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Vatican City: Pope Leo XIV will travel to France for an official state visit from September 25 to 28, the Vatican announced on...

Bangkok: A collision between a freight train and a bus killed at least eight people and injured more than 30 in the Thai...

Beirut, Lebanon: Israel launched new airstrikes against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon on Saturday, a day after the two countries agreed to extend a...

Kinshasa: The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced that the death toll from the renewed Ebola outbreak...

Singapore: Football fever is getting a tail-wagging twist in Singapore as fans count down to this year's FIFA World Cup in June. Sportswear...

Tokyo, Japan: A Japanese pharmaceutical firm has warned doctors against prescribing a drug for rare autoimmune diseases to new patients following the deaths...

Caracas: An explosion at a natural gas platform on Lake Maracaibo in western Venezuela triggered a fire on Friday, injuring six workers, state-owned...

Melbourne, Australia: Scientists in Australia have identified an immune system overreaction as a key driver of life-threatening influenza complications during pregnancy, offering a...

Colombo, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka placed a 50 percent surcharge on customs duties on vehicles Saturday in a bid to discourage imports and...

Baghdad, Iraq: Loud bangs heard on Saturday in the centre of Baghdad were artillery being fired to celebrate the formation of the new...

Moscow, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China on May 19 for a two-day visit, hot on the heels of US...

Colombo, Sri Lanka: Twelve passengers were injured after a train derailed in western Sri Lanka on Saturday morning, police said. Police media spokesperson...

Beijing, China: Donald Trump has warned Taiwan against taking any steps toward declaring independence following his meeting with Xi Jinping during a two-day...

Shanghai, China: China's second domestically built large cruise ship set sail on Saturday on a 12-day sea trial, the final major step before...

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump said Friday that American and Nigerian forces had killed a senior Islamic State group leader. "Tonight,...

New York, USA: The United Nations Security Council condemned attacks carried out by gunmen linked to Al-Qaeda and separatist groups in northern Mali...

Sydney, Australia: A man in his thirties was in a "critical" condition Saturday after being attacked by a shark in western Australia, rescue...

New York: Several UN agencies warned today of a rapidly worsening food emergency in Somalia, pushing 6 million people, or 31 percent of...