In this photograph taken on January 4, 2024, transgender candidate Anwara Islam Rani shakes hands with a man during a campaign event in Rangpur, ahead of Bangladesh's general election on January 7. A transgender candidate in Bangladesh's one-sided election has told AFP she is hopeful of an upset...
Fallen trees lie on a house in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture on January 6, 2024, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region on New Year's Day. Rescuers sifted through rubble on January 6 as focus turned to recovering bodies rather than finding survivors five days after a huge...
LONDON, United Kingdom - UK police said Friday that no investigation has been launched into Prince Andrew after an anti-monarchy group filed a complaint based on recently released US court documents detailing people linked to accused sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein. A New York judge on Wednesday...
BERLIN, Germany - Four people died after a fire erupted at a hospital in the northern German town of Uelzen, local police said Friday, with the cause of the blaze still unknown. The fire, which occurred on Thursday night, also left "a double-digit number" of people injured, several of...
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea fired an artillery barrage near two South Korean border islands Friday, Seoul's defence ministry said, prompting a live-fire drill from the South Korean military. Residents of both islands were ordered to evacuate and ferries were suspended as South...
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine said Friday it could not confirm that Russia had used North Korean missiles for attacks after Washington accused Moscow of using weapons provided by Pyongyang. Residents of Belgorod in southern Russia were meanwhile urged to tape their windows for added...
NEW YORK, United States - Two New York subway trains collided on Thursday, injuring 24 people and causing commuter chaos just ahead of the megacity's rush hour. Dozens of police and fire vehicles swarmed the area to help hundreds of affected passengers evacuate, while travelers sought alternative...
MONTREAL, Canada- A sentencing hearing in Canada began Thursday of the man convicted of murdering four members of a Muslim family with his truck over two years ago. Nathanial Veltman, a 23-year-old self-proclaimed white supremacist, was found guilty of murder in November. He has denied the claims....
NEW YORK, United States- Former US president Donald Trump's businesses received at least $7.8 million from foreign governments including China during his time in the White House, a congressional report claimed Thursday. Former US President Donald Trump Officials from Saudi Arabia, India, Turkey and...
KYIV, Ukraine - The Russian city of Belgorod was targeted by another round of Ukrainian shelling late Thursday, officials said, hours after schools in the region were ordered to extend their holiday closures due to the risk of further attacks. TOPSHOT - Police officers and local residents inspect...
PERRY, United States- A teenager armed with a handgun and shotgun killed a fellow student and wounded five other people at a high school in the midwestern US state of Iowa on Thursday, authorities said. Law enforcement officials patrol the Perry Middle School and High School complex during a...
People walk past fallen utility poles and damaged buildings in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture on January 4, 2024, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture on New Year's Day. More than 50 people were reported missing on January 4 as Japanese...
