Australian utilities raced Tuesday to reconnect more than 120,000 homes and businesses still blacked out by gales and floods that battered the east coast. Cyclone Alfred, which hovered just offshore before making landfall as a tropical low on Saturday, pounded a 400-kilometer

A boat capsized in southwestern Congo, leaving 25 people dead, many of whom were soccer players, authorities confirmed on Monday. The victims were returning from a match in Mushie city, Maï-Ndombe province, on Sunday night when their vessel overturned on the Kwa River, said

The United States has scrapped 83% of programs under the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) following a six-week review, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced. “The 5,200 terminated contracts wasted tens of billions of dollars, often failing to

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Saudi Arabia for crucial discussions with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and U.S. officials.  The talks will center on securing peace with Russia and advancing a bilateral minerals agreement with Washington. Saudi state

Global stock markets fell on Tuesday after a sharp selloff in the United States, driven by concerns that President Donald Trump's tariffs could push the economy into recession. The decline followed Trump’s remarks describing the economy as being in a “period of

The Trump administration believes Ukraine is prepared to engage in US-backed ceasefire negotiations with Russia, a senior State Department official has stated. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz are set to meet Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia

The United States has officially terminated a sanctions waiver that previously allowed Iraq to import electricity from Iran, aligning with President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” strategy against Tehran. In a statement on Sunday, the US Department of State

Mark Carney, a seasoned economist and former central banker with experience navigating financial crises in North America and the UK, is set to become Canada's next prime minister after clinching the leadership of the federal Liberal Party. At 59, Carney assumes leadership at a

Russia announced Sunday the capture of another eastern Ukrainian village, in the Donetsk region, as its forces advanced toward the central Dnipropetrovsk region. The defence ministry said in a briefing that its troops had captured the village of Kostyantynopil, about 50 kilometres (30

Wild weather has plunged over 300,000 homes and businesses into darkness across Australia’s east coast, officials reported on Sunday.  The severe conditions have also claimed one life, with a driver confirmed dead, and left a dozen military personnel injured. 

A Syrian war monitor said Saturday that security forces and allied groups killed 745 Alawite civilians over the past three days, revising upwards a previous toll. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the latest deaths among Alawite civilians pushed the overall toll in violence

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol walked out of a detention center on Saturday after prosecutors decided not to appeal a court decision to cancel the impeached leader’s arrest warrant on insurrection charges. Yoon, 64, remains suspended from his duties, and his criminal and

A South Korean court on Friday ordered impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to be released from jail, more than a month after he was arrested and indicted over his short-lived imposition of martial law. Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at the Corruption Investigation

More than 70 people were killed and many others wounded in Syria during clashes between government forces and militants loyal to former leader Bashar al-Assad, a war monitor reported Friday. “For more than 70 killed and dozens wounded and captured in bloody clashes and ambushes

The US has cut off intelligence sharing with Kyiv, said CIA Director John Ratcliffe on Wednesday, in a move that could seriously hamper the Ukrainian military’s ability to target Russian forces. The decision to cut off intelligence sharing and military aid to Ukraine starkly

US President Donald Trump has warned of escalating trade tensions with Canada following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's announcement of retaliatory tariffs on American goods. Trump's 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, which came into effect on Tuesday, led Trudeau

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed his willingness to work under Donald Trump’s leadership to achieve a lasting peace, days after a tense meeting in the Oval Office. In a social media statement, Zelensky acknowledged that the White House discussions "did

Arab leaders have endorsed a $53 billion reconstruction initiative for Gaza, positioning it as an alternative to former US President Donald Trump’s controversial proposal to relocate Palestinians and take control of the territory. Following an emergency summit in Cairo, Arab

Firefighters were Tuesday battling Japan’s worst wildfire in half a century, which has left one dead and forced the evacuation of nearly 4,000 local residents. White smoke billowed from a forested area around the northern city of Ofunato, aerial TV footage showed, five days after

Pope Francis remains alert following two episodes of acute respiratory failure on Monday, the Vatican confirmed. Doctors intervened to clear mucus from his lungs, ensuring he remained conscious throughout the treatment. The 88-year-old pontiff has resumed using an oxygen mask and