A Chinese human rights activist is in South Korean custody after a perilous escape from his country by a rubber boat. Dong Guangping, 68, was aboard a 10.8 foot-long rubber boat in the waters off a …
Three oil tankers were attacked by drones Thursday off Turkey’s Black Sea coast, according to a shipping agency. The ships are part of a "shadow fleet" exporting Russian oil, evading Western …
France’s lower house has voted finally to scrub a foundational slavery-era edict from French law. The National Assembly voted 254-0 to overturn Code Noir or Black Code on Thursday. It now goes to …
Japan is treating Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. with exceptional hospitality on his four-day state visit. The trip culminates Thursday after events including a palace banquet, a …
European Union regulators have fined Chinese online retailer Temu for failing to protect consumers from illegal products. The 27-nation bloc's investigation found that Temu exposed consumers to …
Kuwait says it faced a missile and drone attack as the shaky ceasefire in the Iran war was again challenged. Kuwait’s military made the announcement Thursday morning, without providing further …
Israel’s attorney general says a close adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will face criminal prosecution for leaking secret information to a German newspaper with the intent of harming …
Under an opaque $7.5 million deal with the Trump administration, Equatorial Guinea’s all-powerful president has turned a hotel owned by his family into a prison for asylum seekers deported from the …
A Thai court has acquitted the leader of the Progressive Movement, of defaming the king and violating online laws. Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit was charged over comments made in 2021 criticizing a …
An Australian woman has been charged with traveling to Syria and joining the Islamic State group. Police say the 34-year-old woman was arrested at her Melbourne home Thursday. The arrest came eight …
Police say a man stabbed and wounded 3 people at a train station in the Swiss city of Winterthur before being arrested.
Five villagers trapped in a flooded cave in central Laos for over a week have been found alive. Rescuers announced the discovery on Wednesday. The villagers entered the cave in Xaisomboun province on …
President Javier Milei of Argentina has cut funding for therapy programs for people with disabilities, affecting an estimated 5 million people. These programs have been essential for many, offering …
Australia is suing the U.S. company 3M for over $1.4 billion due to contamination from “forever chemicals” in firefighting foam at defense bases. The government announced the lawsuit on Thursday, …
Tencent says users of PayPal will be able to make payments in China using QR codes through WeChat Pay's extensive merchant network, in a tourism friendly move. Apart from social media and messaging, …
An unknown number of students have died in a school fire in Kenya, and search teams are working to account for them.
An international stabilization force promised for Gaza has yet to materialize three months after it was announced at an event hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump. None of the five countries that …
Kuwait says it faces a missile and drone attack as shaky ceasefire in Iran war again challenged.
Canada plans to buy early warning radar planes from Sweden’s Saab and Canada’s Bombardier, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Wednesday. The decision moves away from two American options. …
Penpa Tsering has been sworn in for a second term as the president of Tibet’s government-in-exile based in India. He secured another five-year term in elections held among Tibetans living across …