Following the death of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini while in police custody of the country’s “morality police”, protests have erupted in other major European cities including London and Paris.
Leader of the Brothers of Italy party, Giorgia Meloni, claimed a clear majority victory in the snap parliamentary elections on Sunday.
Officials from Russia and Iran have expressed their readiness to step in to assist in the border conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Tuesday.
A release by the UN, titled 'Global Estimates of Modern Slavery', shows that the number of people trapped in forced labour and forced marriages have increased to around 50 million.
In the midst of the drought that has affected more than half of Somalia’s population, Special Presidential Envoy for Drought Response for the Federal Republic of Somalia, Abdirahman Abdishakur, travels to the United States in aid of assistance.
Sweden’s opposition blue bloc inched ahead and gained 49. 7% of votes following Monday morning’s general election vote count.
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, many across the internet shared tributes and sent their condolences; others simply did not care.
Israel officials have rejected the United State’s call to review its military rules and pushed back against suggestions to prosecute the soldier who shot and killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
While China battles with record-breaking temperatures that have caused forest fires and damaged crops, it has also hit power supplies, putting the focus on its energy needs.
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Leaders from the two sanctions-hit countries, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Myanmar military chief Min Aung Hlaing, met for the first time since the Myanmar coup in February 2021.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent his congratulations to Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss as she starts her first day in office on Wednesday.
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A 38-year-old Tokyo resident Shoji Morimoto has landed a dream job where he gets paid to do nothing.
The European Union has seen a wave of protests across France, Germany and the Czech Republic as residents feel the pinch of soaring energy prices and high cost of living.
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Chilean residents have rejected the country’s new constitution after 98. 43% of votes were processed by Chile’s Electoral Service on Sunday.
In a bid to curb rising energy costs, G7 leaders have agreed to impose price caps on Russian global oil exports which will come into effect on December 5.
Former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled Sri Lanka after anti-government protesters stormed his official residence in July and is set to return home on Saturday.
Argentinian police arrested a man after an assassination attempt on vice-president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in which his gun failed to fire.
Russian President Vladimir Putin laid flowers at the coffin of the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, but will miss his funeral on Saturday.
Russia launched the opening of its Vostok-2022 strategic military exercises which includes thousands of Chinese soldiers at the Sergeevsky training ground in Russia's Primorsky Region on Wednesday.
In a bid to assist Pakistan with the devastating floods that has killed more than 1 100 people, the UN has issued an appeal for $160 million (about R2. 7bn) to help the country during this time.
At least 23 people have been killed in violent protests in Iraq's capital, Baghdad, and Russia calls on opposing sides to calm down. Follow our live blog for up-to-date coverage.
A New York law was passed that prevents anyone under the age of 21 from buying whipped cream cans to stop teens from inhaling nitrous oxide.
