Houthi forces in Yemen struck the US-owned and operated container ship M/V Gibraltar Eagle with an anti-ship ballistic missile, US Central Command said today

Iranian authorities on Sunday freed two journalists who spent more than a year behind bars for covering the death of Mahsa Amini, which sparked months-long nationwide protests, local media said

The world's five wealthiest men have more than doubled their wealth since 2020, while five billion people have been made poorer, according to a new report by British charity Oxfam

Artificial intelligence poses risks to job security around the world but also offers a "tremendous opportunity" to boost flagging productivity levels and fuel global growth, the IMF chief told AFP

President-elect Lai Ching-te may have won the top job in Taiwan’s elections, but he must now chart an uneasy path on the doorstep of an increasingly assertive China. Despite Beijing’s warnings that Lai’s win would bring “war and decline” to Taiwan, he won comfortably with more than 40 percent of the vote Saturday. In the face of China’s rhetoric on Lai, here is what experts are saying is to come:

The Greek coastguard yesterday said it had rescued 117 asylum-seekers sailing out of Libya, arresting three suspected smugglers.

Rescuers were working against the clock Saturday to find survivors of landslides that claimed at least 33 lives, mostly children, in northwestern Colombia, the country's vice president said Saturday

A domestic flight of Japan's All Nippon Airways (9202.T) returned to its departure airport on Saturday after a crack was found on the cockpit window of the Boeing 737-800 aircraft midair, a spokesperson for the airline said.

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has married her longtime partner, tying the knot after Covid restrictions forced the couple to cancel a ceremony in 2022

With a commanding lead in polls, the ex-president is expected easily to win the Midwestern state's first-in-the-nation vote as he bids to be the Republican standard-bearer against President Joe Biden in November.

The former secretary of state and senator has spent the last three years liaising with other countries to up commitments on climate change, including at the most recent COP28 UN climate summit in Dubai.

In Washington, large crowds waved Palestinian flags as the mostly young protesters -- many wearing the traditional keffiyeh -- gathered in a show of solidarity on the 99th day of the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu yesterday issued a strong statement amid a diplomatic row with India.

About 2,000 UN troops will leave restive eastern areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo by the end of April in the first phase of the peacekeeping mission’s planned withdrawal from the country, the head of mission said yesterday.

This year could be hotter under El Nino’s influence than the record-shattering 2023, the United Nations warned Friday, as it urged drastic emissions cuts to combat climate change.

Iraqi militias responded with new threats against US interests, while Washington declared the Gulf state Bahrain among allies that supported the operation, risking the ire of the Houthis who have a powerful arsenal of drones and missiles.

The United States carried out a fresh strike Saturday on a Huthi rebel target in Yemen, US Central Command said, after the Iran-backed militants warned of further attacks on ships in the Red Sea

In the dramatic January 5 incident, Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 from Portland executed an emergency landing after a panel known as a "door plug" blew out mid-flight. There were no fatalities or serious injuries.

Polls closed at 4:00 pm (0800 GMT) after the electorate of nearly 20 million cast ballots in fine, sunny weather.

Israel continues to pound the ‘blacked out’ Palestinian territory