Darwin, 22 November – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the country is going through one of the most difficult moments in its history amid…

Darwin, 22 November: Authorities in northern Australia are ramping up preparations as Cyclone Fina intensifies and moves closer to the coastline. At an emergency briefing…

A massive manhunt is underway in Bengaluru after armed men impersonating Reserve Bank of India officials executed a meticulous, daylight robbery, making off with ₹7.11 crore ($850,000) from a cash-transport van. The gang used a vehicle with a ‘Government of India’ sticker to intercept the van, then tricked the staff into surrendering their weapons before fleeing.

Discover why Istanbul is known as ‘Catstanbul’. The city’s unique bond with its estimated 250,000 stray cats dates back to the Ottoman Empire and the creation of “cat sitters” (mancacı). Today, a sophisticated system of free vet services and local feeding sustains these hybrid community pets, making the Turkish metropolis a global model for human-animal coexistence.

BANGKOK, THAILAND — Miss Mexico Fátima Bosch, 25, has been crowned the 74th Miss Universe in a Bangkok finale that officially closed one of the…

The US State Department has issued radical new rules for its global human rights report, instructing embassies to categorize foreign policies on DEI, abortion subsidies, and gender-transition care for children as infringements on human rights. The administration, citing rights “given to us by God,” aims to halt “destructive ideologies” and expand its domestic, merit-based agenda into US foreign policy, sparking outrage from rights groups.

Relentless rains in central Vietnam have killed 43 people and caused over $120 million in economic losses. The disaster, exacerbated by prior Typhoons Kalmaegi and Bualoi, has submerged more than 67,700 homes in the coffee heartland of Dak Lak and tourist cities like Hoi An and Nha Trang, leaving hundreds of thousands without power and triggering massive military evacuations.

Who is Kirill Dmitriev? The US-educated financier and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund is the Kremlin’s key negotiator in talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff. Under US sanctions, Dmitriev’s controversial peace plan proposal, demanding Ukraine cede territory and military cuts, reveals his central role as a Putin ally with deep ties to the Russian leader’s daughter and a track record of bridging the two nations through commerce.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is ready to discuss the US-drafted peace plan, which reportedly demands Ukraine cede Donbas territory, cap its army at 600k personnel, and renounce Nato membership. The diplomatic push by Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff has alarmed European allies, who warn the terms appear heavily slanted toward Moscow and bypass Kyiv’s sovereignty red lines.

A powerful 5.7-magnitude earthquake, centred in Madhabdi, Narsingdi, killed at least six people and injured dozens across central Bangladesh. The tremor sent residents fleeing into the streets of Dhaka, where reports of tilting buildings and structural cracks at sites like Jahangirnagar University highlighted the capital’s acute vulnerability.