The aftermath of Hurricane Helene interrupted the campaigns of presidential rivals Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on Monday after Harris cut short a campaign trip to fly back to Washington and Trump visited a storm-hit city in the battleground state of Georgia

Donald Trump railed against immigrants in the country illegally in an often-graphic speech in Pennsylvania on Sunday evening, his fourth campaign stop in a month in what has become the presidential campaign’s most hotly contested state.

Hezbollah’s deputy leader Naim Qassem, in his first public address since Israel assassinated the group’s chief Hassan Nasrallah last week, said yesterday the movement is ready to confront any Israeli ground invasion of Lebanon.

Donald Trump railed against immigrants in the country illegally in an often-graphic speech in Pennsylvania on Sunday evening, his fourth campaign stop in a month in what has become the presidential campaign’s most hotly contested state.

Search and rescue teams in Nepal’s capital picked through wrecked homes yesterday after waters receded from monsoon floods that killed at least 200 people around the Himalayan republic.

Austria’s far right topped national elections on Sunday, marking a historic victory, but the party is expected to struggle to find partners with whom they can govern.

Religion and politics cannot be allowed to mix, India’s Supreme Court said yesterday while hearing three petitions over allegations that animal fat was found in the ghee used to make the laddoos, or devotional offerings, “fed” to the deity and given to devotees at Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati temple.

Iran will not deploy forces to Lebanon or Gaza to confront Israel, its foreign ministry said yesterday, as Israeli strikes target its allies in the region.

The pace at which oceans are warming has almost doubled since 2005 as global temperatures rise because of human-caused climate change, a report from the EU monitor Copernicus said yesterday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday vowed to achieve all his “goals” in Ukraine and celebrated the second anniversary of annexing four Ukrainian regions, as his army claimed fresh advances in the conflict.

Two-thirds of the buildings in the Gaza Strip have been damaged or destroyed since the Gaza offensive began in October 2023, the United Nations said yesterday.

Taliban authorities captured “key members” of the Islamic State group responsible for recent deadly attacks across Afghanistan, a spokesman said yesterday, blaming neighbouring Pakistan for harbouring the organisation.

US President Joe Biden on Sunday approved $567 million in defense support for Taiwan, the White House said, the latest move by the United States to boost the island’s military in the face of rising tensions with China.

Japan’s incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, said yesterday he will call a general election for October 27 following his victory in one of the closest ever leadership races for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

Some 100,000 people have fled to Syria from Lebanon due to Israeli air strikes, a figure that has doubled in two days, the United Nations’ refugee head said yesterday.

French President Emmanuel Macron was a “positive nuisance” during acrimonious Brexit negotiations and wanted to punish the UK for leaving the EU, former British prime minister Boris Johnson has claimed.

Lebanese authorities on Monday urged the families of people who went missing in Israeli strikes to conduct DNA tests at specialised centres to identify the remains of loved ones

Hezbollah's deputy leader Naim Qassem said Monday the Iran-backed group was ready to face any Israeli ground operation, warning that the battle could last a long time

The pace at which oceans are warming has almost doubled since 2005 as global temperatures rise because of human-caused climate change, a report from the EU monitor Copernicus said Monday

Some 100,000 people have fled to Syria from Lebanon due to Israeli air strikes, a figure that has doubled in two days, the United Nations' refugee head said on Monday.