More than 200 inmates escape Pakistan jail after earthquake
ISLAMABAD – More than 200 prisoners escaped from a jail in Pakistan’s largest city following an earthquake in the early hours of Tuesday, police...
Ukraine drones strike bombers during major attack in Russia
KYIV – Ukraine says it has completed its biggest long-range attack of the war with Russia on Sunday, after using smuggled drones to launch...
Mongolia PM quits after son’s luxury holiday stirs fury
ULAANBAATAR – Mongolia's prime minister has resigned after social media photos of his son's lavish lifestyle sparked an anti-corruption investigation and weeks of mass...
Mount Etna erupts as large plumes rise from volcano
ROME – Italy’s Mount Etna has erupted, with large plumes of ash and smoke seen rising from the volcano.
Images and video from the island...
Bill Gates to give most of his $200-B fortune to Africa
CALIFORNIA – Microsoft founder Bill Gates says that most of his fortune will be spent on improving health and education services in Africa over...
Hamas offers to free 10 hostages but wants tweaks in US truce plan
GAZA STRIP – Hamas responded to a United States ceasefire proposal by saying it is prepared to release 10 living Israeli hostages and 18...
Scientist who created abortion pill dies aged 98
PARIS – The French scientist who created the abortion pill has died at the age of 98.
Étienne-Émile Baulieu helped develop the oral drug RU-486,...
Death toll from Nigeria flash floods rises to 151
ABUJA – At least 151 people in central Nigeria are now known to have died following flash floods that destroyed homes and displaced thousands...
Gaza subjected to forced starvation – top UN official
GAZA STRIP – The United Nations’ (UN) humanitarian chief has said people in Gaza are being subjected to forced starvation by Israel.
In an interview...
US warns China poses ‘imminent’ threat to Taiwan; urges Asia to boost defense
WASHINGTON – United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has warned of China posing an "imminent" threat to Taiwan, while urging Asian countries to...