WELLINGTON, May 25 — A major surfing event in New Zealand was suspended today after a photographer was bitten in the water by a creature suspected to be a sea […]

PHNOM PENH, May 25 — Cambodia’s king has pardoned former opposition leader Kem Sokha ‌for a treason conviction, just weeks after he lost an appeal to overturn that verdict, according

BEIJING, May 25 — The death toll ‌from flooding in southwestern China’s Chongqing has risen to ‌nine and 11 people are missing following torrential rain in the municipality, state broadcaster

KAMPALA, May 25 — Uganda confirmed today two new cases of Ebola, bringing to seven the total since the virus outbreak was discovered in the east African country on May

VATICAN CITY, May 25 — Pope Leo XIV called today for the “disarming” of artificial intelligence in his long-awaited manifesto on the rapidly developing technology, and warned of “new forms

BEIJING, May 25 — China’s leader Xi Jinping met with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Beijing today, state media reported, as diplomatic efforts by several countries to formally end

TEHRAN, May 25 — Iran’s foreign ministry said today that Tehran was collecting fees for “navigational services” on ships transiting the strategic Strait of Hormuz, rather than imposing tolls. “The

Military targets rare earth-rich Kachin, along with Chin and Karen border areas Analysts say military aims to regain control of key communication and trade corridors New military chief Ye Win

TEHRAN, May 25 — Iran said today that Tehran and Washington had reached understandings on many issues in exchanges over a deal for ending the war, but warned an agreement

MECCA, May 25 — Over 1.5 million Muslims began filling a vast tent city in the holy city of Mecca today for an annual Haj pilgrimage carried out against the