Cyclone-induced landslides and floods cut off roads across western Indonesia on Monday as improved weather revealed the growing scale of a disaster that has killed nearly 800 people across Southeast Asia.
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said it could be a 'pivotal week' for diplomacy on Ukraine as she arrived at an EU defence ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday (1 December).
Hong Kong authorities said on Monday they had arrested 13 people for suspected manslaughter in a probe into the city's deadliest fire in decades, pointing to substandard renovation materials for fuelling a blaze that has claimed at least 151 lives.
Lithuania’s Vilnius airport temporarily halted operations due to suspected balloons in its airspace, the airport said on Sunday, marking the latest in a series of flight disruptions in the Baltic nation.
Rescuers in Sri Lanka were scrambling on Monday to clear roads and deliver aid to more than half a million people hit by a cyclone last week, as the death toll climbed to 355, with 366 missing, official figures showed.
Security concerns across Central Asia have intensified rapidly after officials in Dushanbe reported a series of lethal incursions originating from Afghan soil, marking a significant escalation in border violence.
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A Bangladesh court sentenced British parliamentarian and former minister Tulip Siddiq to two years in jail in a corruption case involving the alleged illegal allocation of a plot of land, local media reported.
U.S. and Ukrainian officials held what both sides called productive talks on Sunday about a Russia peace deal, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing optimism about progress despite challenges.
Moscow and Kyiv painted very different pictures of the battlefield on Sunday, each insisting momentum was on their side as the fighting around Pokrovsk intensified.
Two of the world’s fiercest technology rivals have announced a surprise collaboration, aiming to shore up the stability of the global internet infrastructure following a series of costly disruptions.
Greek farmers clashed with police on Sunday during protests in central and northern regions over the delayed payment of European Union subsidies.
Han Hak-ja, who is accused of bribing former First Lady Kim Keon Hee with luxury gifts including Chanel handbags and a diamond necklace, went on trial in South Korea on Monday.
Nasry Asfura, the Conservative National Party candidate backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, leads Honduras' presidential election with 34% of votes counted, according to preliminary results released on Sunday by the country’s electoral authority.
The only solution in the decades-long conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people must include a Palestinian state, Pope Leo said on Sunday (30 November), reaffirming the Vatican's position.
Swiss voters have decisively rejected a plan in Sunday's referendum (30 November) to impose a 50% tax on inheritances worth more than 50 million francs, delivering a far stronger backlash than polls had forecast.
Venezuela has accused the U.S. of attempting to seize the country’s vast oil reserves through military force, in a move the government says could destabilise the global energy market.
Venezuela’s National Assembly has announced the formation of a special commission to investigate a series of deadly U.S. military strikes targeting suspected drug trafficking boats off the Venezuelan coast and in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that he had spoken with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, but did not provide details on what the two leaders discussed.
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Beirut on Sunday, marking the second stop of his first overseas trip since becoming pontiff in May. The visit, coming directly from Türkiye, is being hailed as a moment of spiritual encouragement for a nation struggling with deep political and economic crises.
