Gunshots rang out in a Mexico City warehouse as Leopoldo Cerdeira emptied a cartridge into a car door propped upon a stand.

Sanae Takaichi took office on Tuesday as Japan's first female prime minister, but her surprisingly male-dominated cabinet and socially conservative track record have left some women ambivalent in a country that lags on gender equality.

Despite winning the right to medically transition in 2018, many transgender people in Pakistan still turn to unqualified surgeons because of a lack of trained doctors, high costs, and cultural taboos.

A man was arrested in the United States after he drove his car into a security barrier outside the White House.

Thailand's recently removed prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resigned Wednesday as leader of the party founded by her father, ex-premier Thaksin, signalling the potential end of the family's decades-long political dynasty.

The court, in its order, noted that the alleged crimes took place between December 31, 2016, and January 1, 2019, and that the statute of limitations had not expired in either India or Belgium.

The letter, released by a politically and geographically diverse group of public figures, is aimed at tech giants like Google, OpenAI and Meta Platforms that are racing each other to build a form of AI designed to surpass humans at many tasks.

In a fresh bout of gang violence in Canada, miscreants associated with gangster Rohit Godara have taken credit for the attack on Punjabi singer Teji Kahlon.

A missing fingertip offers a clue to Mako Nishimura's criminal past as one of Japan's few women yakuza. But after clawing her way out of the underworld, she now spends her days helping other retired gangsters reintegrate into society.

Built during the height of the Cold War to shelter supply boats from Chinese shells, one of Taiwan's most well-known wartime attractions last weekend echoed with a different sound - cellos and violins for the annual Kinmen Tunnel Music Festival.

India and the United States are nearing a long-stalled trade agreement that would reduce US tariffs on Indian imports to 15% to 16% from 50%, India's Mint reported on Wednesday citing three people aware of the matter.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday brushed off criticism over the demolition of part of the White House to build a new ballroom, saying the sound of the construction work was "music to my ears."

Mosquitoes have been discovered in Iceland in a first for the island nation, which has long been one of the world's mosquito-free places, a researcher told AFP Monday.

An identical birthday note handed over to the House Oversight Committee by the Epstein estate does not prove that Trump actually wrote and sent the letter, the president's lawyer said.

Under the state of emergency, the government can send the army to patrol the streets and restrict freedom of assembly and other rights.

President Donald Trump 's pick to lead a federal watchdog agency withdrew from consideration Tuesday evening, after his offensive text messages were made public and GOP senators revolted.

Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has mocked US President Donald Trump amid growing 'No King' protests against his administration's policies on immigration, education and security.

Russian night-time missile strikes sparked fires and hurled debris across several districts in Ukraine's capital, igniting cars and shattering windows, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said early on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has thanked President Donald Trump for extending Diwali greetings and hoped for joint efforts to fight terrorism.

Apple is working with Samsung Display Co. to develop the roughly 18-inch panel for the device.