Shocking video emerges of sexual assault in India's Manipur state amid ethnic violence
A graphic video showing two women forced by a baying mob to walk naked in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur has sparked outrage after it emerged on social media and prompted the country's leader Narendra Modi to break his silence on the months-long sectarian conflict tearing the state apart.
2023-07-21 09:50
Belarus Red Cross says it helped deport Ukrainian children to Belarus
The head of the Belarusian Red Cross has sparked an international outcry with his announcement that the organization is involved in the relocation of Ukrainian children from Russian-occupied areas to Belarus, a stark admission that potentially could make the group complicit in what Ukraine says is a war crime.
2023-07-20 23:58
Who was the real J. Robert Oppenheimer?
The highly anticipated movie "Oppenheimer" finally lands in theaters Friday. But who was J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American physicist widely considered the father of the atomic bomb?
2023-07-20 19:17
Belarus to hold exercises with Wagner fighters near Polish border
Belarusian forces will hold joint military exercises with Wagner fighters near its border with NATO-member Poland, Belarus' Defence Ministry said.
2023-07-20 18:51
Germany warns of suspected lioness on the loose in Berlin
Berlin police warned residents in parts of the capital to stay indoors as a wild animal, believed to be a lioness, is on the loose in the southwestern part of the German capital Thursday morning.
2023-07-20 15:52
US soldier who crossed into North Korea has history of assault and detention
New details have emerged about a US soldier who crossed into North Korea on Tuesday -- but his exact whereabouts remain a mystery since the secretive country hasn't said a word about the incident.
2023-07-20 11:57
Iraqi protesters storm Swedish embassy in Baghdad over Quran burning
Hundreds of protesters stormed the main gates of the Swedish embassy in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad early Thursday in response to police in Stockholm granting permission for a demonstration were organizers are reportedly planning another burning of the Muslim holy book, the Quran.
2023-07-20 09:52
At least two dead following reported shooting in Auckland
At least two people have died in central Auckland following a serious incident, which the city's mayor described as a shooting to New Zealand public broadcaster RNZ.
2023-07-20 06:17
Putin cut deal with Wagner 'to save own skin,' MI6 chief says in rare speech
It was a rare moment when the publicly visible Kremlin matched the reality behind closed doors.
2023-07-19 23:27
MI6 chief makes open plea to Russians to spy for UK
The head of Britain's foreign intelligence service used a rare speech Wednesday to issue a plea to disaffected Russians to spy for the UK.
2023-07-19 19:20
What do we know about the US soldier in North Korea and what might come next?
For the first time in decades a US soldier is believed to be in North Korean custody. That is a scenario that could cause a diplomatic headache for the United States while it, alongside ally South Korea, tries to keep pressure on Pyongyang as the isolated nation ramps up its ballistic missile tests and bellicose rhetoric.
2023-07-19 17:53
Thai court suspends prime ministerial hopeful Pita Limjaroenrat's status as lawmaker
Thailand's constitutional court has suspended leading prime ministerial candidate and winner of May's nationwide elections Pita Limjaroenrat from being a lawmaker, the latest set-back for his hugely popular progressive opposition party following nearly a decade of turbulent military-backed rule.
2023-07-19 13:56