At least 22 killed as truck carrying Afghan returnees overturns
At least 22 people have been killed and 35 others injured after a truck carrying Afghan returnees overturned in eastern Afghanistan, local officials s...
Russian forces have bombed a residential building in Kupiansk, leaving civilians injured.
At least four people have been injured in the Ukrainian city of Kupiansk after Russian forces struck a private residence with a glide bomb.
Officials said the attack happened amid heavy shelling of the city. The injured include a 25-year-old woman, a 26-year-old man, and two women aged 52 and 73.
Preliminary reports suggest at least three more people may still be trapped under the rubble.
Kupiansk, in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, was captured by Russian forces early in the February 2022 invasion but was later retaken by Ukrainian troops in a swift counter-offensive.
Russian forces have continued to target the town in recent months, as part of their broader push through eastern Ukraine.
In the southern Kherson region, partly under Russian control, local officials said a drone strike hit a car carrying war volunteers, killing one person and injuring two others.
A group of Azerbaijani civil society organisations has called for increased scrutiny of Swiss building materials giant Holcim, citing court rulings and ongoing investigations linked to its subsidiary Lafarge's activities during the Syrian conflict.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says ongoing conflict, funding pressures and international travel restrictions are complicating efforts to contain a fast-growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Russia and Kazakhstan signed 15 agreements during President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to Astana on Thursday (28 May), including deals on Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power plant and expanded oil cooperation with Russia.
France will become the first country in the European Union to reimburse anti-obesity drugs through its public healthcare system, Health Minister Stéphanie Rist announced on Thursday (28 May).
Three Latvian climbers have died after falling on Mount McKinley in Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve, authorities and a Latvian climbing organisation have said
Start your day informed with the AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top stories for 30 May, covering the latest developments you need to know.
Voting has begun in Malta’s parliamentary election, with opinion polls suggesting the ruling Labour Party is on course to win a fourth consecutive term.
The United Nations (UN) added Israel and Russia to a blacklist of parties suspected of committing conflict-related sexual violence on Friday (29 May). The move prompted Israel to announce it would sever ties with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
A Canadian man accused of selling sodium nitrite and suicide-related items online to people in multiple countries pleaded guilty on 29 May to aiding the suicides of 14 people in Ontario, after prosecutors said recent legal rulings made murder charges impossible to pursue.
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