As hundreds of student protesters continued their call for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, they were met with police tear gas and water cannons.

The complete takeover of Mariupol gives Russian President Vladimir Putin a badly needed victory in the war he began on February 24 — a conflict that was supposed to have been a lightning conquest for the Kremlin.

The November 14, 2020, phone call is the first known instance of a technology industry leader joining Trump allies to strategise about how to contest the election result.

Joe Biden’s visit to a massive Samsung semiconductor plant in Korea underscored a message of economic security with an eye on China and the war in Ukraine.

Official government estimates put world wheat inventories at 33 per cent of annual consumption but stocks may have slumped to as low as 20 per cent.

Spain reported 24 new cases on Friday mainly in the Madrid region where the regional government closed a sauna linked to the majority of infections.

Previously, the CDC said those 50 and older had the option of the additional shot but only encouraged people older than 65 or with underlying medical conditions to get it.

The Tesla CEO has forcefully challenged a report that he sexually harassed a flight attendant aboard a corporate jet.

As broadcasters spout racist theories, Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch are under pressure to stop their “reckless amplification in the wake of the Buffalo massacre.

Former members of Johnny Depp's inner circle have testified against the movie star.

A Ukrainian medic has shown the world the horrors of the first few weeks of the Mariupol invasion.

Researchers say the hole, which spans around 50 million cubic metres, could be home to previously unidentified plant and animal species.

But the deputy commander of the Azov Regiment said fighters were still inside the steel mill ready for battle.

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The advisers considered data from the CDC that showed protection from two doses starts to wane over time, and that boosters in older age groups improved efficacy against severe COVID and hospitalisations.

Instead of assistance in a moment when she was “scared for my life,” Latisha Rogers said the dispatcher dismissed her with “a very nasty tone”.

Following Russia's retreat from near the Ukrainian capital, signs of normal life have returned to Kyiv, but destruction is still common in other parts of the country.

The man gambled it away after promising to return the accidental payment, police said.

A cave exploration team discovered a giant sinkhole in Leye County, China. See the ancient trees growing out of the well-preserved forest.

The trip will underscore that Russia’s faltering invasion of Ukraine should give Beijing pause about its own saber-rattling in the Pacific.