U.S.-India Relations Strain Over Russian Oil
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House on Feb. 13, 2025. Credit - Jim Watson—AFP/Getty ImagesPresident Donald T...
'Unspeakable horror': the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Japan this week marks 80 years since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II.The first on August 6, 1945 killed around 140,000...
Beijing issues new storm warning after deadly floods
Beijing issued its highest alert for rainstorms on Monday, days after deadly deluges swept parts of the Chinese capital and triggered a rare apology from under-prepared...
Tycoon who brought F1 to Singapore pleads guilty in graft case
A Malaysian hotel tycoon who helped bring Formula One to Singapore pleaded guilty Monday to abetting the obstruction of justice, in a rare corruption case in the city-s...
Iran founds new Supreme National Defense Council after June attacks by Israel
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran founded a new defense council after attacks in June by Israel and the U.S., Iranian state media reported Monday.Iran's Supreme National Securit...
Lebanon president promises justice 5 years after Beirut port blast
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday vowed that "justice is coming", five years after a catastrophic explosion at Beirut's port for which nobody has been held to ac...
17 heat records broken in Japan
Seventeen heat records were broken in Japan on Monday, the weather agency said, after the country sweltered through its hottest ever June and July.Heatwaves are becomin...
Australian police charge Chinese national with 'foreign interference'
Australian police said Monday they had charged a Chinese national with "reckless foreign interference", accusing the woman of spying on local Buddhists for Beijing.Assi...
Mighty Atom: how the A-bombs shaped Japanese arts
From Godzilla's fiery atomic breath to post-apocalyptic anime and harrowing depictions of radiation sickness, the influence of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nag...
Rwanda bees being wiped out by pesticides
The use of pesticides in East Africa, some sold by European firms despite being banned in the EU, is killing off bees in large numbers and threatening whole eco-systems...