Myanmar's junta appears to be "trying to destroy a country it cannot control", the UN special rapporteur to the country warned on Thursday

From Canada to Australia, animals are dying and suffering as heat waves become more common

This is the third successive NATO summit for the countries, referred to as the Indo-Pacific Four (IP-4)

The draft communique said China has become a decisive enabler of Russia's war effort in Ukraine and Beijing continues to pose systemic challenges to Europe and to security.

Here are the key parts of the summit declaration from the 32-nation transatlantic military alliance

Taiwan's defence ministry said Thursday it had detected 66 Chinese military aircraft around the island in a 24-hour window, a record-high this year, a day after Beijing reportedly conducted military exercises in nearby waters

Peter Welch on Wednesday became the first Democratic senator to publicly call on US President Joe Biden to ditch his reelection bid as concerns rise over his age and fitness

Twelve children were killed in South Africa yesterday when a minibus taking them to school near Johannesburg overturned and burst into flames after being hit by another vehicle, authorities said.

Taiwan’s defence ministry said 37 Chinese aircraft were detected around the self-ruled island yesterday as they headed to exercises with an aircraft carrier in the western Pacific.

India has no right to carry out development in the area China calls South Tibet, China’s Foreign Ministry said yesterday in response to a Reuters report on New Delhi’s plans to speed up hydropower projects in the border state.

Israeli forces launched more deadly strikes across Gaza yesterday, according to medical sources and the military, which said it targeted Hamas members operating from inside a UN agency building.

The powerful military plays an oversized role in making and breaking governments in Pakistan, where the new powers for its Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency provoked outcry from the opposition and on social media.

Myanmar ethnic minority fighters said yesterday they have seized a town along a key trade highway to China following days of clashes with junta troops.

US President Joe Biden pledged to forcefully defend Ukraine against Russia’s invasion at the Nato summit in Washington on Tuesday evening, using the global stage to try to show allies at home and abroad that he can still lead.

Peruvian police and mountain rescue workers recovered the body of an American climber who went missing in 2002 as glaciers in Peru’s highest mountain and surrounding area continue to retreat.

Russia yesterday named The Moscow Times news outlet an “undesirable organisation”, outlawing its activities inside Russia and leaving anybody who cooperates with them open to criminal prosecution.

Parts of South Sudan are on the “brink of famine” as the nation braces for a “horror scenario” ahead of the worst floods in decades, a British charity warned yesterday. Since it gained independence in 2011, the world’s newest nation has remained plagued by instability and violence, despite rich oil reserves.

Democratic Party heavyweight Nancy Pelosi said yesterday that time is running out for US President Joe Biden to make a final decision on his reelection bid, but stressed the call was his to make.

President Emmanuel Macron put the onus on the French parliament yesterday to negotiate a broad-based coalition, after snap elections failed to give a majority to any one party.

India stands ready to give all possible support to restoring peace to war-torn Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday in Vienna after a Kremlin visit criticised by Kyiv.