Fatalities have been reported around Ukraine as Kyiv says Russian “shadow fleet” tankers were hit by drones.

There has been a wave of anti-migrant protests in South Africa, some of which have turned violent.

The chairs of the House and Senate armed services committees say withdrawing 5,000 service personnel risked undermining deterrence.

Shakira’s appearance followed shows by Lady Gaga and Madonna, who have also performed on Copacabana beach in previous years.

Germany’s defense minister is playing down the impact of the Pentagon’s decision to pull 5,000 troops from the country, but the move has rattled NATO allies and added to growing fears that Europe can no longer rely on Washington.

How much Donald Trump can do with the time he has left as president will depend massively on the cost of living.

Iran has presented a 14-point response to the U.S. proposal to end the war, according to Iranian state media.

A new study reveals a decline in dragonfly and damselfly species in India’s Western Ghats.

India recently published a survey to ‘standardize’ the Indian body sizes, so its manufacturers don’t have to use the U.S. and E.U. sizes for a billion people. But is there a ‘standard’ Indian body?

Three NPR journalists talk about the challenge of producing independent, accurate coverage of the war with Iran.

The ICRC president talks about her recent trip to Iran, and warns about the impact of the Iran war on civilians.

Eswatini remains the only African nation without tariff-free access to China’s market due to its ties with Taiwan.

It is the second time an oil tanker has been hijacked in the area in the past 10 days.

The statue in Waterloo Place, which appeared early Wednesday, depicts a man proudly hoisting a flag— but the flag is blinding him.

Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was hospitalized after collapsing in prison. Her family says her condition has deteriorated since a March heart attack.

Under the new rules, police will be able to issue tickets directly to the car’s manufacturer when an autonomous vehicle breaks a traffic law.

The warning comes as President Donald Trump said he was “not excited” by Iran’s latest proposal for a peace deal.

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Saturday announced his arrival in Eswatini – Taipei’s only diplomatic ally in Africa – after an earlier trip was cancelled when several countries revoked overflight permits.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is one of the most revered — and controversial — women in South African history. In a new documentary her granddaughters examine the liberation icon in all her complexity.

Caught in limbo after the fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, Kurdish families struggle with cold, loss and uncertainty — feeling abandoned by the U.S. allies they once fought alongside.

The U.S. Air Force has finished modifying and testing a Boeing 747 jet donated by Qatar for temporary use as Air Force One and expects to have it ready for President Trump to use this summer.