Britain's King Charles has stripped his younger brother Andrew of his title of prince and forced him out of his home by Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday, punishing him over his ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

The US military on Wednesday struck another boat in the eastern Pacific it claimed was trafficking drugs, killing four people, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said, bringing the death toll from Washington’s controversial anti-narcotics campaign to at least 62.

Tanzania was under a communications blackout yesterday a day after elections turned into violent chaos with unconfirmed reports of many dead.

Radio Free Asia, founded nearly three decades ago to report on China and other Asian countries without independent media, said Wednesday it will halt production after the US government ceased funding.

Israeli planes and tanks pounded areas in eastern Gaza yesterday, Palestinian residents and witnesses said, a day after Israel said it remained committed to a US-backed ceasefire despite launching more lethal bombardments in the territory.

US President Donald Trump said yesterday he had agreed with President Xi Jinping to trim tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing cracking down on the illicit fentanyl trade, resuming US soybean purchases and keeping rare earths exports flowing.

Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight, forcing nationwide power restrictions and killing three people, including a seven-year-old girl, officials said yesterday.

Afghanistan and Pakistan have resumed peace talks in Istanbul, four sources familiar with the matter said yesterday, a day after Islamabad said the discussions had ended in failure.

Nepal’s interim leader has held the first talks between political parties and youth representatives since last month’s deadly anti-corruption protests that toppled the previous government, officials said yesterday.

Families hid in trenches, bodies lay in the streets and children were killed in front of their parents as Sudanese paramilitaries advanced into the western city of El-Fasher, survivors told AFP.

US President Donald Trump yesterday ordered the US military to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons after a gap of 33 years, minutes before beginning a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Operation comes two days after Rio police carried out deadly drug raid

More than 24,000 tons of UN aid has reached Gaza since the start of a ceasefire earlier this month, a UN official said on Thursday while calling for NGOs to be allowed to assist in its distribution

A United Nations spokesman said Thursday that nuclear testing was never permissible "under any circumstances" after US President Donald Trump said he would seek to resume the practice

Mediators from Turkey and Qatar convinced them to resume talks, said Reuters sources

China exercises a virtual monopoly on so-called "rare earth" metals, essential for everything from household appliances to cars, energy and weapons

Rio police confirmed 121 deaths so far, including four officers. Public defenders said the final count would rise to at least 132.

The Wall Street Journal first reported on the possibility of OpenAI going public as early as 2027

The WHO said the hospital was on Sunday "attacked for the fourth time in a month, killing one nurse and injuring three other health workers"

A final estimate is expected later Thursday