Russia's mutinous mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has been shown in a video welcoming his fighters to Belarus, telling them they would take no further part in the Ukraine war for now but ordering them to gather their strength for Africa. The West has interpreted Wagner's

A federal judge has dismissed Donald Trump's request for a new trial in a civil case in which a jury found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming columnist E Jean Carroll. Mr Trump was ordered to pay $5m (£3.9m) in damages, which he argued was excessive based on the

Russia's president will not attend a summit in South Africa next month, according to the country's presidency. The announcement comes after South Africa's leader said any attempt to arrest Vladimir Putin would be a declaration of war against Russia. If Mr Putin had left

Israeli forces have shot a Palestinian dead and injured at least four others – two in serious condition – in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestinian health ministry and the Red Crescent said. The Palestinian health ministry said a person was shot dead before

Wheat prices have risen sharply on global markets after Russia said it would treat ships heading for Ukrainian ports as potential military targets. Moscow pulled out of a deal this week that had guaranteed safe passage for grain shipments through the Black Sea. A White House

A day after the Opposition front of 26 parties chose I.N.D.I.A as its name, Jeetega Bharat (India will win) has been finalised as the tagline of the coalition that aims to take on the BJP in the 2024 general election. The final decision on the tagline was taken following detailed

Israel has carried out air attacks near Syria’s capital Damascus, wounding two Syrian soldiers, Syrian state news has reported. The state-run news agency SANA reported early on Wednesday morning that Syrian air defences had confronted Israeli missiles launched at 12.25 am local

North Korea has launched two ballistic missiles into its eastern sea, the Japanese and South Korean militaries said, just hours after a United States nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine arrived in a South Korean port for the first time in four decades. Both of the missiles

Russia has launched a second night of air raids on Ukraine’s port city of Odesa as well as attacking the capital Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said, while reports also emerged of explosions in the Russian-annexed Crimean port city of Sevastopol. Odesa regional Governor Oleh Kiper

Temperatures reached new highs on Monday as heat waves scorched parts of the Northern Hemisphere, triggering health warnings and fanning wildfires in the latest stark reminder of the effects of global warming. From North America to Europe and Asia, people gulped water and sought

A powerful typhoon has made landfall in China's Guandong province with nearly 230,000 people evacuated from their homes. Talim, the fourth typhoon this year, hit the southern coast with winds of nearly 140km/h (87mph). Storm surges lashed the coast, while fierce winds and rain

A small plane that crashed into a hangar at an airfield near Warsaw, Poland, has killed five people, officials say. At least seven people were also injured in the crash on Monday evening, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said. People had been sheltering from bad weather in the

More than a thousand children have been evacuated from a summer camp after wildfires broke out in Greece. Two separate blazes are tearing through the country as it suffers the effects of a scorching Mediterranean heatwave. In the coastal town of Loutraki, west of Athens, 1,200

Rescuers working to reach passengers trapped in a flooded tunnel in the central South Korean city of Cheongju have recovered 13 bodies. On Saturday night, flood water from a burst river bank poured into the underpass, quickly trapping people in their cars and commuters on a bus.

Iranian police are resuming controversial patrols to ensure women obey dress codes and cover their hair in public, state media reports. The "morality police" will return to the streets to enforce Iran's hijab laws, a spokesman said on Sunday. It comes 10 months after a

China’s economy grew slower than expected in the second quarter as youth unemployment hit a record high. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 0.8 percent during April-June compared with the previous quarter, official data showed on Monday, amid lacklustre demand at home and

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Saturday (July 16) arrested 45 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign in

Ukraine's border guard service has confirmed that Wagner mercenaries have now arrived in Belarus from neighbouring Russia. The DPSU says it is assessing how many "militants" are in Belarus, which also shares a border with Ukraine, as well as their exact location and

Netanyahu, 73, undergoing medical assessments at Sheba Medical Center and is in stable condition, his office says. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been taken to hospital after feeling dizzy but is in good condition, his office said, adding that it appeared he was

Southern Europe will continue to swelter next week as an intense heatwave shows no sign of abating. Italy, Spain and Greece have been experiencing high temperatures for several days already. The Italian health ministry issued a red alert for 16 cities including Rome, Bologna and