Russia and Ukraine pounded each other with heavy overnight missile attacks as diplomatic efforts to end the war faltered, with the White House saying there were no imminent plans for presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to meet.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday he had held a conversation with Donald Trump, with the US president saying the pair had discussed trade as the countries negotiate a deal that could mend strained ties.

Forty migrants from sub-Saharan Africa were found dead yesterday following a shipwreck off Tunisia while 30 were rescued, a judicial spokesman told AFP.

Gaza is experiencing a health “catastrophe” that will last for “generations to come”, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.

The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned yesterday that global warming is pushing the planet to the brink and urged countries to implement disaster warning systems to protect people against extreme weather.

India’s government yesterday proposed that artificial intelligence and social media firms should clearly label AI-generated content to tackle the spread of deepfake and misinformation, prompted by similar moves by the European Union and China.

Vorapak Tanyawong denies wrongdoing but steps down to fight legal battle

Said a company vice-president

As of now, 17 people are known to have been injured

The audacious daylight robbery on Sunday shortly after the museum opened caused estimated losses of around 88 million euros ($102 million)

Two buses collided on a major motorway in Uganda early on Wednesday, killing 63 people and injuring several others

No plans for President Trump to meet with President Putin, a White House official say

Along with Antarctica, Iceland has long been one of the few places on earth without a mosquito population.

Under the terms of that agreement, the Palestinian group was supposed to have released all the hostages, living and dead, by October 13.

The mistakes included confusing news with parody, getting dates wrong or simply inventing events

Trump has launched a series of legal cases against media firms and other organizations he accuses of bias against him

US Vice President JD Vance landed in Israel yesterday to shore up a fragile Gaza ceasefire deal, after President Donald Trump warned Hamas it would be wiped out if it breached the truce.

US previously agreed to provide up to 200 troops without deploying them in Gaza

A divided US appeals court ruled on Monday that Donald Trump can send National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon, despite objections by the leaders of the city and state, giving the Republican president an important legal victory as he dispatches military forces to a growing number of Democratic-led locales.

Russian strikes caused widespread blackouts and cut off phone networks in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernigiv, with repairs stalled by ongoing drone attacks yesterday.