Fire Services Department says death toll in Hong Kong tower fires has risen to 65.
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a new military service program for volunteers aged 18 and 19. Starting next year, they will serve for 10 months. Macron revealed the plan on Thursday at …
President Macron says volunteers aged 18-19 will start serving next year in a new French military service program.
Authorities say a shark killed a woman and seriously wounded another swimmer at an Australian national park. The attack occurred early Thursday at Crowdy Bay National Park, which is known for …
Asian shares are higher, taking their cue from Wall Street's rise. U.S. futures were nearly unchanged, while oil prices fell. South Korea's central bank kept its policy rate unchanged, while the …
A U.S.-Russian crew of three blasts off to the International Space Station in a Russian Soyuz rocket.
Rescuers are searching in rivers and the rubble of devastated villages for bodies and possible survivors after floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island. Authorities said 49 people were …
The president of the Dominican Republic says he has authorized the U.S. government to operate inside restricted areas in the Caribbean country to help in its fight against drug trafficking. Luis …
Excited families are greeting relatives released from Myanmar’s Insein Prison as part of a mass amnesty granted by the country’s military rulers ahead of next month’s election. At least eight …
Hong Kong authorities say the death toll rose to 55 in apartment complex fire.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel had identified the latest remains returned from Gaza as hostage Dror Or. The confirmation Wednesday leaves the bodies of two hostages in Gaza as the …
Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau have seized power, appearing on state television to announce their takeover. The military high command stated they have assumed full control of the state and deposed the …
INEOS plans to transform the Nini oil field in the North Sea into a carbon storage site. The company aims to inject liquefied CO2 into depleted oil reservoirs beneath the seabed. This project, called …
State media in Myanmar say the country's military rulers have granted amnesty to over 3,000 prisoners locked up for opposing army rule and dropped charges against over 5,500 others ahead of next …
Mexico has announced plans to build what it says will be Latin America's most powerful supercomputer. The government says the project will help the country capitalize on artificial intelligence and …
Thousands took to the streets of Sofia, Bulgaria’s capital, to denounce steep tax hikes in next year’s draft budget before its final vote in parliament. The opposition coalition We Continue the …
South Korea launched its largest satellite yet on its nationally developed space rocket early Thursday, the fourth of six planned launches through 2027. The three-stage Nuri rocket lifted off from …
The disappearance of a New Zealand father and his children into a forest for years before he was shot dead by police has prompted a major government inquiry. Attorney General Judith Collins announced …
A fire in a slum in Bangladesh’s capital has burned or damaged 1,500 shanties and left thousands homeless. No casualties were reported. The blaze at the Korail slum in Dhaka was extinguished …
A fire has spread across multiple high-rise apartment buildings in a Hong Kong housing complex, killing four people and leaving others trapped. The blaze erupted Wednesday in the Tai Po district. …