Israel hammered Gaza City and its outskirts overnight, residents said Thursday, after the defence ministry approved an expanded offensive to target the remaining Hamas strongholds in the strip.

Asian markets were varied during cautious trading sessions on Thursday, one day before a key speech expected to offer signals ...

In a climate-controlled room in India's capital, restorers carefully piece together rare historical documents and artefacts ...

Just like his peers, Russian teenager Artyom spends "half his life" online -- something that could soon become risky as a ban on searching for "extremist" content comes into force.

A German company is putting used electric vehicle batteries to new use by stacking them into fridge-size units that homes and ...

The Texas legislature's lower chamber passed a contentious new electoral map on Wednesday that aims to help Donald Trump's Republican Party retain its razor-thin US House majority in the 2026 ...

Lyle and Erik Menendez will appear before California's parole board to seek freedom this week, more than 35 years after the shotgun murders of their parents in the family's luxury ...

When software developer Rose Njeri created a pro-democracy tool to help Kenyans object to a contested finance bill, she was ...

Africa has everything it takes to become a "renewable superpower", UN head Antonio Guterres said Thursday, as he called for ...

Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori retained their US Open mixed doubles title on Wednesday, beating Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud ...

Thailand's suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrived at court on Thursday to testify in a case seeking to ...

US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard said Wednesday she will make heavy cuts to her office, which she declared has "fallen ...