South Korea, the United States and Japan staged joint naval missile defense exercises on Monday to improve responses to North Korean threats, as Pyongyang accused Washington of ramping up "nuclear blackmail" with military drills. The three nations agreed at talks in

Two men have been arrested for allegedly operating a Chinese "secret police station," US prosecutors said on Monday. The center was allegedly located in Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood. The two New York residents face charges of conspiring to act as an agent of

Fighting between the army and paramilitaries in Sudan has killed around 200 people and wounded 1,800, left hospitals damaged and medical supplies and food in short supply on Monday after three days of urban warfare. The European Union ambassador to Sudan was attacked in his home in

One more patient undergoing treatment after suffering from sunstroke at an award function in Navi Mumbai has died, taking the toll in the incident to 12, officials said on Monday. Earlier on Sunday, at least 11 people died due to sunstroke as the 'Maharashtra Bhushan' award

At least four people have been killed and 28 wounded in a shooting at a “Sweet 16” birthday party in the United States, according to police and media reports. The gun attack in the small town of Dadeville in the southern US state of Alabama took place late on Saturday

Myanmar’s military has announced plans to release 3,113 prisoners, including 98 foreigners, to mark the country’s traditional New Year. The statement by the military on Monday did not specify whether those imprisoned for opposing its power grab in February 2021 would be

Unidentified assailants have killed 40 people and wounded 33 others in an attack on the army and volunteer defence forces in northern Burkina Faso, the government said in a statement. A detachment of six soldiers and 34 civilian volunteers “was the target of an attack by

Summary Explosions and gunfire have been reported this morning in Sudan's capital Khartoum, with fighting in the country in its third day. Almost 100 civilians have died during the violence, according to the Sudanese doctors' union. The fighting follows a rift between the

A former Indian politician convicted of kidnapping has been shot dead live on TV along with his brother. Atiq Ahmed, who was under police escort, was talking to reporters when a gun was pulled close to his head in Prayagraj, also known as Allahabad. After the shots were fired on

At least 12 inmates were killed in clashes that broke out in a prison in the Ecuadoran port of Guayaquil, the prosecutor's office said Saturday, the latest deadly violence to rock the city's penitentiary system. The dozen inmate deaths occurred after a bloody confrontation

Gunmen stormed a water park in central Mexico on Saturday and killed six adults and a child, unleashing panic among those present, local authorities said. Police "arrived at the scene where they found... three dead women, three men and a seven-year-old minor, in addition to one

Iran issued a stern warning to people who are encouraging women to remove their hijabs  on Saturday. Deputy Attorney General Ali Jamadi warned that "the crime of promoting unveiling will be dealt with by the criminal court, whose decisions are final and unappealable,"

Fighting in the Sudanese capital has raged after a day of deadly battles between paramilitaries and the regular army, leaving at least 56 people dead and nearly 600 wounded, according to a doctors' union. The union released its latest casualty toll early on Sunday. A total of 56

Gunfire and explosions have been heard in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, after days of tension between a notorious paramilitary force and the country's army. The dispute centres around a proposed transition to civilian rule. Reuters is reporting that gunfire has been heard

At least 27 people were injured and 12 lost their lives in a tragic accident in Maharashtra's Raigad district on the old Mumbai-Pune highway on Saturday. The incident occurred when a bus carrying about 40 passengers plunged into a gorge on its way from Pune to Mumbai. The private

Japan, South Korea and the United States have agreed to enhance security cooperation in response to rising threats from North Korea, as they condemned the country’s test of its first-ever solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Defence officials from the three

The US airman accused of leaking confidential intelligence and defence documents has been officially charged in a court appearance in Boston. Jack Teixeira, 21, wore shackles and a prison uniform as he stood before a federal judge on Friday. After a shout of "love you,

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been evacuated unharmed from a public event after what appeared to be a smoke bomb was thrown at him. A person was detained at the scene in Wakayama, where Mr Kishida had been due to give a speech, local media reported. A witness said

Russia said Thursday it had cut off Ukrainian forces inside Bakhmut, while Kyiv insisted supply lines were still open into the town, scene of the most brutal battle of the war. AFP was unable to verify the status on the ground in the eastern town, which has turned into the longest and

Federal investigators on Thursday arrested a 21-year-old air national guardsman who they believe is linked to a trove of leaked classified U.S. intelligence documents, which have upended relations with American allies and exposed weaknesses in the Ukrainian military. The man, whom The