A boiler at a glue-making factory in eastern Pakistan exploded on Friday, killing at least 15 workers and injuring seven others. Police said they arrested the factory manager and were looking for the factory owner, who fled shortly after the blast.
The Polar Night phenomenon, caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis, will leave the town without direct sunlight until January 22, 2026.
Mild tremors were felt in Kolkata on Friday after a 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Bangladesh's Ghorashal area.
Just over a week after he called for halting "legal immigration", Nalin Haley, the son of former US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, has said that naturalised citizens should not be able to hold office.
Alphabet Inc.s Google said it has developed a way for its latest Pixel smartphones to exchange images and other files with iPhones using Apple Inc.s AirDrop protocol.
The US will increase the immigration and border-related fees starting January 1, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced.
The Trump administration is proposing to open new areas off of California, Florida and Alaska to crude drilling as part of a draft blueprint released Thursday that would dramatically expand the sale of oil and natural gas rights.
In its biggest immigration shake-up in nearly half a century, the United Kingdom is planning to make some legal migrants wait up to 20 years before letting them apply to settle in Britain permanently.
American International Group Inc.'s announcement last week that it was parting ways with incoming President John Neal stunned insurance industry observers and raised questions about what caused the veteran executive to lose a $17 million job.
The US Coast Guard is poised to change some of its language and policies surrounding the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses as well as how personnel report hate incidents.
Only 776 of the more than 10,000 air traffic controllers who had to work without pay during the shutdown will receive the $10,000 bonuses that President Donald Trump suggested.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has agreed to work on the 28-point peace plan drafted by the US and Russia, which proposes to force Kyiv to cede large chunks of territory taken by Moscow.
The White House on Thursday defended President Donald Trump after he called a female reporter "piggy" as she questioned him about Jeffrey Epstein, saying the president's remarks reflected his frankness and transparency.
A self-portrait by legendary Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold for $54.66 million in New York on Thursday, setting a new record for the price of a painting by a woman, the auction house Sotheby's said.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) uncovered a major Hamas tunnel in the Gaza Strip where the body of Lieutenant Hadar Goldin was held by the terror group recently.
When the gates of an aid site in Gaza creaked open shortly after dawn, a thin line of men and women waited silently behind coils of fencing. Some held plastic bowls, others documents issued by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).
The United States is not taking part in this weekend's G20 summit in Johannesburg, the White House said Thursday, denying comments from South Africa's president who had said Washington wanted to participate.
Parts of the venue for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belem were being evacuated on Thursday following reports of a fire.
US President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video of himself playing football with Cristiano Ronaldo inside the White House.
An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted Pakistan in the early hours of Friday morning, as per the National Centre for Seismology.
As fighting rages and Russia seizes settlements, a US-Russia constructed plan looks set to upset Kyiv and its EU allies.
US Muslim civil rights group says Greg Abbott's designation of its Texas chapter is 'unconstitutional and defamatory'.
The significance of COP30 and the importance of countries building resilience to climate change.
Separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu shouted in protest at a court hearing in Nigeria, before he was sentenced to life.
Anti-settlement group Peace Now says land grab would become Israel's largest of archaeologically significant land.
A senior Democrat in the US condemned comments by Donald Trump as ‘unhinged’.
Beijing is expected to strike a conciliatory tone at this year's G20 and expand its foothold in the African continent.
CIA reportedly 'alarmed' by the meeting, which broke a longstanding policy of not speaking with convicted spies.
Police say the driver, who was not confirmed among the dead, was asleep when the crash occurred.
A displaced person has been killed south of Gaza's Khan Younis city, according to Nasser Hospital.
Justice Department prosecutors accused Grammy-winning rapper Pras Michel of betraying his country for money.
A 1940 self-portrait by Frida Kahlo has sold for $54.7m and made auction history at Sotheby’s in New York.
Ukraine MP publishes full text of apparent draft proposal as US envoy says Washington offered Russia 'generous terms'.
Noah Zaitar allegedly ran a drug empire, producing and exporting narcotics, including the synthetic stimulant captagon.
US president's controversial deployment of soldiers to US cities has raised alarm and a series of legal challenges.
Here are the key events from day 1,366 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
US Congress votes to release more Department of Justice files on the Epstein case.
Zelenskyy confirms that he discussed the US-backed plan with US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll in Kyiv.
The plan would include six new offshore sales between 2027 and 2030.
Worldwide military spending hits record highs as technology changes face of warfare.
Officials say the fire was contained within six minutes, and 13 attendees were treated for smoke inhalation.
Farmers risk lives harvesting olives under Israeli military surveillance in Lebanon's border regions.
The Trump administration has targeted Democrat-led cities like Charlotte for a surge in immigration enforcement.
AI-generated music has been flooding streaming services and there is a wave of AI singers and bands that don't exist.
Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary asks Palestinians whether they think the fragile ceasefire with Israel will hold in Gaza.