Russia admits striking Kyiv during UN chief's visit
Three months into the invasion, Russia is intensifying operations in eastern Ukraine
South Korean movies are making a strong showing at the Cannes Film Festival, riding on a wave of enthusiasm for series like "Squid Game" and movies like "Parasite", and catering to a taste for sophisticated intrigue and polished action.
Chinese premier Li Keqiang has sent a congratulatory note to newly elected Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese, Beijing's state media reported, ending a year-long freeze in diplomatic contact between the two countries.
The panting Ukrainian soldier gripping a Kalashnikov with fear blazing in his eyes had not moved a step from his roadside ditch for five hours.
There will be an “adverse impact” on the prices of chicken and related products in Singapore, the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) said.
Lebanese law student Charbel Chaaya spent the election campaign distributing flyers in Beirut and trying to convince his parents to vote for independents to shake the grip of established parties.
Nail salons are everywhere in New York, often several on the same street, allowing customers to get mani-pedis at very low prices. But for nail technicians that translates into a very harsh reality: low wages, unpredictable hours, exposure to harsh chemicals and no benefits. Workers - most of them immigrant women - are uniting to get a law passed in New York State's Assembly to establish minimum standards in the industry.
The sisters reportedly wanted to divorce their husbands and marry others in Spain
An Iranian Revolutionary Guards colonel was shot dead outside his Tehran home on Sunday, the Guards said, blaming his "assassination" on assailants linked to the United States and its allies.
Joint statement lays out unified opposition to North Korean belligerence
Three rescued loggerhead turtles are released into the Mediterranean off the Tunisian coastal city of Sfax, one, named Marwa, with a tracking beacon glued to its shell to help researchers better protect the threatened species.
A teacher at a top secondary school who got into a relationship with his student 11 years ago was on Tuesday (24 May) jailed for 15 months, according to media reports.
Flash floods and landslides in India's northeast Assam state killed at least 25 people and displaced over 650,000 from their homes in the past 10 days, officials said on Tuesday. The Brahmaputra River, one of the largest rivers in the world which flows from Tibet to India and finally into Bangladesh, burst its banks in Assam, inundating more than 1,800 villages in 26 districts this month.
Hundreds of refugees on Sunday celebrated Vyshyvanka Day, an annual celebration of Ukrainian folk traditions, by wearing embroidered shirts and parading through Athens, in a show of national unity in the face of Russia's invasion.
Hundreds of protesters demonstrated in Madrid on Sunday against tarnished former king Juan Carlos I, whose visit to Spain after almost two years of self-imposed exile in the UAE has sparked criticism.
Most stalls still have their shutters down but the reopening of the market in Bucha marks a return to a semblance of normality for this Ukrainian town now synonymous with war crimes.
One person is suspected to have died after an heart attack after jumping into the sea
At least seven people were killed and scores plucked to safety in the Philippines on Monday after a fire ripped through a ferry and forced passengers to jump overboard, the coast guard and witnesses said.
Races must always have winners. But this EPL title race, thankfully, had no losers with two extremely likeable challengers, says Neil Humphreys.
Marking the end of an era, New York City on Monday removed the last of its storied payphone booths, which have fallen victim to the ubiquity of free Wi-fi and cell phones in recent years.