Around 100 people are unaccounted for, the national disaster agency and the provincial governor's office said, also updating the death toll from Monday's deluge. An AFP journalist saw dozens of people gathered in remote Parun, the capital of Nurist...

The Labour leader, who took over as PM on Monday, said value added tax (VAT) would be taken off bills from October in a policy costing the government about £850 million ($1.143 billion) in the current UK financial year. "We're taking immediate act...

Novartis said in a statement that sales in the period from April to June rose by three percent to $14.4 billion (12.6 billion euros), compared with the second quarter of 2025. That was slightly higher than the $14 billion forecast by analysts poll...

The agreement comes as Panama complains its boats are suffering tighter controls in China, following the cancellation of a Hong Kong company's concession to operate two ports in the Panama Canal. Following negotiations in Beijing last week, the two...

Often dubbed the world's largest living structure, the reef stretches 2,300 kilometres (nearly 1,430 miles) along the coast of Queensland state and is a major tourism draw for Australia. This month it avoided being listed as endangered, despite the...

Thousands of protesters gathered in the heart of the Indian capital on Monday, demanding Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation and wider examination reforms, in a show of force by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) online movement. The CJP has won millions...

The twin blockbusters from diplomat-turned-director Antonin Baudry focus on de Gaulle's dogged and often lonely fight to resist the Nazi occupation of France, as well as his manoeuvring to be recognised as the nation's leader-in-exile by the Allies....

Spain reunited with their supporters in Madrid less than 24 hours after winning the World Cup final against Argentina (1-0, after extra time). The players of La Roja, alongside head coach Luis de la Fuente, presented the trophy upon their arrival at...

The aggressive investment products are tailored to pay out twice the profits of a single stock but also twice the losses, and have been criticised for exposing retail investors to market hype and volatility. Since the new ETFs were listed on May 27...

Diplomatically isolated North Korea and Russia have rapidly expanded cooperation since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. Pyongyang has sent troops to Russia's embattled Kursk region and supplied Moscow with weapons s...

The US statement came minutes after Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in the Philippines, where the 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is expected to tackle issues including civil war-torn Myanmar's ongoing pariah status. ...

Five of those countries have restrictions already in force, according to an AFP tally. Here are facts about the measures in different countries. Restrictions in place Social media has been banned for under-16s in Australia since December 2025. Bra...

But Argentines argue they are just passionate and misunderstood. "I think we deserve some credit for not being very well-liked, because of this tendency to be arrogant and look down on most people from a pedestal," said Leo Simone, 55, a lawyer, fr...

Tech stocks dived in recent sessions on ongoing fears of excessive valuations in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector, with chipmakers leading the rout. But on Monday the Nasdaq advanced, and this was mirrored in Asia, helping Tokyo rise more th...