Remarks follow death of a National Guard member shot near the White House reportedly by an Afghan

US strikes on Caribbean and eastern Pacific waters have killed 83 so far

Three renovation contractors held in manslaughter probe

A Turkish court yesterday acquitted four journalists, including AFP photographer Yasin Akgul, who were on trial over mass demonstrations in Istanbul in March, a case that drew condemnation from press freedom watchdogs.

France will introduce a voluntary military service of 10 months beginning next summer, President Emmanuel Macron said yesterday, in the face of what he called a growing threat posed by Russia.

Guinea-Bissau’s military installed General Horta Nta Na Man as transitional president yesterday, an army statement said, a day after soldiers toppled President Umaro Sissoco Embalo in a swift power grab that followed a disputed election.

Israeli forces launched airstrikes in southern and central Gaza, hitting areas beyond the yellow line despite ceasefire terms.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that Moscow would end its Ukraine offensive if Kyiv withdrew from territory Moscow claims at its own -- otherwise they would take it by force.

Afghans who fled the Taliban and have waited years for a US resettlement decision say their last path to safety has shut since Washington froze all Afghan immigration cases following a shooting near the White House.

The morning after saving her elderly neighbour from Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades, retiree Kwok was trawling through social media groups looking for signs other missing residents were safe yesterday.

The FBI yesterday said it was launching a full-scale terror probe after a gunman carried out what officials described as an “ambush style” attack near the White House, shooting two National Guard soldiers multiple times with a revolver.

A magnitude 6.6-earthquake hit an island off the coast of Sumatra in western Indonesia yesterday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), with no immediate reports of damages or tsunami warning.

Flames were still visible in some of the eight-building apartment complex's almost 2,000 units well over 24 hours after the fire broke out

The pair 'seem to have sawn through bars' and 'fled using bed sheets'

Most of the deaths occurred in the central tea-growing district of Badulla

HK leader says he is considering mandate for metal scaffolding

Former French police controller succeeds Emirati Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi

Another four were killed in a similar manner in the adjoining Nuwara Eliya district.

The death toll from a fire that tore through a Hong Kong apartment complex has risen to 75, the city's government said late on Thursday

Trump has been critical of South African policies since taking office in January