The disruption in export flows resulting from the February 24 invasion and international sanctions against Russia has spurred fears of a global hunger crisis, especially across the Middle East and Africa, where the knock-on effects are already playi...

Here are some of Moscow's military and social objectives: - Take Donbas - After encountering fierce resistance around Kyiv, Moscow in late March said it would focus on the eastern region of Donbas, where Russian is traditionally spoken more than ...

The UN General Assembly voted Thursday to suspend Russia from the global body's Human Rights Council as punishment for the invasion of Ukraine. "Today, a wrong was righted," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Brussels, where he met foreign mi...

The move follows recalls earlier this week in the United Kingdom and several European countries over concerns around products from Ferrero's factory in the Belgian town of Arlon, although no Kinder products have so far been found to contain the dise...

At least two people were killed Thursday and several wounded in a shooting spree in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv, the latest in a surge of violence in Israel and the occupied West Bank since late March. The attacker, a Palestinian, was shot...

Until March, China had kept cases low with localised lockdowns, mass testing, and strict restrictions on international travel. But the country has reported thousands of daily cases in recent weeks, with economic hub and outbreak epicentre Shanghai ...

The 79-year-old Democrat has made clear he intends to thoroughly capitalize on the historic appointment, which fulfills a top campaign promise: placing a Black woman for the first time onto the nation's highest court, a nine-justice bench where Amer...

Racing returns to 'Sin City' next year for the first time since 1982, becoming the third grand prix in the United States alongside Miami and Austin. It is part of a concerted effort by the sport's US bosses to attract a new, younger audience, rathe...

But their participation in this week of religious processions which marks the peak of the Catholic calendar comes at a price: silence about their sexual orientation. And it's a compromise that is making them increasingly uncomfortable. "Seville'...

They spend their days measuring, observing, analyzing and doing their jobs as best they can as a way of coping with the situation. "At the beginning, we didn't sleep for a few days. The whole time we were following news about our home cities," mete...

The partnership has been hailed by NASA, which sees it as a key step in its goal to commercialize the region of space known as "low Earth orbit," leaving the agency to focus on more ambitious endeavors deeper into the cosmos. Takeoff is set for 11:...

"This is the last one. There are no more left," said the 42-year-old Kenyan, who grew up on the estuary and possesses a seemingly encyclopedic knowledge of its flora and fauna. The surviving tree is a sombre reminder for local communities working t...

The trio disappeared along with their instructor on Wednesday after going diving off a southern island. The Norwegian instructor, 35-year-old Kristine Grodem, was rescued alive Thursday after drifting for miles, and was admitted to hospital in a s...

Remarkable for its resemblance to the human voice, the classical instrument is fading from Pakistan's music scene –- except for a few players dedicated to preserving its place. Difficult to master, expensive to repair, and with little financial r...

Conspiracy theorists spread the false claims after weeks of torrential rains led to deadly east coast floods over the past two months, engulfing homes and sweeping cars from the roads. Posts shared online alleged aerial survey pilots from Handel Av...