'Nowhere to hide': The question troubling Ukrainian troops amid a grinding counteroffensive
The four roads of Staromayorske appear almost ground to dust in the drone footage. It's a tiny village, but as the latest gain of Ukraine's renewed counteroffensive in the direction of Mariupol, Staromayorske's symbolism far outweighs its size.
2023-08-01 15:27
Chinese zoo denies its sun bears are people in costume
A zoo in eastern China has denied suggestions that some of its bears were people dressed in costume after videos of a Malayan sun bear standing on its hind legs -- and looking uncannily human -- went viral, fueling rumors and conspiracy theories on Chinese social media.
2023-08-01 12:55
Moscow attacks Zelensky's hometown after he said war had returned to Russia
A day after Volodymyr Zelensky said war was "returning to Russia" with an attempted drone strike on Moscow, the Kremlin launched a deadly airstrike against the Ukraine president's hometown of Kryvyi Rih.
2023-07-31 23:50
Prince William serves veggie burgers to stunned customers
Prince William has shocked unsuspecting members of the public at a food truck in London when he appeared as the server handing out veggie burgers.
2023-07-31 19:22
Thousands flee homes as Typhoon Doksuri soaks Beijing and a second storm approaches China
Tens of thousands of people fled their homes in Beijing after Typhoon Doksuri, one of the strongest storms in years, dumped torrential rain across China as forecasters warned another hurricane-level storm was on its way.
2023-07-31 14:53
Medvedev says Russia could use nuclear weapon if Ukraine's fightback succeeds in latest threat
Russia may be forced to use a nuclear weapon if Ukraine's counteroffensive succeeds, senior Russian official Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday -- the latest in a series of nuclear threats made during Moscow's invasion by the key ally of President Vladimir Putin.
2023-07-31 14:19
Blast rips through political gathering in Pakistan, killing at least 44
At least 44 people died after a suicide bomber attacked a political convention organized by an Islamist party in northwestern Pakistan, police said.
2023-07-31 00:52
Italy minister says decision to join flagship Chinese scheme 'wicked'
Italy's defense minister called his country's decision to join a flagship Chinese infrastructure scheme "wicked," as the government weighs up whether continue as part of the scheme.
2023-07-30 22:52
Exclusive: Rare access to Ukraine's sea drones, part of Ukraine's fightback in the Black Sea
At a secret makeshift military base a nondescript van and pickup truck tow two gray objects covered by tarpaulin mounted on trailers.
2023-07-30 12:24
Wagner troops moving towards Polish border and could try sneaking across, PM says
More than 100 troops from the Russian mercenary group Wagner are moving towards a thin strip of land between Poland and Lithuania, Poland's prime minister says, who warned they could pose as migrants to cross the border.
2023-07-30 00:46
Typhoon Doksuri brings heavy rain to north China, rainfall alert issued for Beijing
Typhoon Doksuri has brought heavy rainfall to several regions in northern China, including the capital Beijing, after lashing the Philippines and Taiwan where it caused dozens of deaths and forced hundreds of thousands to evacuate.
2023-07-30 00:21
Ukraine moves Christmas to December 25, distancing itself from Russian tradition
Ukraine has passed legislation moving its official Christmas holiday to December 25, further distancing itself from the traditions of the Putin-aligned Russian Orthodox Church, which celebrates the holiday on January 7.
2023-07-29 19:20