KYIV, Ukraine— Ukraine said Sunday its forces were on the defensive against Russian assaults near the eastern city of Kupiansk, while noting gradual progress near the hotspot city of Bakhmut. "For two days in a row, the enemy has been actively attacking in the Kupiansk sector in the Kharkiv...
DHAKA, Bangladesh -- More than 11,000 dengue patients were hospitalized in Bangladesh in the first half of July, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The South Asian country experienced its highest spike in cases on Saturday, with 1,623 new infections and seven additional...
WASHINGTON, United States -Â A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the Alaskan peninsula late Saturday local time, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, briefly sparking a tsunami warning. The USGS revised the quake's magnitude down from an initial 7.4. The shallow quake hit at 10:48...
GENEVA, Switzerland– An explosion in generative AI content since ChatGPT launched late last year has left authorities scrambling to figure out how to regulate such chatbots and ensure the technology does not endanger humanity. In its first look at the development of AI, the UN's top rights...
WASHINGTON, United States– A Chicago man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for soliciting sexually explicit photos and videos from young girls in the Philippines. Karl Quilter, 58, pleaded guilty last year to sexual exploitation of children, the US Attorney's Office for the North...
Colombian President Gustavo Petro (C) walks after a meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for talks on the protection of the Amazon Forest, in Leticia, Colombia, on the border with Brazil, on July 8, 2023. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP) Bogotá, Colombia–Four...
TOKYO, Japan -- A Tokyo court on Friday sentenced a 37-year-old man to 19 years' imprisonment for stabbing three passengers in a random knife attack on a Tokyo commuter train in August 2021. Â Â Â Tokyo District Court said in its ruling that Yusuke Tsushima, who had admitted to the charge of...
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned the latest attack on a health facility in a disputed city in Somalia's Somaliland region, where dozens of people were killed and injured, including healthcare workers and patients. The WHO said that Tuesday's fighting in Las...
 BEIJING, China -- Chinese anti-smuggling authorities have investigated 2,520 cases of suspected smuggling crimes involving over 66.3 billion yuan (about 9.29 billion U.S. dollars) this year, effectively curbing relevant offenses, sources from the Ministry of Public Security said Friday. Since...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Police in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi arrested a high-profile terrorist on Thursday, an official statement said. Â Â Â The terrorist, who belonged to the banned outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), was arrested by the counter-terrorism department (CTD)...
SEOUL, South Korea -- Two people were found in cardiac arrest following a landslide accident in central South Korea, where a heavy rain warning was issued, Yonhap news agency said Friday. Â Â Â Four people, who visited a charnel house in Nonsan, about 210 km south of Seoul, were rescued after...
NEW DELHI, India -- At least 10 people were killed due to lightning in India's eastern state of Bihar, officials said Friday. Â Â Â Heavy rains and thunderstorms accompanied by lightning strikes lashed the state on Thursday. Officials said most of the victims were farmers working in the...
