More than 7,700 smuggled cultural relics have been delivered to Türkiye since 2018, as the country stepped up its efforts to combat illegal trafficking, local media reported on Wednesday. Thanks to the efforts of the Anti-Smuggling Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, 7,701 assets...
Malaysia on Tuesday won a Dutch court case over a $14.9 billion award against the Southeast Asian nation that stems from a 19th century deal with a Philippine sultan. The verdict is part of a complex legal battle being fought in European courts that is rooted in Malaysia's colonial past, with...
French authorities have launched a probe after police killed a teenager who refused to stop for a traffic check  sparking new debate over the readiness of security forces to pull the trigger. The 17-year-old was driving in the Paris suburb of Nanterre early Tuesday when police shot him dead for...
Former US president Donald Trump can be heard discussing secret documents he had apparently held on to after leaving the White House and acknowledging they had not been declassified, in an audio recording aired by US media. The two-minute clip, played by CNN late Monday and later obtained by ABC and...
Indian police in the capital city of Delhi detained over 1,500 people and seized 270 vehicles during an intensified night patrol operation, a local media report quoted police officials as saying Tuesday. Meanwhile, five people were arrested for a daylight robbery of 2,438 U.S. dollars, police said....
Officers of Sri Lanka Customs on Tuesday arrested five individuals for trying to smuggle 5.65 kg gold out of the country at the Bandaranaike International Airport. Customs spokesman Sudattha Silva told journalists that the arrests were made following a tip-off. The five suspects were already onboard...
Mandatory devices that prevent children from being left inside buses will be installed in just about 55 percent of the vehicles used by preschool institutions across Japan by the end of June, a government survey showed Tuesday. According to the survey results released by the Children and Families...
The General Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution urging UN member states to promote and improve mental health services. The resolution calls on member states to promote and improve mental health services as an essential component of universal health coverage by integrating a human rights...
The SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft will depart the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday and return scientific research samples and hardware to Earth, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said on Monday. The spacecraft is scheduled undock from the ISS at...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A quarter of children around the world are set to live in poverty this year after Russia's war in Ukraine raised food and energy costs, a rights group warned on Monday. The KidsRights index, based on figures supplied by UN agencies, said children are also at risk from...
LOS ANGELES, United States - A 23-year-old who shot and killed five people at an LGBTQ club in the US state of Colorado last year pleaded guilty on Monday and will spend the rest of their life in prison. Anderson Lee Aldrich, who identifies as non-binary, was facing more than 300 criminal counts...
A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency on June 25, 2023 shows Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) standing with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi after signing an agreement in the capital Cairo. AFP CAIRO, Egypt -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Egypt's President...
