President Donald Trump vowed Friday that his administration would work with New York's incoming Democratic socialist mayor Zohran Mamdani to improve life for residents of the US financial capital.
An independent director on the BBC's board, Shumeet Banerji, has quit on Friday in the wake of what the public broadcaster said was an incorrect edit of a speech by President Donald Trump and which has prompted the threat of a $5 billion lawsuit.
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday warned he will not "betray" his country as he pushed back on a US plan to end the war on terms favourable to Moscow, acknowledging he risked losing Washington as an ally.
The US government said Friday that it will not publish a consumer inflation report covering the month of October, as a record-long shutdown hampered its data collection.
In one of the largest crackdowns on underground Christian groups in recent years, Chinese authorities have formally arrested 18 leaders of the Beijing Zion Church, according to Christian rights organisation ChinaAid.
Nigeria has grabbed global headlines again following a spate of attacks by gunmen involving the kidnapping of dozens of students from two
A powerful earthquake struck outside Bangladesh's crowded capital Dhaka on Friday, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 300, authorities said.
A jar of "carbonara sauce" for sale at the European Parliament in Brussels has whipped up Italian emotions after criticism it doesn't contain the right ingredients.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday cautiously welcomed a U.S. proposal to end Moscows nearly four-year war in Ukraine, saying it "could form the basis of a final peace settlement."
A grizzly bear attacked a group of schoolchildren and teachers on a walking trail in British Columbia, Canada, injuring 11 people, two of them critically.
China is in the process of building a 78,000-tonne artificial island designed to withstand nuclear blasts. It is a mobile, semi-submersible, twin-hull platform that could support 238 people for four months without the need of new supplies.
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) says it has uncovered a plot to poison a high-ranking Russian officer in an attack allegedly disguised as a gift from an online love interest.
A controversy has erupted after former CIA officer John Kiriakou revealed that former Pak PM Imran Khan's party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, tried to coerce him into apologising for comments he made on the conflict between Delhi and Islamabad.
The US peace plan for Ukraine could see Russia gain an area almost the same size as Luxembourg without a fight, according to an AFP analysis of data provided by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
PM Modi met his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese in Johannesburg and the two leaders took stock of progress in cooperation in diverse areas, including defence and security, critical minerals, trade & investment and people-to-people ties.
Negotiators were divided Friday on the last day of fire-delayed UN climate talks, as Europe rejected COP30 host Brazil's latest draft agreement, which lacks a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels.
A Tejas fighter jet crashed on Friday afternoon during a flying demonstration at the Dubai Air Show, sending a plume of thick black smoke over Al Maktoum International Airport as crowds looked on.
A United Arab Emirates team, represented by Indian-origin students, has won the gold medal at the 2025 FIRST Global Challenge. It's also called the "Olympics of Robotics".
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).
President Donald Trump's Golden Dome missile defense initiative is facing significant delays, hampered by the 43-day government shutdown and lack of a clear plan to spend the first $25 billion appropriated for the programme this summer
The right-wing leader has sought to appeal his 27-year sentence for allegedly fomenting a coup after his 2022 defeat.
Postcolonial scholar says Palestinian rights are 'near and dear' to Zohran, who showed 'grit' under campaign pressures.
President Trump said six Democratic lawmakers — all veterans and service members — should be put to 'death' for a video.
Trump administration plan demands concessions from Kyiv, including surrendering the Donbas region.
Republika Srpska, an autonomous division of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is holding a snap presidential election.
US funding drops under Trump’s 'America First' agenda, forcing the Red Cross into major global cutbacks.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine faces one of its most difficult moments as it weighs a US peace proposal.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has explained it was 'unable to retroactively collect' the data on consumer prices.
We examine whether the increased concentration of media ownership will create a more restrictive narrative.
Four new labour codes come into force as India seeks to attract investment and strengthen manufacturing.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck central Bangladesh, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 300.
UNICEF says baby girl among several children killed this week as Israel carried out a wave of bombings despite truce.
The company's stock has zoomed this year, driven by the explosive growth of the weight-loss drug market.
An Indian-made HAL Tejas fighter jet crashed during a demonstration at the Dubai Airshow in United Arab Emirates.
Qatar has mediated talks between the DRC government and M23 rebels which led to a framework deal last week.
Judge says Nathan Gill, a former leader of the Reform UK party in Wales, 'abused position of authority and trust'.
Conditions that led to genocide in Gaza remain precarious given lack of accountability, says rights advocate Yuli Novak.
Ukraine's president says country risks 'losing dignity or a major partner' as US plan offers key concessions to Russia.
The Virgin Mary procession in La Goulette unites diverse communities, reviving the memory of a historic Sicilian past.
Six Democratic Congress members call on the US military not to obey 'illegal orders'; but has Trump issued any?
Africa’s democratic roots are deep and ready to be reclaimed.
At least five people killed in deadly earthquake close to the capital city Dhaka on Friday.
The crash is the second recorded for the HAL Tejas, a key jet in India's efforts to modernise its air force fleet.
Ukraine must slash the size of its army and cede territory, under a US plan to end the Russia war.
The US-brokered proposal requires Kyiv to make territorial concessions to Russia and to stay out of NATO.