World

Ex-lawyer Michael Cohen says he paid hush money for Trump's benefit

Testimony from the star witness in Donald Trump’s Manhattan trial has repeatedly tied a 2016 hush-money arrangement back to the ex-president.

May 14, 2024 6:00 pm
 

World

Palestinians flee as Israeli forces go back into Jabalia

Fierce fighting has been reported in Jabalia in northern Gaza after the Israeli military went back into areas where it said Hamas had regrouped.

May 14, 2024 12:18 pm
 

World

Eight killed and dozens injured after Mumbai billboard collapse

A least eight people have been killed and about 60 injured after a giant billboard collapsed during a sudden storm in the Indian city of Mumbai, authorities said.

May 14, 2024 11:00 am
 

World

Russia says troops enter border town near Kharkiv

Russia has said its forces have entered the north-eastern border town of Vovchansk, near Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv.

May 14, 2024 10:00 am
 

World

Why has Putin removed ally Sergei Shoigu as Russia's defence minister?

A few thoughts about Russian reshuffles.

May 14, 2024 9:29 am
 

Pacific Islands

Riots and unrest rock New Caledonia, Noumea International Airport closes and cancels flights

The Pacific Island of New Caledonia has been hit by days of rioting and looting as protesters rebel against a proposal by mainland France to amend the constitution.

May 14, 2024 8:32 am
 

World

Four dead, several feared trapped under billboard

At least four people are dead, 61 injured and more than 40 feared trapped after a massive billboard fell during a rainstorm in India’s financial capital of Mumbai, local officials said.

May 14, 2024 8:20 am
 

World

Canadian firefighters battle wildfire sweeping towards B.C. town

Firefighters in western Canada battled a large wildfire just outside the largely-evacuated remote town of Fort Nelson in British Columbia, a local official said.

May 14, 2024 7:06 am
 

World

Indian election enters fourth phase as rhetoric over religion

India voted in the fourth phase of a seven-week long general election, as campaign rhetoric became more strident over economic disparities and religious divisions.

May 13, 2024 6:02 pm
 

World

Floods kill 37 in Indonesia's West Sumatra, 17 missing

Flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province killed at least 37 people this weekend while the search for 17 missing people is still ongoing, authorities said.

May 13, 2024 3:26 pm
 

World

Brazil floods kill 143, government announces emergency spending

The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state rose to 143, up from 136 on the day before, the local civil defense government body said, as rains continue to pour on the state.

May 13, 2024 1:37 pm
 

World

Ukrainian strike on apartment block kills 15

At least 15 people were killed and 20 injured when a section of a Russian apartment block collapsed.

May 13, 2024 11:50 am

End of content

No more pages to load