USAID closes its doors after six decades of global humanitarian operations amid Trump crackdown

The agency, its few remaining staff, functions and programmes will now be absorbed into the US State Department, marking an end to humanitarian relief work which ...

New evidence suggests Russian forces shot down Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243

An Azerbaijani news outlet released evidence Tuesday suggesting the Russian military ordered the 2024 missile strike on Flight 8243, causing a crash in which 38 p...

UK's oldest cold case solved: 92-year-old jailed for 1967 rape and murder

Judge told 92-year-old Ryland Headley he would die in prison after being convicted for the 1967 rape and murder of Louisa Dunne in England.

A 92-year-old man has...

Thailand’s PM suspended over probe into leaked 'uncle' phone call with Cambodian official

Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s suspension raises the possibility of renewed instability in Thailand, a still fragile democracy that has suffered several similar bouts o...

Death toll rises to 39 after blast at pharmaceutical factory in southern India

The massive explosion and fire at Sigachi Industries' chemical factory in the southern state of Telangana also injured 34 people, officials said.

The death toll ...

One killed and two injured in stabbing attack at company in southern Germany

A 21-year-old German man was arrested after the fatal attack in the Bavarian town of Mellrichstadt, according to local police.

One person was killed and two othe...

Opposing parties in Hungary use mass Budapest Pride turnout to boost their own agenda

Despite a ban on the event by the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, more than 100,000 turned up for the annual pro-LGBTQ+ rally through Budapest.

Both ...

Canadian Prime Minister Carney says trade talks with US resume after Canada rescinded tech tax

Canada and Mexico face separate tariffs of as much as 25% that Trump put into place under the auspices of stopping fentanyl smuggling.

Trade talks between the US...

Two killed in sniper ambush as Idaho firefighters come under siege from rifle fire

Idaho's governor urged people to avoid the area to allow law enforcement and firefighters to do their work.

Two firefighters were fatally shot in the US on Sunda...

Netanyahu says there are ‘broad regional possibilities’ as Trump urges ceasefire in Gaza

“Make the deal in Gaza. Get the hostages back!!!” US President Donald Trump wrote on his social media platform on Sunday morning.

US President Donald Trump on Su...

Extremism and video games: How extremist groups are grooming children

The identification and reporting of a chat on a gaming platform between two minors preparing an armed attack on a school likely resulted in innocent lives being s...

Trump calls for ceasefire deal while Israel plans new mass evacuations to expand military operations

On Sunday, President Trump urged a ceasefire deal for Gaza. Simultaneously, Israel ordered new mass evacuations in northern Gaza as it plans to expand its militar...

Budapest Pride: Unprecedented crowd defies Hungarian government at 'illegal' march

The local government's Freedom Day event ended without incidents, with no police intervention, and counter-demonstrators being kept away.

Well over a hundred tho...

Biden, Harris and Walz attend funeral for former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman

Democratic former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman was honoured for her legislative accomplishments and her humanity during a funeral Saturday where former...

At least 62 Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes since Friday

According to the Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza, eight people were burnt to death after Israeli shelling on a school in the Jabaliya refugee camp.

Israel contin...

Hundreds of thousands gather to mark 30th anniversary of Budapest Pride despite Orban ban

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Budapest on Saturday to mark the 30th anniversary of Pride, defying a government-imposed ban on the event. Among the c...

State funeral underway in Iran for military leaders, scientists killed in Israel conflict

Hundreds of thousands of people attended a mass state funeral for the head of the Revolutionary Guards and other top military commanders, as well as nuclear scien...

Budapest Pride: march to go ahead in defiance of Orban's ban

EU Commissioners and dozens of MEPs are in Budapest to attend and support the Budapest Pride march on Saturday.

Senior European Union officials joined Budapest M...

US Senate rejects effort to restrain Trump on Iran as GOP backs his strikes on nuclear sites

Most Republicans have said Iran posed an imminent threat that required decisive action from Trump, and they backed his decision to bomb three Iranian nuclear site...

Congo and Rwanda sign a US-mediated peace deal aimed at ending decades of bloody conflict

The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group is the most prominent armed group in the conflict, and its major advance early this year left bodies on the streets. With 7 mill...

Bespoke bash for a billionaire: Jeff Bezos weds Lauren Sánchez in lavish Venice ceremony

The sky itself is no limit for billionaire Jeff Bezos and fiancée Lauren Sánchez, who have traveled into space — and expectations were about as high ahead of thei...