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Thai hostage recovered from southern Gaza in military operation

The body of a Thai hostage, Nattapong Pinta, who was abducted alive during the October 7 attacks was recovered from southern Gaza in...

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An electric scooter is blamed for a violent fire that killed 4 in a French city

Four people were killed in an “extremely violent” blaze seemingly caused by a battery-powered electric scooter that tore through a 10-story housing block...

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Trump-Xi call restores trade truce. But the supply chain war has no end in sight

The fragile trade truce between the United States and China has, for now, been pulled back from the brink. US President Donald Trump...

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China-appointed Panchen Lama vows to make religion more Chinese in meeting with Xi Jinping

A young Tibetan controversially appointed by China’s atheist Communist Party as the second-highest spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism has pledged to make the...

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New Zealand Parliament votes for record suspensions of 3 lawmakers who performed Māori haka protest

New Zealand legislators voted Thursday to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka to protest a proposed...

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Japan’s annual births fall to record low as population emergency deepens

The number of newborns in Japan is decreasing faster than projected, with the number of annual births falling to another record low last...

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Cologne evacuates 20,000 people after three World War II bombs discovered

The German city of Cologne is moving 20,500 people in its largest evacuation since World War II, after officials discovered three massive, unexploded...

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South Korea’s Lee Jae-myung projected to win election after months of political turmoil, exit poll says

South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is projected to be the new president following a snap election on Tuesday, according to an exit...

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Ukraine says it has struck bridge connecting Russia to Crimea with underwater explosives

Ukraine’s security service, the SBU, said on Tuesday that it had hit the bridge connecting Russia and the occupied Crimean Peninsula with explosives...

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Ukraine’s drone attack the latest in a series of daring David versus Goliath hits against Russian targets

Ukraine’s large-scale drone attack on Russian air bases thousands of miles behind the front lines is the latest in a long line of...