​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 ...

Paris ⁠Saint-Germain ⁠defender Achraf Hakimi ⁠said that he will stand trial following a rape accusation made against him. The accusation stems from a February 2023 incident in which a then 24-year-old woman accused the Moroccan player of sexua...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz touched down in China on Wednesday, beginning his inaugural visit to his country's largest trade partner and a high-tech rival as Europe's biggest economy struggles Merz said he would use the trip to push for “fair...

Nearly 6.5 million people in Somalia are facing severe hunger as worsening drought, conflict and global aid cuts intensify the country’s humanitarian crisis, the federal government and UN agencies said Tuesday.

Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane ⁠Sonko pushed on ​Tuesday for a draft law that would double the maximum prison term from ​five to 10 years for same-sex practices and other conduct deemed unnatural, part of a wider crackdown on LGBT people.

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 ...

Donald Trump boasted in his State of the Union address on Tuesday that he had ushered in "the golden age of America," saying he had slowed inflation, driven the stock market to record heights, signed sweeping tax cuts and lowered drug prices. But, s...

US President Donald Trump boasted Tuesday of a "turnaround for the ages" in his State of the Union speech, seeking to reverse dismal polls and see off mounting challenges at home and abroad ahead of crucial midterm elections. It was also a speech ma...

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...

President Donald Trump made “very little effort to reach across the aisle to Democrats” in his 2026 State of the Union speech, the longest in US history. He zeroed in on his “red meat issue, which is immigration,” sparking heckles at times f...

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...