The United Nations on Tuesday raised the alarm over attacks on civilians and the health system in northwest Syria where surging hostilities have killed hundreds and pushed tens of thousands to flee.

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German authorities are pressing for a 100-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard to face trial almost 80 years since the end of World War II.

Finland's transport agency Traficom on Tuesday said that the fibre-optic cables connecting Finland and Sweden appeared to have been cut accidentally.

Notre Dame cathedral will reopen in Paris on Saturday with incoming US president Donald Trump set to attend the ceremony marking the resurrection of the Gothic masterpiece five years after a ...

Islamist-led rebels are pressing a major offensive in northern Syria in which they seized the second city Aleppo from the government for the first time since civil war erupted in 2011.

Double Olympic cycling champion Remco Evenepoel sustained fractures to his right shoulder blade, hand and ribs after he collided with the open door of a postal van in Brussels on Tuesday.

The UK government is closely following the situation in South Korea where President Yoon Suk Yeol has declared emergency martial law, a Downing Street spokesman said Tuesday.

The stock market was still wavering on Tuesday despite a “just right” reading from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were down 0.2% after marking record ...

The United Nations warned Tuesday that the already unprecedented levels of forced displacement are set to worsen in 2025 as conflicts and disasters push ever more people to flee their homes.

All political activities are banned in South Korea following the imposition of martial law on Tuesday and all media will be subject to government monitoring, martial law commander Park An-su said in a ...

Exceptionally severe storms during the 2024 tropical cyclone season resulted in damages well above the 10-year average, according to German reinsurance giant Munich Re.