U.S. President Donald Trump said Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were "captured and flown out of the Country" early Saturday morning, confirming a "large scale strike" had been carried out by U.S. forces, as explosions were reported in Caracas and elsewhere.
At least seven people have died and many others are missing after a boat carrying about 200 migrants attempting to reach Europe capsized off the coast of The Gambia, authorities say.
Bangladesh's first female prime minister Khaleda Zia has died at the age of 80 after suffering from a prolonged illness.
President Donald Trump has said the US launched a "powerful and deadly strike" against the Islamic State (IS) group in north-western Nigeria.
A powerful winter storm has struck southern California, bringing relentless rain, strong winds and mountain snow to parts of the state.
Cyclone Ditwah, which struck Sri Lanka in late November, has caused an estimated US$4.1 billion in direct physical damage to buildings and contents, agriculture and critical infrastructure, according to a World Bank Group Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) report released today. This damage is equivalent to about 4 percent of Sri Lanka’s GDP.
President Donald Trump has suspended the US green card lottery scheme in the wake of a mass shooting at Brown University last week in which two people were killed.
The British Parliament has drawn attention to the impact of Cyclone Ditva on Sri Lanka and the humanitarian assistance being provided to affected communities.
Zohran Mamdani has made history by winning New York’s mayoral election, becoming the city’s first Muslim mayor and its youngest in more than 100 years.
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King Charles III has appointed Bishop Sarah Mullally of London as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury, marking a historic moment for the Church of England.
There have been reports of protesters entering Singha Durbar and the Parliament building complex as of Tuesday afternoon (9)
Taliban interior ministry says that the death toll from the earthquake in eastern Afghanistan is 610 and More than 1,300 people have been injured.
An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale on Friday evening struck Iran's north-central province of Semnan.
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