Indian village swallowed by mudslide: What happened – and why?
More than 100 people are missing and at least four people have died after flash floods swept through the village of Dharali, in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand.Te...
WWII bomb found in Germany, prompting thousands to evacuate
Large parts of Dresden's Old Town were evacuated on Wednesday as experts sought to defuse an unexploded World War II bomb found during clearance work for a collapsed br...
Ghana says eight people including two ministers die in helicopter crash
ACCRA (Reuters) -Ghana's defence and environment ministers died in a military helicopter crash on Wednesday in the southern Ashanti region along with three other offici...
France's biggest wildfire of the summer has eclipsed the size of Paris and is still spreading
PARIS (AP) — France’s biggest wildfire this summer was spreading quickly Wednesday in a Mediterranean region near the Spanish border after leaving one person dead, auth...
Syria signs $14 billion in investment deals, including airport and subway projects
CAIRO (Reuters) -Syria signed 12 investment deals worth $14 billion on Wednesday in a ceremony attended by interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, including infrastructure,...
Norway's Labour government has narrow poll lead ahead of September's election
OSLO (Reuters) -Norway's ruling Labour Party government and its left-leaning allies are favourites to win next month's parliamentary election, albeit with a reduced maj...
Beijing robot store stocks Einstein replicas, chess partners, in AI leadership push
By Che Pan and Florence LoBEIJING (Reuters) -Fancy a robot chess partner to test your moves on? Perhaps a robotic pet dog? Or a life-sized replica of physicist Albert E...
British opera company pulls performance in Israel after staff backlash
The Royal Ballet and Opera (RBO), one of Britain’s most prestigious arts institutions, has canceled its planned production of “Tosca” in Israel after a widespread staff...
Dozens killed seeking aid in Gaza as Israel considers further military action
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least 38 Palestinians were killed overnight and into Wednesday in the Gaza Strip while seeking aid from United Nations convoys and s...
Hezbollah blasts Lebanese government's plan to disarm group this year and calls it 'grave sin'
BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah on Wednesday sharply criticized the Lebanese government’s decision to begin a process aiming to disarm the Iran-backed group this year, saying i...