Trump shifts ceasefire stance and urges Ukraine to agree Russia peace deal
US President Donald Trump has said he wants to bypass a ceasefire in Ukraine to move directly to a permanent peace agreement after his meeting with Russian President Vlad
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Flash floods kill more than 300 in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir
The death toll from heavy monsoon floods and landslides in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir continues to rise rapidly, with at least 307 people confirmed dead.
AI designs antibiotics for gonorrhoea and MRSA superbugs
Artificial intelligence has invented two new potential antibiotics that could kill drug-resistant gonorrhoea and MRSA, researchers have revealed. The drugs were design
Donald Trump says no deal has been reached
American President Donald Trump says no deal has been reached, but "great progress" was made in Ukraine talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin Donald Trump says t
Trump and Putin meet in Alaska at start of high-stakes summit
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are holding a high-stakes meeting in Anchorage, Alaska. After arriving at a US military base, the two le
India celebrates 79th Independence Day
India celebrates its 79th year of independence today. After a long, drawn-out struggle on the 15th of August 1947, India finally managed to free itself from British ru
Gaza aid drop kills 15-year-old boy
A 15-year-old boy has been killed by an air-dropped aid package in central Gaza. His brother says Muhannad Eid was running towards the heavy packages as they were para
More than 100 missing after flash floods in India
More than 100 people are missing and at least one has died after devastating flash floods in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. Rescue operations are underway i
Diddy's lawyers in talks with Trump over potential pardon
Sean 'Diddy' Combs attorneys have approached the Trump administration seeking a presidential pardon. The disgraced music mogul's lawyer Nicole Westmoreland told CNN on
Russian volcano erupts for first time in more than 500 years
A volcano in far eastern Russia has erupted for the first time in more than 500 years, which experts say may be linked to last week's massive earthquake. The Krashenin
Manhunt for man accused of killing 4 in Montana bar enters second day
A manhunt in the US state of Montana continued into its second day today, as federal and local law enforcement searched by land and air for the man they believe shot and
Hamas says it won't disarm unless independent Palestinian state established
Hamas has said it would not lay down arms unless an independent Palestinian state is established. Indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel aimed at securing a 60
Trump moves nuclear submarines after Russian ex-president's comments
US President Donald Trump says he has ordered two nuclear submarines to "be positioned in the appropriate regions" in response to "highly provocative" comments by former
Canada PM Mark Carney says they intend to recognize Palestinian state in September
Canadian Prime Minister has told reporters that Canada will recognize a Palestinian state in September. Carney made the statement flanked by Foreign Minister Anita Ana
No Tsunami threat to Fiji as magnitude 8.0 earthquake strikes off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula
A large earthquake measuring magnitude 8.0 has struck off the eastern coast of Russia in the Kamchatka Peninsula region, the United States Geological Survey reports. T
Additional five deaths in Gaza due to malnutrition
The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry reported an additional five deaths due to malnutrition on Saturday, bringing the total to 127 since the war began. This includes 85
Almost a third of people in Gaza not eating for days, UN food programme warns
Almost one in three people in Gaza are going days without eating, the UN's food aid programme has warned. The World Food Programme says malnutrition is surging with 90
Baby born mid-flight on Mumbai-bound Air India Express, cabin crew assists delivery
A baby boy was born mid-flight on an Air India Express plane bound for Mumbai from Muscat, with cabin crew and a nurse, who happened to be one of the passengers-assisting
Countries can sue each other over climate change - ICJ
The International Court of Justice has delivered its historic first advisory opinion on the obligations of States in relation to climate change. The top United Nations
Trump administration releases files on Martin Luther King Jr
US President Donald Trump's administration has released a trove of records on the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr, including FBI surveillance files on the civil ri
At least 19 dead after air force jet crashes into Bangladesh school
At least 19 people have died and 164 were injured after a Bangladeshi air force training jet crashed into a school campus in the capital, Dhaka. Footage from Milestone