Over a million mourners packed the streets of Mashhad on July 9 for the burial of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a procession that unfolded as U.S.-Iran relations hit a new low and raised questions about the country's political future.
A powerful typhoon is barreling toward China’s east coast, compounding a grim week of extreme weather that has already killed at least 50 people across multiple regions. Typhoon Bavi, packing winds of 162 km/h, is set to pass north of Taiwan before making landfall near Shanghai on Saturday night.
North Korea has vowed to strengthen its nuclear capabilities 'both in quality and quantity' and expand the role of its military intelligence unit focused on South Korea, according to state media. The decision marks a further hardening of Pyongyang’s stance as it deepens its self-declared status as an 'irreversible' nuclear state.
The burial of Iran’s former supreme leader Ali Khamenei took place amid a fresh wave of strikes between Tehran and Washington, raising fears that the fragile 60-day truce has collapsed and the conflict is entering a new, more volatile phase.
A landslide in the southern Philippines killed at least five people as Typhoon Bavi — the most powerful storm to threaten Taiwan in more than 30 years — barreled toward the island on Friday. Hundreds were evacuated in Taiwan, where residents stocked up on supplies and authorities warned of torrential rain and destructive winds.
Israeli authorities thwarted an unusual smuggling attempt at the Lachish Crossing on Wednesday, seizing thousands of cigarettes concealed inside hollowed-out pineapples. The shipment, part of a private-sector humanitarian aid delivery, had been approved for entry into Gaza but was flagged during routine inspection.
Carney and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sign 13 agreements worth $1 billion, marking the first Canadian state visit to the kingdom in more than 25 years, as Ottawa looks to diversify trade under U.S. tariff pressure.
The funeral procession of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arrived at the Shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad on Thursday, drawing massive crowds and defiant anti-U.S. chants. His successor, son Mojtaba Khamenei, remains out of public view after being wounded in the same strike that killed his father, underscoring the fragility gripping the Islamic Republic.
Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday became the first Canadian leader in 25 years to visit Saudi Arabia, signaling a sharp shift in tone from his predecessor as he pursues trade diversification and downplays public criticism of human rights.
KYIV — Ukraine and the United States have reached a political-level agreement on licenses for producing PAC-3 Patriot interceptors, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, adding that critical shipments of the missiles are expected within days.
Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration warned Thursday of potentially 'destructive' winds as Typhoon Bavi — the largest storm to threaten the island since the 1990s — churns toward the island after battering U.S. Pacific territories. Authorities have issued coastal alerts, suspended ferries, and urged residents to prepare for heavy rain and flooding through the weekend.
Taiwan’s government hosted a group of foreign lawmakers aboard a Coast Guard vessel near the sensitive Kinmen islands, aiming to spotlight Beijing’s expanding maritime patrols and rally international support amid rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait.
Search teams face treacherous conditions as they hunt for five crew members of a K2 Airways cargo plane that crashed into the Arabian Sea. Wreckage has been found, but the fuselage and crew remain missing, with authorities warning the search could take months.
Beijing’s launch of a nuclear-capable missile into the South Pacific this week was more than a routine drill—it was a calculated message aimed at Washington, analysts say, while stirring unease among island nations still scarred by Cold War-era nuclear tests.
July 9 (Reuters) — Ukraine’s Prosecutor General on Thursday rejected allegations that Kyiv was behind the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions and proposed forming a joint investigation team with German authorities, who suspect Ukrainian state-linked actors orchestrated the attacks.
The Democratic Republic of Congo reported suspected Ebola cases in Tshopo province for the first time, signaling the spread of an outbreak that has now killed more than 600 people since early May.
Two additional Guatemalan men have pleaded guilty in a Texas federal court to human smuggling charges linked to a December 2021 tractor-trailer crash in Mexico that left 55 migrants dead and dozens injured, the U.S. Justice Department announced Wednesday.
The devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela two weeks ago have become a defining political test for acting President Delcy Rodríguez, exposing public anger over the government’s response while also potentially offering her a path to tighten her grip on power.
The death toll from a devastating pair of earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to at least 3,811, with more than 16,700 injured and nearly 18,000 displaced, according to official figures released Wednesday by lawmaker Jorge Rodriguez.
The United Nations launched an urgent appeal Wednesday for nearly $300 million in earthquake relief for Venezuela, as the death toll from the devastating tremors climbed above 3,800 and mounting humanitarian needs threatened to overwhelm the crisis-stricken nation.
