A suspected strike by "tiny space debris" has delayed the return of the Chinese spaceship Shenzhou-20 and three astronauts, Beijing's space agency said on Wednesday.

An attack on a funeral in the key city of El-Obeid in Sudan's central Kordofan region killed 40 people, the UN said Wednesday, as paramilitaries looked poised to launch an offensive.

A 35-year-old man Wednesday rammed his car into pedestrians and cyclists on the French Atlantic island of Oleron, wounding10 people, including four seriously, a prosecutor said.

An Iranian volcano long thought extinct may be showing signs of activity after thousands of years. The Taftan volcano, located near the Iran-Pakistan border, was believed to have been dormant for roughly 7.1 lakh years.

Yodel-ay-hee ... what?! Those famed yodeling calls that for centuries have echoed through the Alps, and more recently have morphed into popular song and folk music, could soon reap a response - from faraway Paris.

Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy offered a candid message to Republicans after Democrats won in three key races in the US, including Zohran Mamdani's victory in New York City's mayoral election.

The German government on Wednesday banned a Muslim group, accusing it of violating human rights and the country's democratic values, and conducted raids against two other Muslim groups across the country.

Journalist Mehdi Hasan couldn't resist trolling New York's critics following Zohran Mamdani's historic mayoral victory on Tuesday.

An Indian-origin tech professional working at Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has shared insights into the office atmosphere.

New York City has a new mayor. Democrat socialistZohran Mamdani has won the 2025 mayoral election, becoming the first Indian-American Muslim and the youngest person ever elected to lead the city.

Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Varsen Shahin praised India's growing diplomatic and humanitarian role in the Middle East, calling New Delhi a "trusted friend and potential bridge-builder for peace" between Israel and Palestine.

When Zohran Mamdani announced his candidacy for mayor of New York City, political observers noted his progressive platform and legislative record. But understanding his background requires examining rich cultural tapestry woven into his very surname.

The 2025 off-year elections in Virginia, New Jersey, New York City and California provided an early barometer of how some US voters view President Donald Trump's second term and the Democratic Party's efforts to revive its political fortunes.

Palestine's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Varsen Shahin, has warned that continued Israeli occupation and the absence of a sovereign Palestinian state threaten not only Middle Eastern stability but global peace.

While Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum spoke with citizens in the street in Mexico City's historic downtown Tuesday, a man who appeared to be inebriated stepped up behind her and touched her before a government official intervened.

The FBI has continued its personnel purge, forcing out additional agents and supervisors tied to the federal investigation into President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

The government shutdown has entered its 36th day, breaking the record as the longest ever and disrupting the lives of millions of Americans with federal program cuts, flight delays and federal workers nationwide left without paychecks.

About 600,000 federal employees are working without pay, 650,000 more are furloughed, and unemployment could rise by 0.4 of a percentage point if all furloughed employees are counted as temporary layoffs.

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani was elected as the 111th mayor of New York City, defeating the former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa.

While Zohran Mamdani captured national attention with his historic New York City mayoral win, his wife Rama Duwaji quietly played a major role behind the scenes.