Members of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority testified in person for the first time yesterday in Buenos Aires, as part of an Argentinian judicial investigation into alleged crimes by the Myanmar military, an activist told AFP.  The hearing, behind closed doors, was “a

Spain experienced its hottest spring on record this year, authorities said on Wednesday. This spring was also the second-driest since records began in 1961. 1.8 degree increase in temperatures The Spanish environment ministry said in a statement that temperatures between March 1

More than 100 million people in the United States are living under air quality alerts caused by Canadian wildfires, the US Environmental Protection Agency has said. These range from "Code Orange" — unhealthy for sensitive groups — and above, the EPA said in a

Iran reopened its embassy in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday after a seven-year closure, reaffirming a Chinese-brokered rapprochement that has redrawn the region’s diplomatic map. The Iranian mission resumes in its former premises in Riyadh’s diplomatic quarter—near

Seven people have been shot and two were killed at a shooting that took place during a high school graduation ceremony in Richmond, Virginia. The shooting outside the Atria Theater sent students in graduation gowns running for safety, US media reports. School officials say the

Thousands of homes in Haiti have been flooded following heavy rains over the weekend, leaving at least 42 people dead and 85 injured, according to a statement released by the country’s Civil Protection Agency on Monday. The intense rainfall caused several rivers throughout Haiti

Prince Harry is on Tuesday expected to take the witness stand in a London court as part of claims against a British tabloid publisher, the latest in his legal battles with the press. King Charles III's younger son will become the first senior British royal to give evidence in court

Republican former vice president Mike Pence launched his bid for the 2024 presidential nomination on Monday, offering a traditionalist alternative to the battle royale being waged by populists Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis. The evangelical Christian filed his paperwork with the Federal

Russia's defence ministry says it has thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive in Donetsk, claiming to have killed 250 troops and destroyed armoured vehicles. Video of what Russia says is the battle appears to show military vehicles coming under heavy fire in fields. But there has

India's railway ministry has recommended that the country's top detective agency should investigate the deadly crash that killed 275 people. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the decision but did not give more details. Railways-led investigations have already

A woman condemned as Australia’s worst female serial killer has been pardoned after serving 20 years behind bars for killing her four children in what appears to be one of the country’s gravest miscarriages of justice. New South Wales Attorney General Michael Daley

A gunman shot an employee inside a Bangladeshi restaurant in Queens, New York on Saturday. The incident took place inside a restaurant named “Boishakhi Restaurant” near 36th Avenue and 29th Street in Astoria around 3:30pm. Surveillance video from the restaurant shows

Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela: Twelve people have died from asphyxiation in a shuttered gold mine in southeastern Venezuela, a local official told AFP on Saturday. "We have 12 dead today," the secretary of security in El Callao, General Edgar Colina Reyes, said in a telephone

The “root cause” of the tragic three-train accident in Odisha killing more than 260 people has been identified, Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishaw said on Sunday, adding that the details will be revealed soon.  Speaking to news agency ANI, the railway minister at

With just two days to spare, President Joe Biden has signed legislation that lifts the nation’s debt ceiling, averting an economically disastrous default on the federal government’s debt. The White House announced the signing on Saturday, done in private at the White House,

Three Israeli soldiers have been killed by an Egyptian security officer in exchanges of fire on the Israeli side of the border. The armed forces of both countries say they are jointly investigating the unusual incident. Egypt says its officer crossed into Israel while chasing drug

The Pentagon voiced concern on Sunday over the Chinese military’s “increasingly risky and coercive activities” in Asia. “We remain concerned about the PLA’s increasingly risky and coercive activities in the region, including in recent days,” said

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has unveiled Türkiye's new Cabinet at the Cankaya Presidential Palace in the capital Ankara after he was sworn in as president in parliament. Erdogan on Saturday announced former deputy prime minister Cevdet Yilmaz as his Vice President. Members of the

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken the oath of office as Türkiye's president after being re-elected in the country's May 28 runoff election. Following the swearing-in ceremony at the parliament on Saturday, Erdogan visited Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk,

Mercenary force boss Yevgeny Prigozhin says Russian defence officials planted explosives on route of Wagner fighters withdrawal from Bakhmut city. The boss of Russia’s Wagner mercenary force, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has continued his months-long war of words with the leadership of the