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Analysts question Israel's motivation for Gaza attack amid political turmoil and with new elections upcoming.

New statistics prompt calls by advocates for the government in Ottawa to pass anti-racism law.

While recession fears may have cooled for now, the Fed is likely to be more bold with its rate hikes at future meetings.

Israeli raids killed at least 10 people while targeting the Islamic Jihad movement as fears of all-out war rise again.

A fast-moving fire burned six homes and eight structures before authorities ordered the town evacuated.

US President Joe Biden will travel to Kentucky on August 8 to meet with officials and families hit by disaster.

While more than 30,000 positions were shed, Canada's unemployment rate is still at a record low of 4.9 percent.

White House says it is 'saddened by the tragic loss' after fatal incident at Lafayette Park during a thunderstorm.

The move by Republican governors protesting Biden’s US border policies has been dismissed by some as 'political stunt'.

Thirty years after the war in Georgia’s breakaway territory of Abkhazia, victims are still waiting for justice.

The killing will provoke a defiant Taliban response - but it could also provoke a huge internal crisis for the group.

The high job growth means that the Federal Reserve is likely to continue to increase rates.

Residents of Eastchurch fear rising sea levels and flooding risk after a landslide caused a family to lose their home.

Worshippers converge on a vast square inside Baghdad's Green Zone, home to government and diplomatic buildings.

Panagiotis Kontoleon quits 'following mistaken actions found during lawful wiretapping procedures', PM's office says.

Mukhtar Robow, formerly a leader of the rebel group, has been appointed as a minister.

'Democracy is a memory,' tweets Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after police crack down on protests over rising inflation.

The overturning of Roe was the result of a process that started not in 2016, but more than 40 years ago.

Hindutva refers to Hindu supremacist movement that aims to turn constitutionally secular India into ethnic Hindu state.

China's Xi Jinping needs to show tough response to Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit without damaging the Chinese economy.

Government policies on housing and immigration accused of being 'racist'.

Beijing says US House speaker disregarded its concerns and resolute opposition to her 'provocative' visit.

'Crisis' task force activated in France, as prolonged UK dry spell causes 'alarming' prognosis for British farmers.

The species, usually found in Arctic waters, had made its way up the waterway and reached a lock some 70km from Paris.

The announcement comes a day after a Russian court sentenced basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison.

World Cup break, taking-the-knee changes and new rules that are part of the new English Premier League season.

US judge dismisses oil and gas giant's arguments for avoiding trial over alleged human rights abuses in Indonesia.

Ruling marks the first time US conspiracy theorist is held financially liable for claiming school shooting was a hoax.

Many Iraqis who joined anti-gov't protests in 2019 are either against or indifferent towards this bout of rallies.

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 163rd day, we take a look at the main developments.

Amid complaints over data management, election authority maintains the results of constitutional referendum are valid.

The cause of the deadly nightclub fire in Chonburi province is under investigation, police said.

Court backs government appeal against decision that women should be able to pass citizenship to children born overseas.

The Danuri is expected to enter the Moon's orbit in December and will spend its year-long mission conducting research.

Exporters of barley and wine are seeking to diversify after more than two years of Chinese trade restrictions.

Kenya votes on Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know about the parties, leaders and key election issues.

Cricket has gone from friendly matches to competitive fixtures on dusty fields and car parks.

Intergovernmental forum forecasts 2.5 percent growth in 2022, down from 3.2 percent in May.

Taiwan says monitoring situation after multiple Chinese ships and aircraft crossed median line in Taiwan Strait.

Korean Air, Asiana and Singapore Airlines among carriers to cancel flights over military exercise in the Taiwan Strait.

Questions being asked over speed of executions, legal representation, and the ethnicities of the condemned.

Spending jumps 3.5 percent in June amid rebound in domestic travel.

US lawmakers will not allow journalist's death to be 'swept under the rug', senator tells Biden administration official.

US Republicans view Orban’s Hungary as a conservative, anti-woke paradise.

The Sochi summit comes after Ankara helped broker a grain deal that has eased global food crisis fears.

The opposition, which saw elections as a chance to check Macky Sall’s third-term aspirations, is without a majority too.

Thousands gather in Lebanon's capital to commemorate two years since a deadly port explosion, demanding accountability.

More than 6,600 cases have been detected in the US as the Biden administration faces scrutiny on vaccine distribution.

Andrew Warren, an elected Democratic state attorney, had pledged not to enforce the US state's 15-week abortion ban.