An extreme drought in parts of the Amazon has led to a dramatic drop in river water levels, exposing dozens of usually submerged rock formations with carvings of human forms that may date back some 2,000 years.

South Korea, the United States and Japan carried out their first joint aerial drills yesterday, Seoul’s military said. The exercise, which involved a US nuclear-weapons-capable B-52 bomber, comes as Seoul, Washington, and Tokyo beef up their defence cooperation against growing missile and nuclear threats from North Korea.

The epicentre of the quake was at Dhading, about 55 km (35 miles) west of Kathmandu, it said.

Dozens of Hollywood actors and artists, including comedian Jon Stewart and Oscar-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix, wrote on Friday to US President Joe Biden, urging him to press for a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday the Indian government’s crackdown on Canadian diplomats was making normal life difficult for millions of people in both countries.

A Taiwanese couple decked out in a tux and gown embrace in front of a mountain of trash in an unorthodox wedding photo -- one the environment-conscious bride hopes will discourage her guests from generating unnecesary garbage.

The United States on Friday released a US intelligence assessment sent to more than 100 countries that found Moscow is using spies, social media and Russian state-run media to erode public faith in the integrity of democratic elections worldwide

A Taiwanese couple decked out in a tux and gown embrace in front of a mountain of trash in an unorthodox wedding photo -- one the environment-conscious bride hopes will discourage her guests from generating unnecesary garbage

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday the Indian government's crackdown on Canadian diplomats was making normal life difficult for millions of people in both countries

The Islamist group Hamas yesterday said it had released two US hostages, a mother and daughter, for "humanitarian reasons" and to send a message to US President Joe Biden, who has staunchly backed Israel's war against it in Gaza

The International Criminal Court (ICC) said yesterday that a cyberattack it suffered in September was a case of attempted espionage aimed at disrupting its mandate to investigate war crimes worldwide.

The Kremlin said yesterday that remarks by US President Joe Biden comparing Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Palestinian militant group Hamas were “unacceptable”.

An Indian firm is terminating a longstanding contract to make uniforms for the Israeli police, telling AFP yesterday that it had made a “moral decision” in light of the war in Gaza.

A pill for dengue fever developed by Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N appeared to protect against a form of the virus in a handful of patients in a small human challenge trial in the United States, according to data presented by the company yesterday.

China's special Mideast envoy pinned the cause of the Israel-Gaza crisis on the lack of guarantees for Palestinian rights and urged greater coordination with Moscow in a meeting with his Russian counterpart in Qatar, a key go-between in the conflict.

President Joe Biden made an impassioned call for the United States to show global leadership by backing Israel and Ukraine, saying in a speech from the Oval Office Thursday that defeating Hamas and Russia was a vital US interest.

Ministers from across the European Union said yesterday that member states must screen migrants and asylum seekers better and expel those deemed a security risk more quickly, after Islamist attacks highlighted persistent difficulties.

A team of international scientists collected fish samples from a port town near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday, seeking to assess the impact of the plant's recent release of treated radioactive water into the sea

Beijing condemned "illegal" US sanctions Thursday, after Washington unveiled new measures targeting individuals and entities, including those based in China and Hong Kong, that allegedly support Iran's missile and drone programmes

Finnish telecom giant Nokia said Thursday it could cut its workforce by as many as 14,000 after its third quarter results showed a drop in profits.