Powerful quakes hit Venezuela
Four earthquakes hit northwestern Venezuela within a span of several hours late Wednesday and early Thursday, including two powerful tremors exceeding magnitude 6.
Australia's social media ban for teens draws praise at UN
Australia's social media ban for teens draws praise at UN
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promoted his government's world-first teen social media ban at an event in New York, warning the challenges posed by social media for children...
Over 1000 sick from Indonesian school lunches
Over 1000 sick from Indonesian school lunches
More than 1000 children in Indonesia's West Java have suffered food poisoning this week from school lunches, authorities said.
Miners rescued after 43 hours trapped underground
Miners rescued after 43 hours trapped underground
Twenty-three workers were rescued today after spending 43 hours trapped in a collapsed underground gold mine in northern Colombia.
Big sinkhole swallows Bangkok street
Big sinkhole swallows Bangkok street
Part of a road in Bangkok has collapsed, leaving a large sinkhole that disrupted traffic, damaged infrastructure and prompted evacuations in the surrounding area.
Drones shut down another Danish airport
Drones shut down another Danish airport
Another airport in Denmark has been forced to close due to drones in its airspace, a spokesman says, two days after another in the capital Copenhagen and one in Norway shut down.
Trump and Epstein statue removed
Trump and Epstein statue removed
A statue depicting US President Donald Trump and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein holding hands has been removed from the National Mall in Washington.
Albanese to meet Trump at White House next month
Albanese to meet Trump at White House next month
US President Donald Trump will meet Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on October 20 in Washington, the White House and Albanese said today.
Sinkhole 50m deep forms near Bangkok hospital
Sinkhole 50m deep forms near Bangkok hospital
Thai authorities rushed to contain a massive sinkhole near a hospital in central Bangkok that disrupted utilities and traffic, officials said today.
Super typhoon kills 15 in Taiwan
Super typhoon kills 15 in Taiwan
Residents in an eastern Taiwan town where flooding from a strong typhoon killed 17 people took to shelters fearing further disaster.
Russian drone defence concerns neighbours
Russian drone defence concerns neighbours
Estonia is extending a fence along its border with Russia and building anti-tank ditches and bunkers in preparation for a potential conflict with Moscow.
Mother and daughters are 'waiting to die' in Gaza
Mother and daughters are 'waiting to die' in Gaza
Explosions shake the walls of the dim basement in Gaza City where Noor Abu Hassira and her three daughters are sheltering.
Trump scathing at UN: 'Your countries are going to hell'
Trump scathing at UN: 'Your countries are going to hell'
Donald Trump's hour-long speech before the UN was both grievance-filled and self-congratulatory, saying some world leaders' countries were “going to hell."
In tune with the seasons
In tune with the seasons
People participate in fire rituals during the Autumn Equinox celebration in Vilnius, Lithuania, yesterday.
Kiwi in China bracing for super typhoon
Kiwi in China bracing for super typhoon
A New Zealander living in southern China says her workplace is shut, streets are quiet and authorities are clearing anything that could be taken away in winds as a super typhoon bears down.
World leaders rally behind Palestinian statehood
World leaders rally behind Palestinian statehood
Dozens of world leaders have gathered at the UN to embrace a Palestinian state - a landmark diplomatic shift nearly two years into the war in Gaza.
Charities drop Fergie over Epstein email
Charities drop Fergie over Epstein email
Several charities have cut their links with the Duchess of York, after media reports that she had described the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as a "supreme friend" in an email.
Trump links autism with paracetamol
Trump links autism with paracetamol
Donald Trump says there's a link between the use of popular over-the-counter pain medication paracetamol and the development of autism during pregnancy, a claim which many doctors dispute.
Kimmel back on air after suspension
Kimmel back on air after suspension
Jimmy Kimmel Live will return to TV screens after ABC suspended the popular talk-show host over comments made about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Drone sightings disrupt Scandi flights
Drone sightings disrupt Scandi flights
Denmark and Norway will investigate whether incidents involving drones affecting airport operations in the capitals are linked.