In a peer-reviewed study, scientists at state agency CSIRO reviewed 90 years' worth of data and concluded climate change was the major influencing factor behind megafires like those that ravaged Australia in 2019-2020. The experts studied a range ...

The 52-year-old's political ambitions had caused excitement in liberal circles, and particularly among Texans appalled by Governor Greg Abbott, who signed a highly restrictive law banning most abortions. "As a simple kid born in the little town of ...

G7 health ministers are set to meet later in the day to discuss the new strain -- first detected in South Africa -- and the fresh challenge it poses to global efforts to battle the pandemic. The Japanese government has become the latest country to ...

The teacher last year gave lessons to Finnish children imprisoned some 3,000 kilometres (1,800 miles) away in Syria's Al-Hol displacement camp -- using only the messaging app. Al-Hol is a sprawling tent city housing around 60,000 people, mainly wom...

The missing episode adds to concerns that mainland style censorship is becoming the norm in the international business hub, ensnaring global streaming giants and other major tech companies. Disney+ has made rapid advances since it was launched 18 m...

"We will ban the (new) entry of foreigners from around the world starting from November 30th," Kishida told reporters. Japan's borders have been almost entirely shut to new overseas visitors for most of the pandemic, with even foreign residents at ...

Fournette's fourth touchdown came off a 28-yard run with just 20 seconds left in front of a crowd of 63,000 at Lucas Oil Stadium. Fournette busted loose for the long run and the touchdown while running left in an attempt to get within field-goal r...

Matas Maldeikis led a delegation of parliamentarians from Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia that arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, the latest in a recent string of visits by foreign politicians despite Beijing's opposition. China claims sovereignty over sel...

With the opening Test starting in Brisbane on December 8, Australia's preparations have been consumed by a text-message scandal while English cricket is facing claims of institutional racism. First to Australia and Tim Paine, who quit as Test capta...

Parliament is expected to appoint Andersson as the head of a minority government made up solely of the Social Democrats, with just 10 months to go before September general elections. The parliament's vote is scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm. If confi...

Here is a timeline: 2018: US withdrawal President Donald Trump walks away from the deal negotiated between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council -- Britain, China, France, Russia and the US -- plus Germany on May 8, 2018. "...

Hayba, his wife and their seven children escaped to the Al-Sumya camp east of Marib city, the government's last northern stronghold, after clashes escalated nearby. The family, displaced for the second time in the seven-year civil war, have nothing...

Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama deployed an initial 50 Fijian troops to maintain law and order in the wake of deadly anti-government riots, lifting the number of peacekeepers to about 200 -- mostly Australian with a contribution of at least 34 from...

That was on November 23. The next day, France announced the sinking of a boat in the busy waterway, killing at least 27 people, in a disaster that has made global headlines. The family now fears the very worst. "Our last contact was on the eve of ...

The world number one won the Indonesia Masters earlier this month -- his first international title since being badly injured in the January 2020 accident -- but then endured a shock defeat in the last 16 at last week's Indonesia Open. It was typica...