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North Korea's Kim supervises rocket launcher test
North Korean state media on Friday released images of leader Kim Jong Un supervising tests of a multiple rocket launcher system, a day after Seoul accused Pyongyang of firing a volley of short-range ballistic missiles.
US says Russia using N. Korea missiles in Ukraine
Russia is using North Korean ballistic missiles in Ukraine, a new Pentagon report says, citing debris analysis to confirm long-standing allegations that Pyongyang has been sending weapons to Moscow.
In conflict-torn Libya, artist's family turns home into museum
A seemingly ordinary villa in the heart of Tripoli holds a lifetime of works by the late Libyan artist Ali Gana, whose family has turned his house into a unique museum.
Deadly strikes on Kharkiv as Biden lets Ukraine use US arms inside Russia
Russian strikes killed three people in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, the regional governor said early Friday, hours after the United States authorised Kyiv to use American weapons to hit targets inside Russia in defence of the embattled region.
US, Chinese defence chiefs set to meet in Singapore
The US and Chinese defence chiefs were in Singapore on Friday for a major security forum where they are set to hold rare direct talks, with Taiwan and other flashpoint disputes expected to dominate the three-day event.
N. Korea's Kim supervises rocket launcher test: state media
North Korean state media on Friday released images of leader Kim Jong Un supervising tests of a multiple rocket launcher system, a day after Seoul accused Pyongyang of firing a volley of short-range ballistic missiles.
Donald Trump: Realtor, showman, president, criminal
Donald Trump once boasted "When you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything." The dictum he has lived by for decades finally came crashing down Thursday when a New York jury told him: no.
Haitians hopeful interim leader can tame gang violence
Ordinary Haitians expressed hope Thursday that the country's new interim leader can bring much-needed change to the violence-wracked nation, though the challenges facing the former UN official are staggering.
Trump is first ex-president to become felon after trial verdict
Donald Trump became the first former US president ever convicted of a crime after a New York jury found him guilty on all charges in his hush money case, months before an election that could see him yet return to the White House.
Donald Trump convicted in hush money trial
A New York jury convicted Donald Trump in his hush money case on Thursday in a seismic development barely five months ahead of the election where he seeks to recapture the White House.
Boeing presents safety roadmap in bid to reassure regulators
Boeing has committed to enhanced safety protocols that include more inspectors and new performance benchmarks under a plan demanded by regulators, US air safety authorities said Thursday.
UN Security Council extends South Sudan arms embargo
The UN Security Council overcame resistance from several countries on Thursday and extended an arms embargo and sanctions imposed in an effort to stem violence in South Sudan.
Brazil's powerful evangelicals stage mass 'March for Jesus'
With their hands in the air, swaying, praying and singing to booming gospel music, hundreds of thousands of evangelical Brazilians flooded the streets of Sao Paulo on Thursday for their annual "March for Jesus."
Rainbows and yellow ribbons: Jerusalem celebrates Pride solemnly
Rainbows and yellow ribbons mingled at this year's Jerusalem Pride March Thursday, as marchers called for gay rights and the release of hostages held in Gaza in a less festive mood than usual.
Five things to know about Mexico's outgoing president
Mexico's outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is a veteran leftist and self-proclaimed anti-corruption fighter who remains widely popular after nearly six years in office.
Rafah battles intensify as Israel seizes key Gaza-Egypt corridor
Intense shelling and gunfire rocked Rafah in southern Gaza on Thursday, residents said, after Israel declared it had seized a strategic corridor along the Palestinian territory's border with Egypt.
Macron, Biden to discuss Ukraine, Middle East after marking D-Day
President Emmanuel Macron will host Joe Biden next week for the US leader's first state visit to France after both men attend commemorations for the World War II D-Day landings, with talks set to grapple with Ukraine, the Middle East and trade.
'I got used to it': Another year of war for Ukraine pupils
Like millions of Ukrainian children, Kyiv teenager Sofia Klochko is finishing up a third school year marked by war and the constant stress of air raid sirens and strikes.
NATO meets as calls mount to let Kyiv use Western arms in Russia
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg pushed at the start of a meeting of the alliance's foreign ministers on Thursday to let Ukraine use Western weapons to strike inside Russia, a move sought by Kyiv but opposed for now by its chief backer Washington.
NATO meets as pressure grows to let Ukraine hit Russia
NATO foreign ministers gathered in Prague on Thursday in the face of growing calls for leading allies to lift restrictions stopping Kyiv from using Western weapons to strike inside Russia.
ANC set to lose majority after watershed vote
South Africa's ruling ANC was on course to lose its 30-year-old unchallenged majority on Thursday after voters queued long into the night to cast their ballots, preliminary results and projections showed.
UK parties face-off on TikTok battleground
On the face of it, the villain from "Shrek", British singer turned TV presenter Cilla Black, and national service have nothing in common.
One-third of world still criminalises consensual same-sex acts: report
The LGBTQ community faces "relentless opposition" across the globe despite some progress, said a report published on Thursday by an international advocacy group, with one-third of the world still criminalising same-sex acts.
The Hong Kong activist who kept fighting after husband's arrest
Hong Kong activist Chan Po-ying became one of the city's only pro-democracy voices after her prominent husband's arrest in 2021, refusing to give up the struggle they had waged together for decades.
Rafah battles intensify as Israel takes over Gaza-Egypt border strip
Rafah residents reported intense artillery shelling and gunfire Thursday in Gaza's far-southern city after Israel said it had seized a strategic corridor on the Palestinian territory's border with Egypt.
UN warns of disease risk after Papua New Guinea landslide
Survivors of a deadly Papua New Guinea landslide face a "significant risk of disease outbreak" and are yet to receive sufficient food and clean water supplies, a United Nations agency said Thursday.
India's onion farmers cry foul at politicians' price recipe
Almost every Indian meal requires an onion -- one of the cooking essentials along with sugar and lentils that sweet-talking politicians use to curry favour with their voters by lowering costs.
China's Xi calls for Middle East peace conference
Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Thursday for a peace conference on the war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas as he addressed Arab leaders and diplomats at a forum in Beijing.
Bloodshed mars final day of Mexico election campaigns
A gunman shot dead an aspiring mayor at a rally Wednesday in southern Mexico, marking a bloody end to campaigning in a country expected to elect its first woman president this weekend.
South Africa counts votes with ANC majority on the line
Ballot counting was under way Thursday after South Africans queued long into the night to vote in a watershed election that could spell the end of the ANC's 30-year-old unchallenged majority.
China's Xi to address Arab leaders seeking 'common voice' on Gaza
Chinese President Xi Jinping will on Thursday address Arab leaders and diplomats at a forum in Beijing, seeking to deepen ties with the region and speak with a "common voice" on the conflict in Gaza.
Mexico presidential campaigns reach finale with women leading
Campaigning to be Mexico's next president reached a climax Wednesday with two women leading the race for the first time in the violence-plagued Latin American nation.