Ukraine denounced a 'systematic attack' on its rail network while Poland, a NATO member, said it feared 'escalation' from Russia after a drone hit a passenger train on Sunday. Another train carrying European and American dignitaries had just left…
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to let the U.S. Postal Service enforce a rule targeting mail-in ballots, dealing a setback to President Donald Trump's effort to restrict voting by mail ahead of November's midterm elections that will…
The himalayan flash flood that devastated northern Nepal on August 26 was an unprecedented disaster. The death toll continues to rise, with nearly 1,400 people now confirmed dead and 5,130 still missing, including around 600 foreign nationals from…
The retrial of three defendants linked to a 2018 terror attack in a supermarket in southern France that left four people dead begins in Paris on Monday. The defendants include the former partner of the attacker himself, who was shot dead by the…
A man who was jailed for manslaughter over a woman's death in a speedboat crash has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for assaulting another woman.
Amazon on Sunday announced that it is halting operations with 21 Air, the cargo carrier operating the plane that crashed last week at Miami International Airport and killed at least five and injured five others.
The election, in an area long known for violent separatists, was marred by a shootout that killed three, officials said.
The moves comes in the wake of a deadly explosion at a shopping mall in Kumamoto Prefecture following an earthquake in July.
Pennsylvania has announced its third measles-related death in less than three weeks. A local coroner says the 40-year-old woman was unvaccinated. (Image credit: Cynthia Goldsmith/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP)
State-run IRNA news agency quoted the Qeshm governor as blaming a "terrorist enemy" for an attack on a cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz. The governor also said the person killed was among the vessel's 10-member crew and that authorities had not…
At least six people were killed and more than 100 rescued after the vessel sank in the Java Sea on Sunday, the authorities said.
Ships and helicopters are searching for those missing from the Virgo Transport 8 ship, which had encountered bad weather.
An Israeli airstrike on Sunday killed at least two Palestinians in a vehicle and wounded 13 others in the Gaza Strip, medical staff said.
The Trump administration had asked the court to lift a federal judge's temporary block on new rules for mail-in ballots.
Arab states in the Persian Gulf called off a meeting with Iran planned for Monday, while Yemen's Houthis launched a new attack on Saudi Arabia after fighting that has extended the Middle East war to another theatre and further jeopardized global…
Omanis are wondering what triggered Trump to threaten to bomb their small country, which is known for neutrality and was negotiating between Iran and the U.S. to end the war
Mitch McConnell has returned to the Senate after months recovering from a fall.
Parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut were hit by flash flooding, leading to water rescues, stranded motorists and half-marathon runners battling the floodwaters.
In 1095, the Catholic Church launched the Crusades: wars that left millions dead and whose legacy still shapes political and ideological conflicts.
Independent UN human rights investigators called for an immediate cessation of hostilities on Monday following a series of United States airstrikes on Iran in recent weeks that have killed civilians as tensions ripple through the region.
Indonesian authorities intensified on Monday a search for people missing after a ferry overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea. At least six passengers were killed and 129 people are still missing. (Image credit: Iman Satria)
A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the Bronx has killed one person and infected nine. A Yankees spokesman said that its towers were cleaned on Sunday, and the city has not asked that games be postponed.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels have tightened their grip on a key shipping route, capturing two strategic Red Sea islands. The closure of another global transport route is the latest ripple effect of the US war with Iran.
A new declaration from winners of the Fields Medal reflects many mathematicians’ growing alarm over a “severe misalignment” between the tech industry and their field a week after AI toppled one of math’s biggest open problems
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