A venomous warning from Russian President Vladimir Putin about alleged pro-Western "traitors" has sent a chilling message to those in Russia who oppose the ongoing invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. ...

Officials in South Korea tried to calm public fears amid concerns about a faltering pandemic response as daily cases and deaths reached record highs on Thursday.

Drugmaker Moderna asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to authorize a fourth shot of its COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose for all adults.

A ferry operator owned by the government of Dubai sparked a furious response from workers and criticism from British authorities Thursday after firing 800 U.K.-based crew members without notice amid p...

A spokesperson for its parent firm Meta Platforms Inc said Kanye West has been suspended from Instagram for 24 hours after the rapper infringed the platform's policy regarding harassment. ...

St. Patrick's Day celebrations return to Dublin and elsewhere, after a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Moscow court announced it has extended the arrest of WNBA star Brittney Griner until May 19, according to the Russian state news agency Tass.

Because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Europe will no longer be attempting this year to send its first rover to Mars, which was to have probed whether the planet ever hosted life.

NASA is preparing for its return to the moon's surface, which includes its first test of its Space Launch System (SLS) scheduled for some time in May. On Thursday, the world will get its first glimpse...

A network of activists and organizations in neighbouring countries and across Europe have sprung into action to support LGBTQ people fleeing the war in Ukraine, facilitating access to queer-friendl...

China's Jilin province was "in a last-ditch battle" against COVID-19, according to a senior Communist Party official, as the northeastern region bordering North Korea and Russia accounted for three-qu...

Residents in Fukushima and Miyagi were cleaning their homes after a sleepless night following a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck off the northern Japanese coasts, smashing furniture, knoc...

Disney workers are planning walkouts during their breaks every day this week to protest the company's slow response to Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill.

Nine people died in a fiery, head-on collision in West Texas, including six students and a coach from a New Mexico university who were returning home from a golf tournament, authorities said. ...

A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday night, smashing furniture, knocking out power and killing four people. A small tsunami reached shor...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday delivered a stark warning to Russian "traitors" who he said the West wanted to use as a "fifth column" to destroy the country.

A huge dust storm swirling over Europe from the Sahara desert made it hard to breathe in large parts of Spain for a second straight day on Wednesday and gave cleaning crews extra work as far away as P...

The World Health Organization said Wednesday its evaluation of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine has been postponed for the time being, due to the "uneven situation."

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday announced plans to fully lift coronavirus restrictions on March 21 as new infections driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant slow. ...