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Aceh Couple Publicly Caned Over TikTok Kiss

BANDA ACEH-A young couple were publicly caned in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday after an Islamic Sharia court convicted them

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China Says Personal Factors Led to Beijing Plane Crash

BEIJING-Chinese authorities said on Thursday that a preliminary investigation found personal factors led to last week’s crash of a small

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Truck Strikes Thai Buddhist Procession, Killing Eight Monks

BANGKOK-An 11-year-old boy driving his parents’ pickup truck crashed into a Buddhist procession in northeastern Thailand on Thursday, killing eight

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Syria Signals Openness to Talks With Hezbollah During Beirut Visit

BEIRUT-Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shibani said during a visit to Beirut on Thursday that Damascus was open to meeting the

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Israeli Raids Detain Palestinian Women Across West Bank

RAMALLAH- Israeli security forces detained at least five Palestinian women during overnight raids across several cities in the occupied West

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Iran Warns Tankers Over Strait of Hormuz Navigation Rules

DUBAI-Iran’s joint military command warned on Thursday that oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz must follow navigation routes approved

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Iran Warns US, Israel Ahead of Khamenei Funeral

DUBAI-Iran’s military warned the United States and Israel on Thursday against launching any military action during the upcoming funeral ceremonies

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Deadly Russian Barrage Ravages Kyiv as Air Defenses Mobilize

KYIV- Russian forces launched an overnight barrage of drones and missiles against Kyiv on Thursday, killing at least two people,

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UN Panel Sounds Alarm Over Global AI Governance Divide

NEW YORK CITY-A United Nations scientific panel warned on Wednesday that global governance of artificial intelligence is falling behind the

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Ukraine War Military Losses Top Two Million, CSIS Estimates

WASHINGTON-More than two million Russian and Ukrainian military personnel have been killed, wounded or gone missing since Russia launched its

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