The United Arab Emirates recorded a sweltering 50.4 degrees Celsius yesterday, its highest temperature for May since it began documenting them in 2003, according to the National Center of Meteorology.

President Donald Trump today threatened to put a 25% tariff on Apple products unless iPhones are manufactured in the United States

North Korea has begun an investigation into an accident that occurred during the launch of a new warship this week, state media said Friday, assessing the damage as "not serious".

According to conservation bodies, some 63% of Ireland's birds are currently either red or amber-listed

Iranian and US negotiators meet in Rome on Friday for a fifth round of nuclear talks, after a public disagreement over Tehran's uranium enrichment.

The leaders also "reaffirmed ASEAN's collective commitment" to the global free trading system

Record floods cut a destructive path through eastern Australia on Friday, caking houses in silt, washing out roads and separating 50,000 people from help.

The UK’s National Crime Agency has obtained freezing orders on two London properties owned by the son of an ally of ousted Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina, following allegations that her regime embezzled funds, according to a report by Financial Times (FT).

A bill in the US Senate seeking to pressure Russia with new sanctions over its war in Ukraine has gained the support of over 80 members of both parties as of Wednesday.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos yesterday called on his entire cabinet to resign after disappointing results for his party at mid-term elections, a move that analysts say is aimed at reviving his waning popularity.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted the Boeing 747 that the Gulf emirate of Qatar offered to President Donald Trump for use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

The UN envoy for Syria warned Wednesday of the risk of renewed conflict amid attacks on minorities as the country tries to rebuild from decades of dictatorship under Bashar al-Assad.

US President Donald Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday with explosive false claims of white genocide and land seizures during a tense White House meeting that was reminiscent of his February ambush of Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes had killed at least 52 people since dawn yesterday across the territory, as Israel allowed 100 aid trucks carrying flour, baby food and medical equipment into the enclave.

Long-term net migration to Britain fell by 50 percent in 2024, official data showed yesterday, as fewer people arrived on work and study visas following rule changes to cut the number of arrivals.

Air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem, where AFP journalists reported loud booms overhead, as the Israeli military announced it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen yesterday for the second time in less than 12 hours.

Pakistan will not get water from rivers over which India has rights, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday, a month after a deadly attack in Indian Kashmir led New Delhi to suspend a key river water-sharing treaty between the neighbours.

A top Thai court yesterday ruled that former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra must pay more than $300 million compensation over a controversial rice subsidy scheme during her time in office.

A retired Myanmar general who formerly served as ambassador to Cambodia was shot dead yesterday, two military sources said, in an attack claimed by anti-coup fighters.

Russia said yesterday it had shot down 105 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions, including dozens heading towards Moscow, as the war in Ukraine heats up even as major powers talk about ways to end Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War Two.