SINGAPORE -- Singapore reported its highest temperature in 40 years on Saturday, officials said, as a blistering heatwave burns through large parts of South and Southeast Asia. Saturday's temperature of 37 degrees Celsius was the highest this year, and matches the record for a daily peak recorded in...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- EU foreign ministers meet Friday to seek a common approach on lessening Europe's reliance on China and coaxing Beijing to take a tougher stance on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Brussels is urging the European Union's 27 nations to get on the same page on how they deal with China...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russia late Thursday denied claims by pro-Moscow bloggers and the head of the Wagner mercenary group that Ukrainian troops had made a breakthrough in the flashpoint city of Bakhmut. A senior Ukrainian military official said earlier this week that Russian forces had dropped...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Two out of every three young women have faced sexual harassment, bullying or verbal abuse in the workplace in Britain, according to a survey published Friday. But most victims do not report incidents for fear they will not be believed or that it might harm work...
NEW YORK, United States - New York prosecutors will charge a US Marine -- who allegedly caused the chokehold death of a homeless man on the city subway -- with manslaughter, a spokesman said Thursday. "We can confirm that Daniel Penny will be arrested on a charge of manslaughter in the second...
PARIS, France - Astronomers said on Friday they have identified the "largest" cosmic explosion ever observed, a fireball 100 times the size of our Solar System that suddenly began blazing in the distant universe more than three years ago. While the astronomers offered what they think is the...
OSLO, Norway - The Arctic Council, a model for cooperation between former Cold War foes, on Thursday saw a delicate handover of chairmanship, with the sidelining of Russia, its largest member. After two years of Russia at the helm, Norway took over the reins of the intergovernmental forum,...
ESPOO, Finland - Some 27 young people, mostly children, were injured in Finland on Thursday when a temporary footbridge near a construction site collapsed and they fell several metres onto a road, officials said. The accident occurred at around 9:20 am (0620 GMT) in Espoo, near the capital,...
MILAN, Italy - A van carrying oxygen cylinders exploded in Milan on Thursday, destroying around a dozen cars but causing no injuries beyond light burns to the driver, officials said. Television footage showed flames metres high and black smoke sweeping across the Porta Romana residential...
YEREVAN, Armenia - Armenia and Azerbaijan on Thursday blamed each other for an exchange of fire along their restive border, which killed one person and wounded four days ahead of EU-hosted peace talks. The Caucasus neighbours have been locked in a decades-long territorial dispute over the...
LONDON, United Kingdom - The UK government on Thursday announced it would send Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine, becoming the first country to provide longer-range weapons to Kyiv. "Today I can confirm that the UK is donating Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine," said Defence Secretary Ben...
WASHINGTON, United States - President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday announced plans to curb planet-warming emissions from the nation's power stations, as part of the United States' efforts to combat climate change. Starting from 2030, the proposal from the Environmental Protection...
