Portugal said it would shut schools, non-essential services and a top world tech conference on Wednesday, as it braces for gale-force winds of Storm Charles.

President Nayib Bukele said Tuesday that Salvadoran troops deployed to Haiti had destroyed the headquarters of one of the Caribbean nation's most powerful gangs.Bukele has deployed more than 2,000 soldiers to Haiti since late October, after four Sal...

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An acrid haze hung over a sprawling dump in Ghana's capital, Accra, as excavators gouged into mounds of smouldering rubbish. Thin plumes of black smoke curled from burning plastic and rubber, mingling with the rank odour of stagnant lagoon water.

The Civil Aviation Authority said a licence had been granted to EHang to test its two-seater, pilotless electric aircraft with vertical take-off and landing capability. The company demonstrated its EH216-S aircraft with a short flight, carrying Por...

A member of the US army suspected of spying for Russia was arrested in Britain on Tuesday, London police said, following an investigation with support from the American military and law enforcement.

Bournemouth centre-forward Éli Junior Kroupi has earned his first call-up to the French national team. He replaces Marcus Thuram, who is injured and has been returned to his club Inter Milan.

The burned area figure -- 18 times the size of London -- has increased nearly a million hectares since deforestation monitoring site Nusantara Atlas's last update in September. Indonesia's government has not provided official figures for areas burn...

Trump has accused the BBC of deceptively editing a documentary to make it seem as if he was inciting violence when he told supporters to march on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. He has sought at least $5 billion each for one claim of defamation ...

World leaders, including US President Donald Trump, are preparing to gather in Shenzhen for the November 18-19 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting. Shih, 81, was picked to represent Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te due to China's insis...

Local mining firm Mach Energy had sought permission to extend the life of the open-cut Mount Pleasant coal mine by more than 20 years until 2048. But the High Court ruled last month that the expansion should be halted because planning bodies had no...

After resuming at 114-3, De Silva was on 87 after reaching his 21st half-century, while skipper Kusal Mendis was 21 not out, leaving the tourists still 213 runs behind Pakistan's first innings 434-9 declared. Sri Lanka lost just one wicket in the s...

As Teddy Riner throws his hat in the race for the French presidency, amid France's sociopolitical and economic crises, François Picard is pleased to welcome Lex Paulson, Director of Executive Programs at UM6P School of Collective Intelligence at at...

The 30-year-old moved to Parisians Stade Francais in 2022 and will become available for France on residency grounds next October, when the World Cup begins. Coach Fabien Galthie called him up in late October to Les Bleus' training squad for this mo...

The admission comes after opposition politicians accused authorities of deliberately allowing gaps in official readings for several hours overnight Sunday into Monday, just as pollution surged with a barrage of fireworks for Diwali, the Hindu festiv...