A landmark case pitting the US government against Google over the dominance of the company’s world-dominating search engine began in a Washington courtroom yesterday.

About a quarter of Libya’s eastern city of Derna was wiped out after dams burst in a storm, the administration in the area said yesterday, and the Red Cross said 10,000 people were feared to be missing across the country in floods.

Republican US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy yesterday called for an impeachment inquiry into Democratic President Joe Biden encouraged by his party’s right flank - a move certain to further divide lawmakers as they struggle to passing legislation to avoid a government shutdown.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Russia, a source told Reuters yesterday, for what the Kremlin said would be a comprehensive discussion with President Vladimir Putin - amid warnings from Washington they should not trade weapons.

Days after the conclusion of the G20 Summit in New Delhi, the United States on Monday affirmed that the global meet was a “success” despite the absence of the Chinese and Russian presidents and the joint declaration not explicitly condemning Russia’s role in the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday indicated he was bracing for a long war in Ukraine, saying that Kyiv could use any ceasefire to rearm and that Washington would continue to see Russia as an enemy no matter who won the 2024 US election.

Many survivors of Morocco’s most powerful earthquake in over a century were struggling in makeshift shelters yesterday after a fourth night outside, with rescuers yet to reach remote mountain villages which suffered some of the worst devastation.

Republican US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy today called for an impeachment inquiry into Democratic President Joe Biden, a move certain to further divide lawmakers as they struggle to pass legislation to avoid a government shutdown..Many in McCarthy's party were infuriate

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck the Philippine islands region today

At least 10,000 people were feared missing in Libya on Tuesday in floods caused by a huge storm, which burst dams, swept away buildings and wiped out as much as a quarter of the eastern city of Derna

China said on Tuesday it was seeking to deepen cooperation with North Korea in "various fields", as leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia on his first trip overseas in four years.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday described legal proceedings against former president Donald Trump as "politically motivated persecution".

North Korea's Kim Jong Un is in Russia on a rare overseas visit Tuesday ahead of a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, as Washington warns of a possible arms deal for Moscow's war in Ukraine

"It is equipped with attack weapons and a helicopter for escape in case of emergency."

The streets of Sao Lorenco de Bairro in Portugal were painted red on Sunday after two tanks owned by a winery exploded, spilling 2.2 million litres of red wine into the small town

Philippines Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and her news site Rappler were acquitted of tax fraud by a trial court on Tuesday, in another legal victory for the embattled journalist and for press freedom in the Southeast Asian country

President Joe Biden called Monday for Americans to unite despite bitter political differences as the United States marked the 22nd anniversary of Al-Qaeda's 9/11 attacks

When a wildfire erupted in the middle of a recent California night, it could have been a disaster

North Korea's Kim Jong Un was in Russia on a rare overseas visit Tuesday ahead of a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, sparking warnings from Washington over a possible arms deal for Moscow's war in Ukraine

A train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has entered Russia, Russian state news agency Ria Novosti said Tuesday, ahead of a meeting with President Vladimir Putin