6+ hour, 27+ min ago   (326+ words) Raging wildfires across Spain and France have forced the evacuation of some 200,000 people, prompting Spain to declare a national emergency and France to appeal for international assistance as successive heatwaves fuel one of Europe’s most destructive fire seasons in recent…...

14+ hour, 33+ min ago   (330+ words) British Prime Minister Andy Burnham opened a new northern outpost of his office in Manchester on Friday, formally launching a flagship effort to reverse decades of political and economic centralisation in London. The facility, dubbed “No. 10 North,” sits roughly 265 kilometres…...

6+ hour, 21+ min ago   (308+ words) Member states of the International Criminal Court have voted to dismiss chief prosecutor Karim Khan following allegations of serious sexual misconduct, marking an unprecedented removal at the world’s permanent war crimes tribunal. A large majority of the court’s 125 member states…...

11+ hour, 45+ min ago   (382+ words) India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned following weeks of mass demonstrations over examination paper leaks, marking the first major concession by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to a fast-growing youth movement. Pradhan announced his departure on Saturday, saying he…...

6+ hour, 4+ min ago   (409+ words) Saudi Arabia launched air strikes on Houthi military targets in the port city of Hodeidah on Friday, retaliating for a rebel missile attack on one of its vessels in the Red Sea and edging the two sides closer to a…...

14+ hour, 31+ min ago   (326+ words) Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin resigned on Friday, ending his tenure roughly halfway through a five-year term amid years of political upheaval that reshaped the South Asian nation’s leadership. The 76-year-old submitted his resignation letter to Parliament Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad,…...

11+ hour, 44+ min ago   (395+ words) Explosions were heard near a military base hosting American forces in northern Iraq and warning sirens sounded across Bahrain on Friday, hours after the United States completed a 13th consecutive night of strikes against Iran, sharply escalating a regional confrontation. The…...

11+ hour, 45+ min ago   (388+ words) Donald Trump is set to address a rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Friday, three months after the original event was abruptly halted when an armed assailant attempted to storm the venue in an apparent assassination attempt. The gathering,…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (370+ words) A South African court has ordered a temporary halt to impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over a scandal involving the theft of more than $580,000 in cash from his private farm in 2020. The Western Cape High Court delivered its judgment…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (365+ words) The United Kingdom has opened a new government hub known as No 10 North in Manchester, aiming to shift key economic decision-making away from London and grant regional mayors a more prominent role in national policy. The initiative centres on the…...