A South Korean court convicted Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon of campaign finance crimes yesterday, a ruling that will oust him and bar a presidential run if upheld by the nation’s top court.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he will meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Manila on July 23 for talks set to focus on the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
Venezuela's ousted president Nicolas Maduro is set to appear before a New York court July 22, his third public hearing since the US military captured him in a stunning nighttime raid in January.
U.N. chief Antonio Guterres will travel to Syria later this week to show his support for the political transition in the country -- the first visit by a U.N. secretary-general since 2009, the world body said on July 22.
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is at a very high risk of extreme and widespread bleaching and “ecosystem collapse” linked to this year’s El Nino weather phenomenon, top scientists warned on July 21.
Rescuers were struggling to reach residents trapped under mud and boulders in eastern Afghanistan yesterday, after a major flood smashed through one province killing at least 23 people.
Colombia’s new congress dealt its first blow to hard-right President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella on July 20, voting against his candidate for the presidency of the senate.
Rahela Begum survived the horrors of war in Myanmar and life in the world’s largest refugee camp in Bangladesh, only to end up drifting at sea, clinging to a wooden plank.
French lawmakers were due to vote on July 21 on a bill banning children under 15 from social media, placing France among at least 20 countries that have adopted or proposed age-based restrictions.
Iran said it targeted U.S. radar and air defense installations in Bahrain and Kuwait on July 21, warning of stronger attacks as Yemen’s Houthi rebels threatened to block Saudi shipping through the Red Sea.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on July 21, seeking greater pressure on Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon as Washington pushes Beirut to disarm Hezbollah.
U.S. President Donald Trump on July 20 vowed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would not face arrest at a U.N. summit in New York, after the city's new mayor said he was investigating the move.
Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas announced on July 20 that it elected Khalil al-Hayya, the group’s lead negotiator in indirect ceasefire talks with Israel, as the new head of its political bureau.
Andy Burnham became British prime minister on July 20 after meeting King Charles III at Buckingham Palace and was set to set out his vision for the country after taking over from Keir Starmer.
Vice President JD Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, on July 19 announced the birth of their fourth child, the first born to a sitting vice president in more than 150 years.
Indian police fired tear gas and baton-charged protesters in New Delhi yesterday as they tried to march on parliament to demand the resignation of the education minister over irregularities in major examinations.
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