The person, who has tested negative for the rare disease and is showing no symptoms, arrived in Taiwan on May 7 after disembarking the cruise ship in Saint Helena on April 24. Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control (CDC) was informed by New Zealand a...

The Russian defence ministry said in a statement on social media that "205 Russian servicemen were returned from territory" controlled by Kyiv, adding that, "in exchange, 205 Ukrainian armed forces prisoners of war were transferred". Ukrainian Pres...

The long-necked herbivore stretched 27 metres (88 feet) and weighed about 27 tonnes, according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports. They estimated the new dinosaur had the same heft as nine adult Asian elephants. "Our dinosaur ...

Marc Jacobs, acquired by LVMH in 1997, will keep the namesake American designer as creative director once the transaction is finalized -- expected by the end of the year once necessary regulatory approvals have been obtained. After a surge in popul...

Here are some of the most notable visits by US presidents to China: Cold War summit The United States cut ties with China when the Communist Party (CCP) took over the country in 1949. Over two decades later, in February 1972, then US president Rich...

The November 2024 indictment in New York accused the industrialist and multiple subordinates of deliberately misleading international investors as part of a vast bribery scheme. Adani was accused of having participated in an estimated $250 million...

It is the brainchild of a company called Campus Guardian Angel, which has pilot programs using the technology in Georgia and Florida, with growing interest in Texas. These drones have not yet been battle-tested, however. The approach seems to refle...

"Before, you only had to drill 60 metres to find water," said Ugur Sumer, environmental activist and resident of Guney, which is about 170 kilometres (100 miles) east of the resort city of Izmir. "Today, even drilling 400 metres yields nothing. Th...

A few dozen aspiring tobacco farmers inspected the broad leaves on a field day of training in the cultivation of the plant, of which Zimbabwe is Africa's leading producer. Among them was Read Sola, 64, one of more than 300 farmers now growing tobac...

But experts tracking the rare birds say local teams have struggled to find more than a handful in recent weeks, raising fears that the wars in the Middle East may have further disrupted their already perilous journey from Africa. "The war is adding...

Beneath the round towers of Pskov's medieval fortress, fishermen cast their rods into the dark waters of the Velikaya -- "Great" -- river that runs through the city. "Russia starts here," read large white letters installed along the river bank in f...

"I don't support their position on the church. I don't support it at all," she told AFP, as priests walked around the neatly-cut grass of the Etchmiadzin Cathedral behind her. For months, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has called for the removal of...

The increase marks the first hike in automobile fuel prices in India since the war broke out in February, prompting Iran's near-total blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. India, the world's third-largest oil buyer, normally sources about half of its c...

Mitoma missed the cut after medical staff decided he did not have enough time to recover from a hamstring injury he suffered during Brighton's 3-0 win over Wolves in the Premier League last weekend. The 28-year-old is one of Japan's best players an...

Didier Deschamps has announced his 26-man France squad for the 2026 World Cup. For his final tournament in charge of Les Bleus, the France coach has selected 25 capped internationals and one newcomer, Robin Risser. France will travel with three goal...