Kyiv has condemned U.S. billionaire Elon Musk after he refused to give Ukraine access to his Starlink communications satellites over Crimea to avoid complicity in a “major act of war” against Russia.
The death toll of Morocco’s earthquake rose to more than 2,000 overnight, making it the deadliest tremor in decades.
Hong Kong authorities say at least two people have died, and 100 others were rushed to hospital as Southeast Asia’s financial hub battles flooding caused by its heaviest rains in over 140 years.
Kyiv has warned Ukrainian citizens not to participate in local elections in Russian-occupied areas in Ukraine, calling them “a sham.” With their new Russian passports in their hands, people in eastern Ukraine vote in regional and municipal elections, which the West has condemned.
Leaders of the United States, India, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were working to finalize a joint infrastructure deal that could be announced this weekend at the Group of 20 summit in New Delhi, according to an official familiar with the matter.
The United States says it will send controversial weapons to Ukraine as part of more than $1 billion in military and humanitarian aid, prompting an angry reply from Russia. Washington’s announcement came as the death toll of a suspected Russian missile strike on a busy market street in eastern Ukraine reportedly rose to at least 17, with dozens reportedly injured.
An Austrian couple on honeymoon remained missing late Thursday in central Greece after record rains swept away the house they were staying in, authorities said.
Scores of people have died in massive flooding hitting Europe and Brazil after record rainfall hit several areas in these parts of the world.
Mexico’s Supreme Court unanimously ruled Wednesday to decriminalize abortion across the predominantly Roman Catholic country, calling the existing federal ban on abortion “unconstitutional.”
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced a new aid package worth $1 billion for Ukraine.
More than 5 million people have now been displaced by the months long fighting in Sudan, the United Nations’ migration agency said Wednesday as clashes between the country’s military and a rival paramilitary force show no sign of easing.
Ukraine’s president says at least 17 people, including a child, have been killed in a Russian missile attack hitting a market, a pharmacy and shops in the Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka.
The Pentagon intends to field a vast network of AI-powered technology, drones and autonomous systems within the next two years to counter threats from China and other adversaries.
A Christian Finnish legislator and a bishop who publicly quoted the Bible on homosexuality are back in court after prosecutors appealed their acquittal of “incitement” against a minority.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis struggled Tuesday to deal with his nation’s worst recorded rain event in history while Greece also recovers from deadly wildfires raging across the country earlier this summer.
Cancer cases among young people across the world have grown by 79%, according to an “alarming” study.
Syria’s U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led forces on Tuesday pushed deeper into the last stronghold of Arab tribesmen who have taken up arms against them in eastern Syria. A spokesperson said they hoped to end the dayslong clashes there in the “next 24 hours.”
Russia said Tuesday that it shot down several Ukraine-launched drones targeting Moscow, the country’s capital. The announcement came amid reports that Russia seeks to intensify its war against Ukraine by contacting North Korea for support.
Iran has slowed the pace at which it is enriching uranium to nearly weapons-grade levels, according to a report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog seen by The Associated Press on Monday. That could be a sign Tehran is trying to ease tensions after years of strain between it and the U.S.
Kim Jong Un plans to travel to Russia this month to meet President Vladimir Putin and discuss the possibility of supplying Moscow with weapons for the war in Ukraine, as Russia says it is seeking closer military ties with North Korea.