WASHINGTON, D.C.: A U.S. judge on May 29 temporarily stopped President Donald Trump's administration from creating a nearly US$1.8...

PARIS, France: French lawmakers voted on May 28 to officially cancel old slavery-era laws that treated enslaved people as property...

DUBAI, U.A.E.: The U.S. military said on May 28 that Iran broke a fragile ceasefire after Kuwait reported being attacked following...

VIENTIANE, Laos: Five people who were trapped inside a cave in Laos for about a week were found alive on May 27. Rescue teams from...

BERLIN, Germany: A man suspected of helping a convicted attacker carry out a stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial was arrested in...

Washington's relationship with Russia appears likely to continue its decades-long decline, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio...

LISBON, Portugal: Portuguese police said on May 26 that they have broken up a criminal group that was illegally helping about 4,000...

BEIJING, China:  An early investigation into China's worst mining disaster in more than 15 years has found hidden tunnels, missing...

DUBAI, U.A.E.: Iran's state TV said that Tehran has received an early, unofficial draft of a possible agreement with the United States...

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on May 25 for the role the Holy See played in supporting slavery and for not condemning...

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands:  Syria's new leadership has found parts of former President Bashar al-Assad's secret chemical weapons program....

ABUJA, Nigeria:  Suspected bandits attacked a police station and a traditional ruler's palace in Kwara state, Nigeria, early on May...

LONDON/PARIS: An unusually early heat wave swept across parts of Western Europe this week, breaking temperature records in Britain...

On May 24, Iran rejected President Trump's latest peace deal, confirming that he had misrepresented what Iran had agreed to and that...

WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump's decision to appoint Kevin Warsh as the new chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve has tied the...

LONDON, U.K.: Former Scottish National Party (SNP) chief executive Peter Murrell admitted in court on May 25 that he stole more than...

WASHINGTON, D.C: The United States has expanded its temporary Ebola-related travel restrictions to include lawful permanent residents...

New Delhi [India], May 31, (ANI): The Central Government has notified revised export levies on petrol, diesel and aviation turbine...

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 31 (ANI): 'God of Cricket' Sachin Tendulkar has lavished praise on teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi...

BUDAPEST, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Paris Saint-Germain became the second club to retain the UEFA Champions League title after edging Arsenal...

Tehran [Iran], May 31 (ANI): Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed that its air defence units shot down a US MQ-1...

(260531) -- BUCHAREST, May 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An Irish Setter dog is evaluated during an international canine beauty contest near...

(260531) -- LJUBLJANA, May 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Tereza Kneblova (C) of the Czech Republic, silver medalist Eva Alina...

(Photo credit: Brett Rojo-Imagn Images) Marlie Giles set the tone with a three-run homer to lift Alabama into the Women's College...

(260531) -- BUNIA, May 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is pictured...

(260531) -- HARARE, May 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwean students write Chinese calligraphy at the Chinese Embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe,...

The talks took place amid mounting pressure on the island from the Trump administration US and Cuban military officials have held...

Washington, DC [US], May 31 (ANI): US President Donald Trump has sparked widespread digital engagement after sharing a highly stylised,...

(Photo credit: Brett Rojo-Imagn Images) Emma Clarke's home run in the bottom of the ninth inning ended a deadlock and gave Tennessee...

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 31 (ANI): Ahead of International Yoga Day, yoga practitioner and entrepreneur Asha Dipika met...

Washington, DC [US], May 31 (ANI): US President Donald Trump lashed out at the American judicial framework following successive legal...

New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): US Ambassador Sergio Gor on Saturday said he looked forward to another visit by US Under Secretary...

New York [US], May 30 (ANI): The Permanent Mission of India and Austria on Saturday marked the International Day of UN Peacekeepers...

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 30 (ANI): A political storm erupted in West Bengal on Saturday after Trinamool Congress (TMC) national...

New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Saturday chaired a security review meeting...

The world continues to await US President Donald Trumps reaction to a proposed framework to extend the current cease-fire with Iran,...

Tehran [Iran], May 31 (ANI): Iran has reasserted its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, issuing a stern warning that both mercantile...

Tehran [Iran], May 31 (ANI): Iran has reasserted its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, issuing a stern warning that both mercantile...

Tedros Ghebreyesus believes DR Congo is able to contain the outbreak on its own, but independent observers are not so optimistic ...

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 31 (ANI): Ahead of International Yoga Day, yoga practitioner and entrepreneur Asha Dipika met...