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Magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits Pacific island nation of Vanuatu

The USGS says a magnitude 7.3 earthquake has struck just off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean Injured people were arriving at...

Justin Trudeau is facing a political crisis made worse by Donald Trump. Can he survive as Canada’s leader?

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau soared to victory in 2015 on the promise of change and “sunny ways” for the country. Nearly a decade later, a dark...

Pope Francis makes 1st papal visit to France’s Corsica awash in expressions of popular piety

Pope Francis on the first papal visit ever to the French island of Corsica on Sunday called for a dynamic form of laicism, promoting the kind...

Seven hotel guests hospitalized with suspected poisoning after drinking cocktails at 5-star Fiji resort

Seven tourists are being treated for suspected poisoning after drinking cocktails at a bar in an upscale Fiji resort that’s now being investigated by...

World’s biggest iceberg, A23a, is on the move again

The world’s largest iceberg is on the move again, drifting through the Southern Ocean after months stuck spinning on the same spot, scientists from the British Antarctic Survey...

US officials in ‘direct contact’ with victorious Syria rebels

The US has made "direct contact" with the HTS rebels who now control Syria after toppling the Assad regime, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has...

Why did China hack the world’s phone networks?

Salt Typhoon breached dozens of telecoms around the world Chinese hackers have breached dozens of telecommunications companies around the world. The breach, christened Salt Typhoon by Microsoft...

Russia launches massive attack on Ukraine’s energy sector, minister says

Russia launched a new widespread attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight, forcing the country to implement emergency power outages, Ukrainian authorities said on Friday. “The enemy continues...

Net closing in on South Korea’s president as MPs get death threats over impeachment vote

The news is moving so quickly in South Korea, the papers can no longer keep up. President Yoon Suk Yeol's shock attempt to impose...

UN General Assembly demands ceasefire in Gaza and backs UN agency helping Palestinian refugees

The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved resolutions Wednesday demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and backing the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees that Israel has moved to...

Haiti gang ‘massacres around 180 people over witchcraft fears’

Haiti's officials insist they will "mobilise all forces to track down and annihilate" those responsible for the attacks, which targeted elderly people. Around 180 mostly elderly...

Trump calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and says a US withdrawal from NATO is possible

Donald Trump on Sunday pushed Russian leader Vladimir Putin to act to reach an immediate ceasefire with Ukraine, describing it as part of his active...

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