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US President Donald Trump suggested to a crowd of his supporters in Nebraska that Iran could "take out" ‌a major US city like Los ⁠Angeles or San Diego, drawing a swift rebuke from California's Democratic leaders and some fellow Republicans.

Kenya confirmed its first case of Ebola on Tuesday.

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Francis Halzen "for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced in Stoc…

France on Tuesday test-fired a strategic ballistic missile without a nuclear warhead from a submarine off the coast of Finistere in western France, French media reported.

Yemen's Houthi group said on Tuesday it had launched a fresh ballistic missile strike on Abha International Airport in southwest Saudi Arabia's Asir region, claiming the attack disrupted air traffic.

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Three years after the Hamas attack on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza, fighting has largely subsided under a fragile ceasefire.

Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) on Monday warned that Ebola infections were rising sharply in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province, urging authorities to expand treatment capacity.

The UN Human Rights Council on Monday condemned attacks on civilians in Sudan, including indiscriminate aerial bombardments and drone strikes, while criticising external actors accused of supplying weapons, military equipment and fighters to the warring p…

Editor's note: Yu Guoqing is a researcher at the Institute of Western Asia and African Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

Tuesday marks the International Geodiversity Day.

The co-pilot accused of attacking the captain of a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv is assessed to have acted alone, according to Israeli sources familiar with the investigation.

Japan has lodged a strong protest with the United States after a US Marine was arrested on suspicion of robbing and killing a local woman in Okinawa, an incident that has renewed concerns over crimes involving US military personnel stationed on the island.

Pakistan and Türkiye have agreed to provide military forces and capabilities and ensure their rapid deployment to Saudi Arabia under their commitments to the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, the three countries said on Monday, as Yemen's government forces s…

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul issued an executive order on Monday declaring a "State Disaster Emergency" over a rise in measles cases across the state – the first such declaration by a US state since infections began surging in 2025.

Editor's note: Gong Ke is the chair of the Special Task Force for Engineering Capacity Building for Africa Program (ECBAP), World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO).

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza ahead of the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attacks.

Russia on Monday condemned Japan's 27th sanctions package as illegitimate and vowed to take proportionate countermeasures, focusing on areas of interest to Japan.

The United States Supreme Court is back in session and the justices began the new nine-month term by hearing arguments over whether energy companies can be held responsible for the impacts of climate change.

Brazil's presidential election is going to a runoff.

The New York City Council received a dire warning on Monday, Oct. 5 over the threat artificial intelligence poses to humanity, with a former Anthropic researcher repeating a warning that AI could lead to human extinction.

A U.S. military strike killed four people on a boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday, Oct. 4, military officials said.

Huawei and Qualcomm have signed a broad patent agreement that marks the first 5G patent licensing deal between the two companies and signals growing international recognition of China's original innovation, Huawei said on Monday.

Abiy Ahmed was officially re-elected as Prime Minister of Ethiopia on Monday, securing a new five-year mandate as the newly elected House of Peoples’ Representatives convened in Addis Ababa to open its seventh parliamentary term.

Hundreds of French high schools will begin a second week of closures on ‌Monday as protests over dilapidated schools and classrooms, overcrowding and teacher shortages precede a nationwide day of demonstrations on Tuesday.

The Southern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) said on Monday that the Philippines illegally intruded into China's territorial airspace and that it has warned the Philippine side to immediately cease its rights violations and p…

Two traditional motorized wooden vessels commonly known locally as “whaleboats” (baleinières) collided near Ngombe-Lukolela in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Équateur Province, sending one boat to the riverbed and leaving multiple passengers missi…

African leaders have called for greater self-reliance, stronger regional cooperation and joint action to address the continent’s shared challenges and accelerate sustainable development.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that Japan strongly protests the alleged robbery and murder of a woman in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa involving a US Marine.

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As the final notes of the national anthem faded into the early morning air, tears welled in Wang Fang's eyes.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Monday that an early general election will be held on November 29.

The Houthi group said on Sunday that Saudi Arabia had launched 106 air and missile strikes across Houthi-held areas over the past 24 hours, as Yemen's internationally recognized government announced a new military campaign to retake territory from the gro…

The United States has moved all of its bombers stationed at RAF Fairford in the United Kingdom back to their home stations in the US, a Pentagon spokesperson said Sunday, following a security incident near the base that is being investigated by British co…

A former OpenAI safety employee who recently resigned criticized the company's approach to AI safety, arguing that a fast-paced culture focused on rapid development increases the risk of failures.

Initial findings indicate that the Flydubai co-pilot accused of attacking the captain and attempting to take control of an Israel-bound flight appears to have acted alone, rather than as part of an organized group or at the direction of a foreign governme…

A prolonged heat wave continued across California over the weekend, breaking daily high-temperature records at multiple locations, while hot and dry conditions and wildfire smoke added to health and fire risks across parts of the state, according to the US

Brazil's presidential election is headed for a runoff after no candidate secured a majority in the first round, according to results released by the country's Superior Electoral Court on Sunday.

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The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Saturday dismissed allegations from a US congressional committee concerning northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region as lies and smears.

Oromo elders in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, have called for peace, unity and dialogue as renewed fighting continues in the country's north.

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki departed for Egypt on Saturday for a working visit amid heightened regional diplomatic tensions.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday agreed to step up coordination on security and stability in the Horn of Africa, Gulf of Aden, Bab al-Mandab Strait and Red Sea, according to a statement by the…

Voting in the first round of Brazil's 2026 presidential election officially began at 8 a.m. (1100 GMT) on Sunday, with polling stations across the country scheduled to close at 5 p.m. (0800 GMT).

In October, 195 major Japanese food manufacturers raised prices on 3,153 food and beverage items, mainly products for household consumers, with prices rising by an average of 10%.

A 20-year-old US Marine stationed in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa was arrested by local police on Sunday on suspicion of robbing and murdering a woman, according to local media reports.

Iran has clarified its position via mediators regarding the United States' response to its proposed seven-day plan, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Sunday.

A reed parrotbill forages along the Yangtze River in Yangzhong, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 21, 2026.

At a chain store in Tokyo, the Japanese capital, a notice announcing price adjustments on selected items is hard to miss.

China played a constructive role and maintained communication with other members at the G20 trade ministers' meeting held in Milwaukee, the United States, from September 30 to October 1, according to China's Ministry of Commerce.