe into the nation’s deadly anti-drug crackdown, clearing the way for the investigation to resume.

The new head of the World Bank said yesterday that growing divides between rich and poor nations risked deepening poverty in the developing world, at a meeting of G20 finance ministers in India.

Flash floods in India’s Assam state have killed at least eight people and displaced more than 115,000 after a regional river burst its banks earlier this month following heavy monsoon rains, officials said yesterday.

Britain’s controversial plan to deter migrants without papers from landing on British shores was yesterday poised to become law, prompting criticism from the United Nations.

A US soldier has crossed the inter-Korean border into North Korea, two US officials told Reuters yesterday, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Former US President Donald Trump said yesterday he had received a letter from Special Counsel Jack Smith stating that he is a target of a grand jury investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election result.

The world should prepare to face increasingly intense heatwaves, the United Nations warned yesterday, as countries across the Northern Hemisphere reeled from soaring temperatures.

Timothy Lyndsay Shaddock and his dog, Bella, were on a journey from La Paz in Mexico to French Polynesia before their boat was severely damaged by a storm and rough seas.

Eight people including seven members of one family were killed in Cairo on Monday when a residential building in Egypt's capital collapsed, the public prosecution and state media said

Russia yesterday halted participation in the year-old UN-brokered deal that lets Ukraine export grain through the Black Sea, spreading a sense of dread in poorer countries where people fear price rises will put food out of reach.

An Australian sailor and his dog have been rescued after two months adrift in the Pacific Ocean, surviving the ordeal by drinking rainwater and snacking on raw fish.

The United States would not be surprised if North Korea conducts another nuclear test, following the regime’s launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile this past week, a senior White House official said Sunday.

Iranian authorities have shuttered an educational centre accused of “inciting riots” during last year’s mass demonstrations triggered by the death in custody of a young woman, state media reported yesterday.

Mexican authorities on Sunday said they intercepted over 500 migrants in two days in the eastern state of Veracruz as authorities crack down on the transportation of migrants toward the United States in unsafe conditions.

US climate envoy John Kerry held four hours of talks with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing yesterday, calling for “urgent action” as the two countries revived stalled diplomacy on reducing planet-warming emissions.