Australia’s parliament will pass legislation to stop Russia from building a new embassy in Canberra because of concerns about national security. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the legislation would cancel Russia’s lease on the site in the capital, based on the advice

At least 79 people have died and more than 100 have been rescued after their fishing vessel capsized off the coast of southern Greece. But survivors and Greek officials say that hundreds more migrants were on board. The government says this is one of Greece's biggest migrant

A 27-year-old woman from Hyderabad has been stabbed to death in London's Wembley. Kontham Tejaswini, who had gone to London for higher studies, was allegedly attacked by her Brazilian flatmate at a residential property around 10 am on Tuesday. While Tejaswini died on the spot, the

More than 100 people have drowned in north central Nigeria after a boat carrying families returning from a wedding sank in a river, police and local authorities said. Details about the accident in Kwara State were still emerging, but it was the latest boat tragedy in Nigeria where

Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to historic charges of mishandling sensitive files at a federal court in Miami, Florida. Mr Trump is the first US president - current or former - to be hit with a federal criminal indictment. Arms crossed, in a dark suit and red tie, he sat in

China attaches great importance to the Palestinian issue and will continue to support peace talks, Foreign Minister Qin Gang has told his visiting Palestinian counterpart in Beijing, offering to contribute "Chinese wisdom." China has always firmly supported the just cause of

More than 6,000 civilians were killed in Myanmar in the first 20 months after the February 2021 military coup, a report published Tuesday by the Peace Research Institute of Oslo said. "Our data shows that the human toll of the conflict is higher than previously reported, and while

A record 110 million people worldwide have been forcibly displaced from their homes, the United Nations said Wednesday, branding the huge upsurge an “indictment” of the world. Russia’s war in Ukraine, refugees fleeing Afghanistan and the fighting in Sudan have pushed

Ukraine says Russia launched a “massive missile” attack overnight on the city of Kryvyi Rih, killing at least six people and wounding 25. Ukraine has shelled villages and damaged several houses in Russia’s Kursk region near the border with Ukraine, according to the

Donald Trump is spending the night in Miami, Florida, before he appears in court there on Tuesday charged with mishandling national security files. The former US president flew from his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, to his Trump Doral resort near Miami. Mr Trump is facing

Four-day state visit comes amid hopes China can help facilitate Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has arrived in Beijing with China expressing readiness to help facilitate Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. State-run broadcaster CGTN said Abbas landed

Four Colombian Indigenous children, who were discovered 40 days after their plane crashed in the Amazon jungle, survived eating seeds, roots and plants they knew were edible thanks to their upbringing, according to Indigenous people. “The survival of the children is a sign of the

The western Indian state of Gujarat is on high alert as an extremely severe cyclone is due to hit parts of it on Thursday. Biparjoy - a cyclone over the Arabian Sea - is predicted to move towards the state's coastline in the next two days. Heavy rains and high tides have been

At least 10 people have died and more than 20 others are in hospital after a wedding bus crashed in an Australian wine region. The passengers were returning from a wedding at a winery on Sunday night when their coach overturned on Wine County Drive near Greta in Hunter Valley, New

Ukraine says it has liberated three villages in the south-east of the country in the first victories of its much-anticipated counter-offensive. Footage on social media showed Ukrainian troops celebrating in the neighbouring settlements of Blahodatne and Neskuchne in the Donetsk region.

One person was shot dead and three were injured in a shooting near Farsta Centrum in southern Stockholm, Swedish Police said. Two arrests were later made in connection with the incident, Swedish Police said in a press statement on Saturday. Saturday’s incident brings the total

Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied in cities and towns across Israel for the 23rd week, protesting controversial plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to overhaul the judiciary as well as deadly violence hitting Palestinian communities in the country.

Four children who survived weeks alone in Colombia's Amazon jungle have been reunited with relatives as they recover in hospital. The siblings, aged 13, nine, five and one, are "very weak" but "happy to see their family", said their grandfather, Fidencio

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to have confirmed that his country's long-awaited counter-offensive against Russia has started. "Counter-offensive and defensive actions are taking place," he said. But he added that he would not talk in detail about

A 15-year-old boy was killed and three other people injured in a shooting in Stockholm on Saturday, police said, adding that a motive had yet to be established. Police received reports of the shooting near a square in southern Stockholm in the early evening, and found two people with