NicolĂĄs Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were taken from their home in Venezuela's capital city Caracas in a dramatic nighttime US military operation....
The FBI in Charlotte, North Carolina, said it "thwarted a potential" New Year's Eve terror attack....
Protesters in Istanbul march after morning prayers, calling for an end to Israel's genocidal war in Gaza....
Beijingâs top office overseeing Hong Kong affairs said on New Yearâs Day that the cityâs administration had lived up to expectations, stressing its effective response to the deadly Tai Po fire demonst...
Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City just after midnight on Thursday, marking a historic moment with a low-key swearing-in ceremony held deep beneath Manhattan. The Democrat, who at 34 is the ...
Zohran Mamdani, the young upstart of the US left, was sworn in on Thursday to take over as New York mayor for a term sure to see him cross swords with President Donald Trump. After the clocks struck m...
Across the country, new laws dealing with artificial intelligence, healthcare, the climate, and a variety of other areas are set to take effect as 2026 begins....
The US dollar traded at 1.38 million rials on Wednesday, compared with 430,000 rials when the previous governor took office in 2022....
Jared Isaacman said the US will return to the moon under Trump's presidency. NASA/Bill Ingalls Billionaire CEO Jared Isaacman is the 15th administrator of NASA. Isaacman has led and flown on two Space...
More than 40 million are on alert as the next winter storm is forecast to bring inclement weather from the Dakotas into northern New England over the coming days....
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Some smokers are still lighting up at bus stops in Hong Kong despite new rules banning them from doing so while queuing, the Post has observed, with authorities saying they have stepped up inspections...
Donald Trump said he had a âgood and a very productiveâ call with Vladimir Putin right before the US president is about to welcome Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Florida residence for a critical push towa...
The ceasefire, which came into force around noon local time, calls for no further military movements by either side and no violations of either sideâs airspace for military purposes....
Sunday's launches came hours before South Korean President Lee Jae Myung departed for China for a summit with President Xi Jinping, for talks expected to cover North Korea's nuclear programme....
Maduro landed Saturday evening at a small airport in New York following the middle-of-the-night operation that extracted him and his wife, Cilia Flores, from their home in a military base in Venezuela...
In his new year message, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un praised troops fighting alongside Russia in Ukraine, a move observers said pointed to Pyongyangâs intention to sustain and deepen military coop...
Another nine officers were injured in a shootout during a counter-terrorism operation in Yalova province, after Turkey arrested over 100 suspects allegedly plotting holiday attacks....
Germany and the United Kingdom are purchasing modern, mobile artillery for around 61 million euros. The deal is part of an intensified military cooperationâincluding plans for a joint long-range weapo...
From political gaffes and diplomatic stumbles to courtroom fury and security breaches, many of Singaporeâs viral moments in 2025 showed how quickly everyday incidents in the city state could turn into...