UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday urged the Myanmar junta to “immediately” restart democracy, saying it was the only way to stop the “unending nightmare” engulfing the country. Myanmar has spiraled into bloody conflict since the military ousted Aung San Suu

President Biden arrived at the United Nations climate talks on Friday with environmental bona fides that few other American presidents can claim. He muscled through a landmark climate law that is pouring $370 billion into the effort to speed the American economy away from fossil fuels. He

Nalini Sriharan and five more convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case have been freed by the Supreme Court after 33 years in jail. In May, the Supreme Court used its extraordinary powers to free a seventh convict, Perarivalan. The same order applied to the rest of the convicts,

Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels, the main driver of climate change, are on track to rise one percent in 2022 to reach an all-time high, according to scientists. The Global Carbon Budget report, released on Friday during the United Nations COP27 climate summit, laid bare the

The UN nuclear watchdog rang alarm bells on Thursday after Iran claimed to have developed a hypersonic “super missile” capable of penetrating any country’s defense systems. “All these announcements increase the attention, increase the concerns, increase the

Cyber-extortionist posts medical information purporting to show details of abortions and treatments for addiction, HIV. A cyber-extortionist has demanded almost $10 million to stop leaking the medical records of Australians caught up in one of the country’s worst cyberattacks.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend in person a summit of leaders from the Group of 20 nations in Bali next week, the Russian embassy in Indonesia told CNN on Thursday. Putin will be represented by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, said Yulia Tomskaya, the chief of

A 23-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after hurling eggs and vitriol at King Charles III and Camilla, the queen consort, as they walked in the northern England city of York. The incident happened as the king and his wife were entering York through Micklegate Bar, a medieval gateway

America's top general estimated on Wednesday that Russia's military had seen more than 100,000 of its soldiers killed and wounded in Ukraine, and added Kyiv's armed forces "probably" suffered a similar level of casualties in the war. The estimates could not be

On the easternmost outskirts of Cairo, the Egyptian government is building a giant belt of lakes and parks deep in the desert. Creators call it the “Green River” and say that when finished, the ornamental ribbon will cut through Egypt’s brand new, ultra-modern

The balance of power in Congress still hangs in the balance as vote counting continues following US midterms. Democrats have put up stiff resistance in key House of Representatives races, dampening early Republican hopes of a so-called "red wave". The BBC's US partner

The United States and European Union have announced new sanctions against Myanmar’s military regime aimed at officials, companies and arms dealers, as campaigners urge quicker implementation of the measures given the deepening crisis in the country. The EU sanctions apply to 19

An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck Nepal early Wednesday, killing at least six people and destroying multiple houses in the western district of Doti, close to populous towns, officials said. Five other people were seriously injured as eight houses collapsed, said Bhola Bhatta,

Ukraine’s president has suggested he’s open to peace talks with Russia, softening his refusal to negotiate with Moscow as long as President Vladimir Putin is in power while sticking to Kyiv’s core demands. Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s appeal to the international

The self-proclaimed white supremacist pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder in 2020 and was given a whole-life term. Samoan church members sing next to floral tributes in Christchurch on March 17, 2019, two days after a shooting incident at two mosques in the city. A

Millions of Americans will vote in the midterm elections on Tuesday, with the balance of power in Congress at stake. The entire US House of Representatives, about a third of the Senate and key state governorships are up for grabs. President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and ex-President

At least 15,000 people have died in Europe because of hot weather in 2022 so far, the World Health Organization said Monday, with Spain and Germany among the worst-affected countries. The three months from June-August were the hottest in Europe since records began, and the

Russian President Vladimir Putin is not expected to attend the upcoming G20 leaders’ summit in Bali, his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo has told the media. Widodo, the host of the summit, said in an interview with the Financial Times that he has a “strong

In a shocking incident, a businessman collapsed and died at a clinic in Rajasthan's Barmer while reading a newspaper. The incident took place at 10am on Saturday, when 61-year-old Dilip Kumar Madani was at the clinic of a dentist over a toothache. Reading a newspaper while waiting for

The Taliban on Sunday revealed the final resting place of the movement's founder, Mullah Omar, whose death and burial they kept secret for years. Rumors surrounding Omar's health and whereabouts abounded after the Taliban were kicked out of power in 2001 by a U.S.-led invasion,