Australia's emergency services warned people Friday to stay prepared for sudden downpours and dangerous bushfires in the country's east after a flash flood swept cars into the sea.
TikTok will start rolling out new age-detection technology across Europe in the coming weeks, it told Reuters on Friday, as the ByteDance-owned platform faces regulatory pressure to better identify and remove accounts belonging to children under 13.
Last year was the third hottest on record, according to an analysis of temperature data released Wednesday by three independent agencies. That puts 2025 just behind the second-hottest year, 2023, and the hottest, 2024.
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said a "fundamental disagreement" remained after a meeting of top diplomats in Washington while announcing an agreement to form a high-level working group on Greenland amid threats of a US takeover.
The United Kingdom lawmaker Bob Blackman has raised concerns over what he described as a disastrous situation in Bangladesh, citing escalating violence against minorities, especially Hindus, who he said are being murdered on the streets.
Donald Trump would not be the first president to invoke the Insurrection Act, as he has threatened, so that he can send US military forces to Minnesota.
UN chief Antonio Guterres said the world's most powerful nations should be on the frontlines to reform the Security Council as he cautioned that those who try to cling to privileges today risk paying the price tomorrow.
Before Beyoncé, before Cher, before Madonna, there was Googoosh.
Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, presented her medal to Donald Trump for his support of Venezuela's "struggle for freedom."
On a sunny January morning in Florida, Donald Trump went shopping for marble and onyx for his new White House ballroom. A few hours later, he was bombing Venezuela.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, who had a public falling out with Donald Trump this year, is known for her strong "America first" stance.
Political instability in Iran, a major oil producer, together with US President Donald Trump's recent threats against the country have reignited fears of disruptions to crude supplies, sparking price volatility on global markets.
New Delhi is preparing for a high-stakes diplomatic and economic moment as India and the European Union move to clinch a long-pending Free Trade Agreement (FTA) during the 16th India-EU Summit on January 27.
Nisha Verma was first questioned by US senators on whether men could get pregnant during a hearing on abortion pills.
Four Arab states conducted intense diplomacy with the United States and Iran this week to prevent a threatened US attack on Iran over Tehran's use of force against protesters that they feared would have impacts across the region.
US President Donald Trump finally received a Nobel Peace Prize medal from Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.
The Gates Foundation announced Wednesday that it will spend a record $9 billion in 2026, maximising its spending in key areas such as global health.
President Donald Trump is meeting Thursday at the White House with Venezuelan opposition leader Mara Corina Machado, whose political party is widely considered to have won 2024 elections rejected by then-President Nicols Maduro.
The US announced a far-reaching new round of sanctions against Iran, targeting senior security officials, a notorious prison accused of abusing detainees, and a sprawling network of front companies used to launder billions of dollars from oil.
Iran halted 800 executions under pressure from President Donald Trump over its crackdown on a wave of protests, but US military action remains an option, the White House said Thursday.
World-first pact aims to protect 10 million species from threats like climate change, overfishing and deep-sea mining.
At least 10 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza after the US announced the start of phase 2.
Alcaraz and Sinner give a glimpse of their relationship and enthrall fans in South Korea before the Grand Slam season.
US president says 'massive' fraud has caused budget imbalance, but calculations do not support this.
The UN Security Council has held an emergency meeting in the wake of protests in Iran and US threats to intervene.
Washington seeks improved access to strategic chip industry of island nation, over which China claims sovereignty.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney seeking to reset ties with Beijing amid global tensions and US tariffs.
The figures are the first to show the scale of the landmark ban since it was enacted in December.
The US has announced 'phase two' in Gaza, but most phase one points never materialised on the ground.
US raising pressure on Hamas to disarm as phase 2 of ceasefire deal launches while Israel yet to act on withdrawal, aid.
People enduring freezing apartments and snow-covered streets due to limited power in Ukraine's war-stricken capital.
A South Korean court has sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in jail.
The type of oil held by Venezuela makes it particularly lucrative for US refineries, analysts say.
Trump threatened to invoke the rarely used act if officials failed to quell protests against ICE agents.
Gulf nations don't want the chaos that a US attack on Iran or the collapse of the Islamic Republic would generate.
Palestinians fear decisions imposed from outside fail to address justice, freedom, and lived realities in Gaza.
FM Shaya Mohsen Zindani named as new PM, as Saudi Arabia moves to consolidate control over Yemen's presidential body.
Israeli forces killed at least 10 Palestinians after the United States announced the launch of the second phase of deal.
Former President Yoon Suk Yeol found guilty of obstructing justice and other charges related to declaring martial law.
Mardini was among 24 volunteer rescuers acquitted by a Greek court on charges of migrant trafficking.
Multiple countries have shown interest in Pakistani weapons and jets. But Pakistan won't find it easy to deliver.
No casualties reported as huge fire breaks out in makeshift homes on fringe of Seoul's upmarket Gangnam district.
US forces say another Venezuela-linked tanker seized as Trump moves to take control of nation's oil reserves.
Iran, the US and Iranian civil society spoke about the deadly protests which have been obscured by an internet blackout.
The Venezuelan opposition leader said she presented Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize, an honour he has long coveted.