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Two Austrian tourists die after suspension bridge collapses at Indonesian waterfall

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JAKARTA/BANGKOK, May 26 — Two Austrian tourists have died in an accident on the Indonesian island of Flores, German Press Agency (dpa) reported. The authorities said on Monday the two […]

US strikes Iran again as Tehran envoys head to Doha peace talks

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WASHINGTON, May 26 — US forces attacked missile sites in southern Iran and boats trying to lay mines on Monday, US Central Command said, as top Iranian negotiators arrived in […]

Australia says IS-linked women returning from Syria face full force of law

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SYDNEY, May 26 — A group of seven women and 12 children linked to Islamic State fighters are bound for Australia after years in Syria, the Australian interior minister said […]

Popes having their say on turning points in history

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VATICAN CITY, May 26 — From the Industrial Revolution to the advent of artificial intelligence, popes have long taken a stand on scientific, social and technological transformations. With the publication […]

New Zealand surf event halted as sea creature bites photographer

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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 […]

Cambodian king pardons former opposition leader

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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 […]

Flooding kills at least nine in China’s Chongqing, state media says

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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 […]

Uganda reports seven total Ebola cases since May 15 outbreak, two cases newly confirmed

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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 […]

Pope urges ‘disarming’ of artificial intelligence in major manifesto, says it needs to be ‘human-friendly’

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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 […]

China’s Xi holds talks with Pakistan’s Sharif as Iran war diplomacy stalls

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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 […]

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