An explosion at a rocket and explosives plant in Turkey caused a building to collapse on Saturday, killing all five workers inside, an official said. The explosion occurred at around 8:45 a.m. at the compound of the state-owned Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation, on the

Heavy rains pounded Pakistan’s northwest regions collapsing houses and killing at least 25 people. Rains and hail hit the Bannu, Lakki Marwat, and Karak districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday, senior rescue officer Khateer Ahmed said. Another 145 people were

Patrol boats circled and officers descended by rope from a helicopter during a staged hostage crisis in the southern city of Kaohsiung, as Taiwan’s armed forces held drills on Saturday. The island holds frequent military drills in the face of increasing military and political

At least 13 people were killed and 20 injured in clashes between ethnic groups in a South Sudanese civilian protection camp, the UN humanitarian agency said on Friday. A 14-year-old boy from the Shilluk community was stabbed to death on Thursday, triggering "intercommunal

Federal prosecutors in the United States have unsealed a sweeping indictment against former President Donald Trump that alleges he hoarded and concealed classified documents containing sensitive national security information. The 49-page document laid out 37 federal charges against

Boris Johnson has stepped down as a Tory MP after claiming he was "forced out of Parliament" over Partygate. The ex-PM saw in advance a report by the Commons Privileges Committee investigating if he misled the Commons over Downing Street lockdown parties. In an explosive

Four children have been found alive more than a month after their plane crashed in Colombia's Amazon jungle, the country's president has said. The siblings, aged 13, nine, four and a one-year-old baby, were on board the plane with their mother, a pilot and a co-pilot when it

Israeli forces raided the city of Ramallah in the West Bank early on Thursday in what the military said was an operation to demolish the house of a Palestinian accused of a Jerusalem double-bombing last year. The Palestinian health ministry said at least 35 people were wounded,

Thousands of persecuted Rohingya in Bangladesh held a rally to push for early repatriation to Myanmar. They raised banners which said: “Don't Stop Repatriation. We Want to Go Back Home. We Don't Want to Remain Refugees Anymore." Muhammad Ayaz, 35, who lives at the

Former US President Donald Trump has been charged over his handling of classified documents after he left the White House. Mr Trump, 76, faces seven charges including unauthorised retention of classified files, US media reported. The charges are not yet public. It is the second

Members of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority testified in person for the first time yesterday in Buenos Aires, as part of an Argentinian judicial investigation into alleged crimes by the Myanmar military, an activist told AFP.  The hearing, behind closed doors, was “a

Spain experienced its hottest spring on record this year, authorities said on Wednesday. This spring was also the second-driest since records began in 1961. 1.8 degree increase in temperatures The Spanish environment ministry said in a statement that temperatures between March 1

More than 100 million people in the United States are living under air quality alerts caused by Canadian wildfires, the US Environmental Protection Agency has said. These range from "Code Orange" — unhealthy for sensitive groups — and above, the EPA said in a

Iran reopened its embassy in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday after a seven-year closure, reaffirming a Chinese-brokered rapprochement that has redrawn the region’s diplomatic map. The Iranian mission resumes in its former premises in Riyadh’s diplomatic quarter—near

Seven people have been shot and two were killed at a shooting that took place during a high school graduation ceremony in Richmond, Virginia. The shooting outside the Atria Theater sent students in graduation gowns running for safety, US media reports. School officials say the

Thousands of homes in Haiti have been flooded following heavy rains over the weekend, leaving at least 42 people dead and 85 injured, according to a statement released by the country’s Civil Protection Agency on Monday. The intense rainfall caused several rivers throughout Haiti

Prince Harry is on Tuesday expected to take the witness stand in a London court as part of claims against a British tabloid publisher, the latest in his legal battles with the press. King Charles III's younger son will become the first senior British royal to give evidence in court

Republican former vice president Mike Pence launched his bid for the 2024 presidential nomination on Monday, offering a traditionalist alternative to the battle royale being waged by populists Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis. The evangelical Christian filed his paperwork with the Federal

Russia's defence ministry says it has thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive in Donetsk, claiming to have killed 250 troops and destroyed armoured vehicles. Video of what Russia says is the battle appears to show military vehicles coming under heavy fire in fields. But there has

India's railway ministry has recommended that the country's top detective agency should investigate the deadly crash that killed 275 people. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the decision but did not give more details. Railways-led investigations have already