Fifth peacekeeper wounded in southern Lebanon, UN says
BEIRUT – A United Nations (UN) peacekeeper has been wounded in southern Lebanon after being hit by gunfire, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon...
SoKor’s Han Kang wins Nobel Literature Prize
SEOUL – South Korean author Han Kang has won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
The 53-year-old fiction writer is a former winner of the Man...
Japan atomic bomb survivors win Nobel Peace Prize
TOKYO – Known as hibakusha, the survivors of the 1945 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have been recognised by the Norwegian Nobel Committee for...
UN accuses Israel of war crimes over attacks on Gaza hospitals
GAZA STRIP – A United Nations commission of inquiry has accused Israel of carrying out a “concerted policy to destroy Gaza's healthcare system" during...
Taiwan’s president vows to resist China ‘annexation’
TAIPEI – President William Lai has pledged to uphold Taiwan’s self-governing status in his most high-profile public address since taking office earlier this year.
In...
3 million lose power as hurricane batters Florida
ORLANDO – Hurricane Milton has torn through Florida, bringing tornadoes, floods, and storm surges.
More than three million homes and businesses are without power, and...
UK sanctions Russian troops over chemical weapons use in Ukraine
LONDON – The United Kingdom has sanctioned Russian soldiers it says have used chemical weapons on the battlefield in Ukraine.
Russia’s Radiological Chemical and Biological...
Nepal teen breaks record by climbing Earth’s highest peaks
KATHMANDU – A Nepalese teenager has broken the world record for the youngest mountaineer to summit Earth’s 14 highest peaks.
Nima Rinji Sherpa, 18, stood...
Bin Laden’s son banned from re-entering France
PARIS — A son of the al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has been banned from returning to France, the country's interior minister has announced.
Omar...
Japan’s incoming PM announces snap October election
TOKYO – A mere three days after being elected as the new leader of Japan’s ruling party, incoming Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced...