Nepal holds a day of mourning after floods kill at least 1,300 people
In Hindu tradition, mourning lasts 13 days, with rituals held on the final day.
US deportees to Equatorial Guinea were arrested and beaten by police, lawyers say
Two men deported by the United States to Equatorial Guinea have been arbitrarily arrested, their lawyers and rights groups said on Friday, after the police covered their heads with a…
Indonesia welcomes its first aircraft carrier, prompting debate over cost and military ambitions
Indonesia is welcoming its first aircraft carrier, the former Italian Navy vessel ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi, marking a major step in President Prabowo Subianto’s military modernization drive.
Russia begins 3 days of voting in a parliamentary election set to cement the Kremlin’s power
Russians have begun three days of voting in the country’s first wartime parliamentary election. It's a heavily stage-managed election featuring virtually no opposition in order to secure the Kremlin’s political…
Taiwan holds first joint military drills using attack drones ahead of Trump-Xi summit in the US
Taiwan’s president has overseen military drills featuring missiles and drones on Friday, ahead of a planned summit next week between the U.S. and Chinese leaders in which the fate of…
EU chief floats ‘associate membership’ for Canada. But that doesn’t exist yet
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed making Canada the first "associate member" of the European Union. But associate membership does not exist.
At least 48 dead in Nigeria after consuming drink suspected to contain methanol, authorities say
They consumed a locally brewed alcoholic concoction suspected to contain methanol.
Why the discovery of 9 women’s bodies have raised fears of a serial killer in South Africa
The cases have sparked an outcry over the safety of women in South Africa.
What to know after a week of Houthi attacks that threaten Saudi oil and have rattled world markets
It’s been a week since Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels stormed down the Red Sea coast, threatening Saudi Arabia’s oil exports and reigniting Yemen’s 12-year civil war.
Russia’s wartime parliamentary election is set to secure the Kremlin’s power
The outcome of Russia’s parliamentary election is all but assured, with the main Kremlin party poised to retain its overwhelming grip on the lower house.