Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday asked a court to prevent his potential arrest over the Easter Sunday bombings in 2019 that killed 279 people.

US law enforcement disrupted a plot to attack the White House during a mixed martial arts event attended by US President Donald Trump and other top officials over the weekend, FBI Director Kash Patel said yesterday.

US President Donald Trump said yesterday that Russia should make a peace deal with Ukraine, adding that he would do what he could to end the war after a “very good” meeting between President Volodymyr Zelensky and Group of Seven leaders at a summit in France.

The US military is planning a permanent war-ready weapons stockpile for its Marine Corps on Australia’s southeast coast beyond the range of most Chinese missiles, tender documents show and officials confirmed to AFP.

Eight people died when a US B-52 bomber crashed and erupted into a catastrophic fire shortly after takeoff at an air force base in California on Monday, officials said.

Scientists have identified nearly 166,000 sq km (64,000 sq miles) of coral reefs that are capable of surviving and recovering from climate change, three times more than previously estimated, research showed yesterday.

Doubts swirled around the US‑Iran interim deal to end the war in the Middle East, although US President Donald Trump said yesterday the accord makes clear that Tehran would never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon.

A drone hit a major oil refinery just outside Moscow yesterday, triggering a fire and causing damage, Russian authorities said, as Ukraine claimed the attack was retribution for Russia’s own strikes.

The provision for waiving sanctions on Iranian oil sales takes effect once the agreement is signed this Friday

Iran ​has established its own system for ushering ships through the opposite side of the Strait

US President Donald Trump said on Monday a preliminary agreement to end the conflict had been signed by the US and Iran, although details have yet to be made public and both countries said a permanent truce was yet to be negotiated.

India has blocked the Telegram messaging app until June 22, saying the platform has been used to "defraud candidates" taking the medical entrance examination, the Ministry of Education said in a statement today.

Xi also spoke about making greater contributions to regional peace and development through their bilateral ties.

Brazil holds about 12 percent of the planet's freshwater, nearly two-thirds of which is found in the Amazon region.

It's not a misconception -- mosquitoes are attracted to some people more than others

The annual report from the institute, attached to the University of Oxford, is a closely-watched tracker of trends reshaping the news media.

Hotter, drier weather is impeding rice and palm-oil production as households across Southeast Asia struggle with higher fuel, food and transport costs

The move would follow those by other countries including Britain, which has minted collectible coins featuring Harry Potter motifs as well as those with John Lennon from the Beatles

US, Iran reach pact that falls short of Israeli war goals

They included a possible $300 billion reconstruction fund for the war-battered country, but the release of funds will be "tied to performance," a senior Trump administration official said in a call with reporters