Overnight Israeli airstrikes on the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Rumman killed at least 11 people, shattering a June ceasefire agreement.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned that advanced artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to humanity, calling for immediate, binding international safeguards.

President Donald Trump sparked swift bipartisan backlash from state leaders after suggesting on social media that New Mexico be rebranded as New America.

Researchers have identified a novel drainage control point in the human brain's waste clearance network using advanced real-time MRI tools.

Malaysian authorities arrested 335 individuals in mid-July raids targeting sophisticated scam hubs operating inside semi-abandoned towers in Forest City.

Katherine-based pilot Munro Hardy has won the Roger Connellan Award, securing funding to obtain his fixed-wing licence and better support remote outback livestock producers.

Asian equity markets opened mixed as the Nikkei 225 and KOSPI rose on semiconductor gains, while Hong Kong and Shanghai slipped amid geopolitical tensions.

Iran plans to declare a restricted exclusion zone near the Strait of Hormuz, placing transiting vessels on a sanctions list amidst an ongoing US blockade.

Mount Anak Krakatau erupted, blanketing parts of Indonesia in volcanic ash and forcing the suspension of flights at Jakarta's main airport.

Tensions escalated in the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian forces claimed to target a US drone vessel, an assertion denied by Washington amid naval clashes.

The far-right Alternative for Germany secured a dominant lead in Saxony-Anhalt, putting the populist movement on the brink of its first state government.

Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz escalated sharply after the US military struck three Iranian oil tankers and Tehran responded with retaliatory shipping attacks.

Ukrainian regional newsrooms are fighting to stay alive amid intense air warfare and severe funding shortages, forcing staff cuts and new AI partnerships.

A devastating bus crash on Cape Verde's Fogo Island has left at least 25 people dead, primarily teenagers returning from a school excursion.

Iran claims it struck an unmanned U.S. vessel entering the Strait of Hormuz, marking a sharp escalation that the U.S. military dismissed as a lie.

Malaysia's Taanusiya Chetty claimed third place at the Miss World pageant in Vietnam, while Joheirry Mola Dominguez of the Dominican Republic took the crown.

Voters in Saxony-Anhalt head to the polls as the far-right Alternative for Germany party holds a commanding lead, threatening the nation's political firewall.

German start-up Isar Aerospace successfully delivered an uncrewed rocket into orbit from Arctic Norway, marking a major milestone for European space access.

An explosive eruption at Mount Anak Krakatau sent ash plumes up to 50,000 feet into the atmosphere, forcing the suspension of flight operations at Indonesia's primary international aviation hub.

A mistrial has been declared in the prosecution of Lindsay Clancy after a jury deadlocked on the question of her mental state during the 2023 killings of her children.