Category Politics

North Korea has shown off for the first time a nuclear submarine it is building, a weapon that could pose a significant security threat to South Korea and the United States. State media on Saturday released images showing a “nuclear-powered…

The Taliban issued a statement to mark International Women’s Day, claiming that Afghan women are safe and their rights are protected despite UN condemnation of ongoing restrictions on work and education. Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 2021,…

Four years after seizing power from an elected administration, the military leader has announced that Myanmar will hold general elections within 10 months, according to state news reports. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has indicated that elections will be held…

Duane Wiggins, a founding member of the Grammy-nominated band Tony! Toni! Tone! and the brains behind such classic 1990s hits as “Anniversary,” “It Never Rains (In Southern California)” and “(Lay Your Head on My) Pillow,” has died at the age…

On Saturday, the tropical cyclone weakened to a tropical cyclone system as it approached Brisbane, Australia’s third-largest city, bringing heavy rainfall expected in the coastal region for several days. Tropical Cyclone Alfred has been predicted to be the first cycle…

A South Carolina man convicted of murder has been executed by firing squad, the first person in the U.S. to be executed by that method in 15 years. Brad Sigmon, 67, was pronounced dead at 6:08 p.m. local time after…

Actor Gene Hackman died of cardiovascular disease just a week after his wife Betsy Arakawa died of a rare infectious disease in their home, a pathologist has said. Two-time Oscar winner Hackman, 95, likely spent a week alone with his…

US President Donald Trump has sent a message to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, seeking a new deal with Tehran to curb its fast-growing nuclear programme and replace the previous agreement he pulled America out of during his first term.…

European Union leaders have played down US President Donald Trump’s doubts about unity among NATO states a day after they backed a push to increase military spending amid uncertain US support. On Thursday, after European leaders pledged hundreds of billions…

The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID funding have frozen hundreds of millions of dollars in contract payments to aid agencies, forcing them to use their own funds to maintain a fragile cease-fire, according to U.S. humanitarian officials. These cuts could…