​At least 30 people died after heavy rains hit Brazil's southeastern state of Minas Gerais, local authorities said on Tuesday, while 39 people were missing. A river burst its banks and streets became raging currents of brown water after the overni...

Working amid the dust and rubble, a group of Gazan volunteers are battling to save what remains of the collection of ancient books inside the library of the Omari Mosque. The mosque holds one of the oldest libraries in the Palestinian territories bu...

In his State of the Union address, US President Donald Trump sought to reassure Americans that the economy is doing well ahead of key midterm elections. Also in this edition: the Pentagon tells Anthropic it has until Friday to loosen AI safeguards, ...

The appointment of Christophe Leribault is expected to be announced at a cabinet meeting later Wednesday, the source said, adding that he would be tasked with "securing" and "modernising" the world's most-visited museum. Leribault, 62, is an art hi...

His match-winning century against Pakistan on Tuesday will go down as the finest innings of the 27-year-old's white-ball career because it single-handedly took his side into a fifth successive T20 World Cup semi-final. Facing a tricky chase of 165 ...

His match-winning century against Pakistan on Tuesday will go down as the finest innings of the 27-year-old's white-ball career because it single-handedly took his side into a fifth successive T20 World Cup semi-final. Facing a tricky chase of 165 ...

In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, Trump accused Tehran of "sinister nuclear ambitions" as Washington ups the pressure with a massive military deployment around the Gulf. The two foes are scheduled to meet for a third round of talks on ...

Nemesio Oseguera, the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) leader known as "El Mencho," attempted to flee the audacious Mexican military operation in the mountainous area of the Jalisco state but was wounded during the escape and died while...

Officials in the breakaway territory of northern Somalia say there is an abundance of critical minerals in its ground, and potentially billions of barrels of oil, and they hope that Israel's move to recognise Somaliland's independence in December co...

Police said retired Major General Suresh Sallay was taken into custody at dawn in a suburb of the capital, Colombo in the most high profile arrest in the long-running investigation. "He was arrested for conspiracy and aiding and abetting the Easter...