US lawmakers are investigating a reported second strike on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean after a Washington Post report claimed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the killing of all survivors. Trump denies knowing about the alleged foll...

French Ecological Transition Minister Monique Barbut, whose country is hosting the five-day meeting in a Paris suburb, told the scientists their "extremely precious" work is crucial as multilateralism has weakened. "There is also something that sho...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Monday, seeking to shore up European support as US President Donald Trump expressed optimism of a deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine. 'This is very much a s...

Millions of Chinese were killed during the brutal fight against Imperial Japanese forces, whose record of massacre, rape and looting still strains relations between Beijing and Tokyo. Brighton & Hove Albion's academy apologised Saturday after the ...

Heavy showers upstream inundated the banks of the Kelani on Friday night, and the situation deteriorated rapidly the next day even though Cyclone Ditwah -- which brought the rains -- had already moved on. Most residents along the banks of the major...

Lens defeated Angers in Ligue 1 matchday 14. They are now in first place for the first time in 21 years.

Nasry Asfura, the Conservative National Party candidate backed by US President Donald Trump, leads Honduras' presidential election with just over 40 percent of votes counted, preliminary results showed on Monday.

US President Donald Trump said Sunday there was a "good chance" of a deal to end the war in Ukraine after the latest US negotiations with Kyiv, as his envoy prepares to travel to Russia for follow-up talks. However, no details regarding the revised ...

Oh Se-hoon of the conservative People Power Party is serving his fourth term as mayor of South Korea's capital and has long been tipped as a future presidential candidate. Prosecutors accuse him of arranging for a supporter to cover the cost of opi...

Miles Kwan left the Cheung Sha Wan Division police station in a taxi on Monday afternoon, according to an AFP reporter at the scene. The 24-year-old pulled down his face mask and nodded at reporters from the taxi as it drove out of the police stati...

The arrest of leader Han Hak-ja in September rocked the Unification Church, which claims to have 10 million followers worldwide and controls a sprawling business empire. The 82-year-old defendant, known to her followers as "holy mother", also faces...

The communist Pathet Lao established the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) on December 2, 1975, following a decades-long civil war, months after another US-backed regime was defeated in South Vietnam -- a conflict which saw Laos devastated ...

The 35-year-old sat out New Zealand's only other Tests this year -- a 2-0 series win in Zimbabwe in August -- but has a formidable Test record against the West Indies. From seven home innings he averages 72.57 while over 10 innings in the West Ind...

Internet regulators the world over are watching to see if Australia can rein in the tech giants -- but questions remain as the ban approaches on December 10. Here's what we know about how Australia will enforce the new restrictions. Prove age Start...

Separate weather systems brought torrential, extended rainfall to the entire island of Sri Lanka and large parts of Indonesia's Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia last week. Much of the region is currently in its monsoon season but cl...