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

Top lawmakers in the United States have invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address Congress when he visits Washington, DC later this month – a rare opportunity granted only to the country’s closest allies. Democratic and Republican leaders in the Senate and

United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said he was deeply concerned by China’s unwillingness to engage in military crisis management, warning that talks are key to avoiding conflict. Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday, Asia’s top security

At least 288 people are now known to have been killed and 850 injured in a multiple train collision in India's eastern Odisha state, officials say. More than 200 ambulances were sent to the scene in Balasore district, says Odisha's chief secretary Pradeep Jena. One passenger

At least 22 people were killed and seven were injured in a road accident Thursday in the northeastern part of Botswana, local police said. Superintendent Robert Mmese, a senior officer in the northern part of Botswana, said the accident happened when a truck collided with a minibus on

The US has imposed sanctions on members and affiliates of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard and its external operations arm whom Washington accused of participating in terrorist plots targeting former US government officials, dual US and Iranian nationals and Iranian dissidents.

US President Joe Biden has tripped and fallen while handing out diplomas at a graduation ceremony for the US Air Force Academy in Colorado. Mr Biden, who is the nation's oldest serving president at 80, was helped back up to his feet and appeared to be unhurt. The president had

Veering away from a default crisis, the House approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package late Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assembled a bipartisan coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans against fierce conservative blowback and progressive

Nova Scotia’s leader begged people to stay out of the woods and avoid any activity that could start more fires after a wildfire on Canada’s Atlantic coast damaged about 200 houses and other structures and prompted the evacuation of 16,000 people. “It’s