Fuel stations in Crimea run dry

Crimea [Ukraine], June 13: Fuel stations on the ​Russian-held Crimean peninsula were out of petrol, Reuters witnesses said, as a Ukrainian campaign against supply lines...

Trump picks top Manhattan federal prosecutor as next intelligence chief

New York [US], June 13: President Donald Trump said he ​is nominating Jay Clayton, the top U.S. attorney for Manhattan, to be the next U.S....

Taiwan opposition leader seeks to ease US concerns over China stance

Taipei City [Taiwan], June 13: The leader of Taiwan's main opposition party said on Friday that had used a visit to the U.S. to correct...

Trump's allies have another plan to pay 'weaponization' victims

New York [US], June 13: While the Justice Department has said it has abandoned plans for President Donald Trump's proposed $1.8 billion "weaponization" fund, some...

Belfast's minority groups living in fear after 'racist thuggery'

Belfast [Ireland], June 13: After watching images of masked groups rampaging through the streets of Belfast - some targeting the homes and ​businesses of those...

Mother sues OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT encouraged daughter's suicide

Ottawa [Canada], June 13: A Canadian mother sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman ​in U.S. court alleging that ChatGPT encouraged her daughter to commit...

A cracked coffin, a funeral and the hunt for Ebola's patient zero

Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of Congo], June 13: By the time the truck pulled away from the morgue in Bunia, the morning heat hung heavily over...

Vietnam busts major online scam network

Hanoi [Vietnam], June 13: Vietnamese authorities have dismantled a suspected transnational crime group that was allegedly preparing to establish a large-scale online scam centre in...

Four UK pro-Palestinian activists jailed over raid at Israeli firm Elbit

London [UK], June 13: Four British pro-Palestinian activists were sentenced to a total of more than 20 years over a 2024 raid on a factory...

US, Iran near deal to end conflict

New York [US], June 13: The United States and Iran signalled on Friday that an agreement to end their war was close, with a senior...

Hieu Hien spoke with a choked voice about his regrets after the...

Hanoi [Vietnam], June 12: Following the success of the short film "Misspelled Sign" (part of the Weekend Short Films series ), actor Hieu Hien reunites...

rowing backlash in Japan over Trump's use of anime characters

New York [US], June 12: A backlash is growing in Japan over US President Donald Trump's use of popular anime and manga characters in his...

BBC cancels Doctor Who Christmas special as Russell T Davies exits

New York [US], June 12: A new Christmas special of Doctor Who has been cancelled while the BBC plans the next phase of the sci-fi...

Olivia Rodrigo Has Already Chosen Her Wedding Song Despite Heartbreak Hits

New York [US], June 12: Into every life a little rain must fall - but nothing could prepare Olivia Rodrigo for Hampstead Heath in June.

Europe lost over 200,000 people to heat in 4 years: WHO

Berlin [Germany], June 12: Heat has killed more than 200,000 people in Europe over the past four years, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on...

NASA defends all-male Artemis III mission

Washington [US], June 12: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on Wednesday defended the selection of an all-male crew for the Artemis III lunar mission. "I...

Congo Ebola outbreak worsens as hundreds of patient contacts untraced

Nairobi [Kenya], June 12: Some 635 Ebola cases have been confirmed and 127 people have died from the dangerous infectious disease in the Democratic Republic...

Three die after car hits group of Dutch schoolchildren on cycling trip

Amsterdam [Netherlands], June 12: In the Netherlands, a car has crashed into a group of schoolchildren on bicycles. Two children and one adult were killed,...

El Nino has arrived, says US weather authority

New York [US], June 12: The El Nino weather phenomenon is back: "El Nino conditions are present and expected to strengthen into the Northern Hemisphere...

Trump reverses course and calls off planned attacks on Iran

Washington [US], June 12: US President Donald Trump has reversed course and called off major US strikes on Iran that he had announced just hours...

'I love the inflation,' Trump says as prices rise amid Iran war

Washington [US], June 11: President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to embrace data showing inflation has risen more than %, telling reporters that he "loved"...

Bill Gates says he wants to help by testifying to Epstein committee

Washington [US], June 11: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has said he intends to support the work of the US Congressional Committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein by...

13 civilians killed by Pakistani airstrikes overnight, says Afghanistan

Islamabad [Pakistan], June 11: Afghanistan on Wednesday accused Pakistan's military of carrying out airstrikes on civilian homes in three provinces in the east of the...

Amnesty accuses Israel of state-sanctioned West Bank seizure

Berlin [Germany], June 11: Amnesty International has accused Israel's government of having made the formal annexation of the occupied West Bank a declared policy goal....

Social media, Musk accused of fuelling unrest after Belfast attack

London [UK], June 11: The use of social media in planning violent protests over the Belfast knife attack has drawn condemnation, with Britain's ruling Labour...

Shooting in S African settlement kills 12

Cape Town [South Africa], June 11: At least 12 people were killed and nine others injured in a mass shooting in South Africa, police said...

Trump threatens to hit Iran 'very hard' again

Washington [US], June 11: US President Donald Trump has threatened to launch further strikes on Iran, despite his efforts to reach a deal to end...