Suspected drones have flown over outlying Taiwanese islands and hackers have attacked its defence ministry website, authorities in Taipei say, a day after a visit by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi that outraged China.
Ukraine has forged ahead with efforts to restart grain exports from its Black Sea ports under a deal aimed at easing global food shortages but warns deliveries would suffer if a Russian missile strike on Odesa was a sign of more to come.
The Chinese military has become significantly more aggressive and dangerous over the past five years, the top US military officer said during a trip to the Indo-Pacific.
Ukraine is pressing ahead with efforts to restart grain exports from Odesa and other ports after a missile attack that cast doubt over whether Russia will honour a deal aimed at easing global food shortages.
Russia and Ukraine will sign a deal to reopen Ukraine's Black Sea ports for grain exports, Turkey says, raising hopes that an international food crisis caused by Russia's invasion could be eased.
Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as Sri Lanka's new president to take charge of a nation bitterly angry he will remain in power amid an unprecedented economic crisis.
The United Kingdom has recorded its highest ever temperature of 40C as a heatwave gripping Europe intensifies, forcing train tracks to buckle and fuelling a spate of fires across London.
Russia is preparing for the next stage of its offensive, a Ukrainian military official says, after Moscow indicated its forces would step up operations.
Notorious drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, convicted for the torture and murder of a US anti-narcotics agent in 1985, has been arrested by the Mexican military, sources say.
Britain's record high temperatures could be life-threatening, the UK's Met Office has warned, with the nation predicted to experience a blistering heatwave early next week.
Fourteen people have been killed and another injured after a Black Hawk military helicopter crashed in the northern Mexican state of Sinaloa, the South American country's navy says.Â
New research by All About Cats has revealed the 14 deadliest animals in the world by looking at the number of annual human deaths caused by animals worldwide.Â
Every year, more than 86,000 injuries...
Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has pleaded not guilty to charges of sexually assaulting three men a decade or more ago, and was told he would face trial next year.
The James Webb Space Telescope's inaugural images have opened a new chapter of cosmic exploration, but astronomers say the observatory's most consequential discoveries may well be those they have yet to even imagine.
Ukraine, the United Nations and Turkey have hailed progress at talks aiming to resume Black Sea grain exports blocked by Russia and ease the risk of starvation faced by millions.
Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has emerged unbowed from the international outrage over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi four years ago, as Western leaders who once tried to isolate him now seek his support.
As Russian missiles struck a key Ukrainian city, Russian President Vladimir Putin has expanded a fast-track procedure for obtaining Russian citizenship to all Ukrainians, another effort to strengthen Moscow's influence over war-torn Ukraine.
Monsoon rains over the past month have killed at least 150 people as downpours continue to lash Pakistan, triggering flash floods in some parts of the country, government officials say.
Japanese voters have gone to the polls in a parliamentary election that may give the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) a surge of support after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a dominant politician and power broker.
Ukrainian defenders are battling to contain Russian forces along several fronts, as the United States urged China to align itself with the West in opposing the invasion following an ill-tempered G20 meeting.
Calm has returned to the streets of Sri Lanka's commercial capital Colombo and protesters were jubilant as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa agreed to resign after his house was stormed amid outrage over the South Asia nation's collapsing economy.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says previous Australian governments' treatment of China as an opponent and a threat is the cause of tension between the countries.
