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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro taken to hospital in Sao Paulo

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was taken to a Sao Paulo hospital for tests early on Monday after experiencing abdominal discomfort, the government said in...

Turkey’s yearly inflation rate leaps to more than 36%

Turkey’s yearly inflation climbed by the fastest pace in 19 years, jumping to 36.08% in December, official data showed. The Turkish Statistical Institute said the...

Seoul: North Korea defector likely made rare border crossing

A person who crossed the border from South Korea into North Korea on New Year’s Day was likely a defector who had slipped through...

Egypt calls for calm amid Gaza Strip hostilities

Egyptian officials have pushed for Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip to rein in hostilities and adhere to a ceasefire in place...

Masks back in classrooms and plans drawn up for workplace shortages in England

Masks are returning to classrooms and plans are being drawn up for possible absence levels of up to a quarter of public sector workers...

South African Parliament complex engulfed in flames

Firefighters battled a major blaze at South Africa’s Parliament complex on Sunday that sent a dark plume of smoke and flames into the air...

12 killed in crowd surge at Hindu shrine in Kashmir

A crowd surge at a popular Hindu shrine in Indian-controlled Kashmir on New Year’s Day killed at least 12 people and injured 15 others,...

New virus infections driven by Omicron soar in Australia

New coronavirus infections have soared again in Australia to a record of more than 32,000, just days after surpassing 10,000 for the first time. Experts...

Pussy Riot member designated as ‘foreign agent’ by Russian authorities

Russian authorities have designated a member of the Pussy Riot punk group, a satirist and an art collector as “foreign agents” as part of...

Richmond’s Confederate monuments to be given to city’s black history museum

Virginia and Richmond officials on Thursday announced a tentative agreement to transfer ownership of the city’s now mostly removed Confederate monuments to the Black...

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