The United States and Britain have launched a massive attack against Iranian-backed Houthis inside Yemen in retaliation for more than two dozen recent attacks against vessels transiting international shipping lanes in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. A U.S. official, speaking on condition

In 2023, the world’s oceans took up an enormous amount of excess heat, enough to “boil away billions of Olympic-sized swimming pools,” according to an annual report published Thursday. Oceans cover 70 percent of the planet and have kept the Earth’s surface

South Africa accused Israel on Thursday of carrying out genocide in Gaza and demanded that the UN’s top court order an emergency suspension of Israel’s devastating military campaign in the Palestinian enclave. On the first of two days of hearings at the International Court

Russia has become Europe’s first economy and the world’s fifth in terms of purchasing power parity, President Vladimir Putin said. "It seems that we are being strangled and pressured from every side, but still, we are the largest economy in Europe. We left Germany

The United Nations’ top court opens hearings Thursday into South Africa’s allegation that Israel’s war with Hamas amounts to genocide against Palestinians, a claim that Israel strongly denies. South Africa is initially asking the International Court of Justice to

Several people are feared dead after major rioting and unrest hit Papua New Guinea's capital, Port Moresby. Shops and cars were set on fire and supermarkets looted as hundreds took to the streets after police went on strike over a pay dispute. National Capital District Governor

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the civilian death toll in Gaza is “far too high”, especially among children, and called for aid to reach the besieged strip more effectively. Speaking at a news conference in Jerusalem on Tuesday, Blinken said the US

The boss of Boeing has admitted the planemaker was at fault after one of its aircraft suffered a door blow-out shortly after take-off in the US. No-one was injured when the unused cabin door broke away from the Alaska Airlines flight from Portland, Oregon on Friday. The US has

Appeal court judges have sharply questioned Donald Trump's argument that former presidents should be entitled to immunity from criminal prosecution. In a landmark case, Mr Trump's lawyers said his time in office protects him from charges connected to his alleged effort to

Masked gunmen have broken into a live television studio in Ecuador and threatened terrified staff. Employees were forced on to the floor during the broadcast by the public television channel TC in the city of Guayaquil before the live feed cut out. The attackers were later seen

Pope Francis has called for a universal ban on surrogacy, calling the practice “deplorable” in a speech in Vatican City on Monday. “I deem deplorable the practice of so-called surrogate motherhood, which represents a grave violation of the dignity of the woman and the

The Lebanese group Hezbollah says one of its commanders has been killed in a strike in southern Lebanon believed to have been carried out by Israel. Wissam Tawil was reportedly a member of the group's elite Radwan Force, and one of the most prominent Hezbollah figures to be killed

The rock music was booming, the dancers on stage were gyrating, and the crowd was going wild waving thousands of Taiwan flags. The political rally held on Saturday for the Kuomintang's (KMT) candidate for the 13 January presidential election was in full swing. "Give me a

France's Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne is to leave office after less than two years in the job. Her resignation comes with President Emmanuel Macron widely expected to reshuffle his top team ahead of European elections due later this year. In a statement, Mr Macron said

At least 25 people have been killed after a bus collided with a truck in Bahia state in northeastern Brazil, state firefighters said Monday. A video, recorded during the night, showed the truck surrounded by blue boxes filled with mangoes and scattered on the ground. Several

India's top court has cancelled a 2022 Gujarat government order allowing the premature release of 11 men who were convicted for the gangrape of a pregnant Muslim woman, Bilkis Bano. The men will have to return to prison in a fortnight, the order said. The convicts, who had also

At least 15 people, including children, have been killed in an air strike on a village in northwestern Myanmar, local media said Sunday. The country has been engulfed by increasingly vicious fighting, with the junta battling opponents in the north and the east. The strike hit a

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Palestinians must not be pressured into leave Gaza, and must be allowed to return to their homes once conditions allow. Mr Blinken condemned statements by some Israeli ministers, who called for the resettlement of Palestinians elsewhere. The

The Maldives has suspended three deputy ministers who made derogatory comments about India and its PM Narendra Modi. The officials had responded to a social media post from Mr Modi, calling him a "clown", "terrorist" and a "puppet of Israel". A foreign

The US aviation regulator has said 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes will remain grounded until it is satisfied the planes are safe. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been inspecting the jets after part of an Alaska Airlines plane's fuselage fell off on Friday. The FAA