Voters have handed Anura Kumara Dissanayake a significant win in a snap general election, giving its new leftist president greater legislative power to pursue policies to alleviate poverty.

Donald Trump is set to become the first person convicted of a felony to be inaugurated as US president. As he continues to ...

More than 100,000 Palestinians have fled to Egypt to escape the war in Gaza. Mona and her children are among them, but without a secure residence status they are constantly worried about their home ...

Kim Jong Un watched a test of suicide drones and wants production of the aerial weapons ramped up. North Korea's latest military operation came as the US, South Korea and Japan engaged in combined ...

Donald Trump has chosen conspiracy theorist and vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and ...

New Zealand's parliament was suspended after Maori lawmakers performed a haka to interrupt a vote on a controversial bill.

Many in Seoul are worried that Donald Trump's return to the White House means Washington is no longer a reliable partner, and ...

Pakistan's Lahore remained the world's most polluted city, while visibility in parts of northern India fell to zero. Seasonal ...

The EU Commission fined tech giant Meta for practices favoring Facebook Marketplace that it said violated EU competition law.

EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell wants the bloc to halt some dialogue with Israel. The proposal is almost certainly dead in the water, diplomatic sources report, and should be read as Borrell’s ...

The Chancay megaport aims to streamline trade between South America and Asia and marks a significant step in China's Belt and Road Initiative. It has raised alarm bells in Washington. Chinese ...

A man killed himself with a bomb outside Brazil's Supreme Court after trying to enter the building, officials said. Local ...