Hamas gave its official response to the latest truce proposal for Gaza on June 11, calling for a "complete halt" to Israeli "aggression" as fighting…
A jury found Hunter Biden guilty on June 11 of federal gun charges in a historic first criminal prosecution of the child of a sitting…
Malawi's Vice President Saulos Chilima was killed in a plane crash, the nation's president said on June 11, after searchers located the wreckage of the…
Violence against children in armed conflicts reached "extreme levels" in 2023, particularly in Gaza and Sudan, according to a forthcoming UN report obtained by AFP…
The WHO on June 12 blamed four major industries -- tobacco, ultra-processed foods (UPFs), fossil fuel and alcohol -- for 2.7 million deaths a year…
The leader of France's traditional right-wing party on June 11 backed an alliance with the far right of Marine Le Pen in snap legislative elections,…
More than 10 million people have been displaced within war-torn Sudan, according to the latest figures released by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Since…
Freddy Sanchez and his family walked for days under a scorching sun, crossing into the US less than 24 hours after President Joe Biden announced…
A new government was formed in Haiti on June 11, tasked with restoring security and stability in the Caribbean nation that is ravaged by gang…
The United Nations has added Sudan's army and rival paramilitary forces to a blacklist for harming children in war, as the organization decried a "shocking"…
Indian Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on June 11 announced that state-run Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL.NS) plans to build a new refinery and the nation…
The World Health Organization on June 11 said a case of human infection with bird flu caused by the H9N2 virus was detected in a…
Pakistani security forces raided a militant hideout, killing 11 in an overnight operation in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the restive northwest,…
Vietnam’s island building in the South China Sea has reached a record with the total new land created in the first six months of this…
Malaysia’s defense against dengue fever has been strengthened with the launch of the country’s first vaccine against the disease. Pharmaceutical firm Takeda Malaysia’s dengue tetravalent…
Mongolia and Laos have signed several cooperation agreements, according to the Mongolian presidential office's website on June 11 evening. These documents, including a memorandum to…
Poverty in Myanmar is more widespread than at any time in the last six years and growth in the conflict-torn nation is likely to remain…
Chinese police said on June 11 they have arrested a suspect over the stabbing of four American college teachers at a public park in the…
The Hong Kong government said on June 12 it had canceled the passports of six democracy activists who fled to the United Kingdom, calling them…
Temperatures are hitting record highs in parts of north and central China this week while a severe drought in the east is also threatening crops,…
Japan is seeing a record-high number of cases of a potentially deadly disease caused by “flesh-eating” bacteria, with Tokyo recording the most number of cases…
Fiji and Papua New Guinea have urged the U.N.’s decolonization committee to expedite a visit to the French-controlled Pacific territory of New Caledonia following its…
New Zealand will conduct an inquiry to assess competition in the country's banking sector, focusing on services in rural regions, Finance Minister Nicola Willis said…
