37 sets of remains in one jar solve Laos burial mystery

Archaeologists working in northern Laos have discovered the remains of at least 37 people inside a single massive…

SpaceX launches first Starship V3 but loses booster over Gulf of Mexico

SpaceX launched its upgraded Starship V3 megarocket on Friday evening from Starbase, Texas, marking the debut of the…

Iran condemns US sanctions on its envoy to Lebanon

Iran's Foreign Ministry on Friday strongly condemned the US Treasury Department's decision to sanction Tehran's designated ambassador to…

Messi joins Ronaldo as football’s second billionaire

Lionel Messi has crossed the $1 billion net worth threshold, becoming only the second footballer in history to…

Congo must isolate 21 days or miss World Cup, U.S. warns

The Democratic Republic of Congo's national football team must maintain a strict 21-day isolation bubble in Belgium or…

NATO allies bewildered by Trump’s troop reversal

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Helsingborg, Sweden, on Friday for a NATO foreign ministers' meeting,…

Palestinian envoy drops UN vice presidency bid after US threats

Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour has withdrawn his candidacy for a vice president position at the UN General Assembly…

Russia developing seabed nuclear missiles, German investigation finds

NATO intelligence services have been closely tracking Russia's Northern Fleet amid growing concerns that Moscow is advancing a…

‘La Bola Negra’ earns 20-minute ovation at Cannes premiere

La Bola Negra, the queer epic from Spanish directing duo Los Javis, received one of the longest standing…

DHS chief says ICE will deploy daily at World Cup venues

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin confirmed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations agents will be…

JR begins building giant inflatable cave over Paris’s Pont Neuf

French artist JR is in the process of erecting what he calls the "largest immersive installation ever created"…

Lithuania confirms crashed drone was Ukrainian

A suspected drone entering Lithuanian airspace from Belarus on Wednesday triggered the first air alert in an EU…

Iran restarted drone production during ceasefire, US intelligence finds

Iran has restarted drone production during the six-week ceasefire that began in early April, rebuilding its military industrial…

Turkey sends flights to repatriate Gaza flotilla activists detained by Israel

Israel has begun deporting approximately 430 activists detained from the Global Sumud Flotilla after Israeli naval forces intercepted…

Iran’s Supreme Leader orders enriched uranium to stay in country

A directive from Iran's Supreme Leader that the country's near-weapons-grade enriched uranium must remain on Iranian soil jolted…

Beijing delays Pentagon official’s visit over Taiwan arms deal

Beijing is stalling a planned visit by Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon's under-secretary of defense for policy, as China…

UN General Assembly votes 141-8 to back climate ruling over US objections

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to adopt a resolution endorsing the International Court of…

EU calls treatment of Gaza flotilla activists ‘completely unacceptable’

The European Commission on Wednesday declared that the treatment of detained Gaza flotilla activists shown in a video…

Samsung union suspends strike after last-minute deal

Samsung Electronics and its largest labor union reached a tentative agreement on Wednesday evening, suspending a general strike…

Xi and Putin condemn Golden Dome at Beijing summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin used a high-profile summit in Beijing on Wednesday to…

IRGC warns war will spread beyond Middle East if US resumes strikes

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a stark warning on Wednesday that any renewed American or Israeli military…

Arsenal win Premier League for first time in 22 years

Arsenal's first Premier League championship in 22 years sparked scenes of jubilation far beyond north London on Tuesday…

First Mandarin novel wins International Booker Prize

Taiwanese author Yang Shuang-zi and translator Lin King won the 2026 International Booker Prize on Tuesday for "Taiwan…

US and Israel planned to install Ahmadinejad after Iran war began

The United States and Israel entered the February 2026 war against Iran with a secret plan to elevate…

Putin hails ‘unprecedented’ Russia-China ties in Beijing talks with Xi

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in…

Chile’s Kast fires security minister in first cabinet shake-up

Chilean President José Antonio Kast carried out his first cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday, removing Security Minister Trinidad Steinert…

Drone strike kills 28 at crowded market in Sudan

A drone strike hit a bustling market in the town of Ghabesh in Sudan's West Kordofan state on…

Trump’s Gaza board warns of funding gap in UN report

President Donald Trump's Board of Peace has warned that the gap between funding pledges and actual disbursements for…

Ronaldo, 41, named to record sixth World Cup squad

Cristiano Ronaldo, at 41 years old, will captain Portugal at his record sixth FIFA World Cup after coach…

Curaçao names historic first World Cup squad for 2026 tournament

Curaçao head coach Dick Advocaat on Sunday unveiled the Caribbean nation's first-ever FIFA World Cup squad, selecting 26…