British woman dies after rafting incident in French Alps
A British woman has died on a white-water rafting excursion in the French Alps. The woman fell from her raft shortly after noon local time (11:00 BST) on Saturday on…
Passengers rescued from ferry fire
At least five people have died and 284 rescued from a ferry fire off the coast of Indonesia’s Sulwesi island. The Indonesian Navy said everyone onboard the KM III Barcelona…
One person killed and two missing after going over Oregon waterfall
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Two people are still missing after six people were swept over the falls One person has died and two people remain missing after a group of…
PM Shigeru Ishiba vows to stay on despite bruising exit poll
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said he has no plans to quit, despite projections his ruling coalition will lose its majority in the country’s upper house. Voters went to…
Israeli forces kill 67 Palestinians seeking aid in northern Gaza, Hamas-run ministry says
The Israeli military has killed at least 67 people waiting for UN aid lorries in northern Gaza, the territory’s Hamas-run health ministry says. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that…
Moscow airports temporarily closed after Ukraine drone attacks
Kathryn Armstrong BBC News EPA/Shutterstock Airports in the Moscow region have been disrupted several times in recent months due to Ukrainian air attacks (recent image) A sustained Ukrainian drone attack…
Syria sees ‘cautious calm’ in Suweida after deadly clashes
A “cautious calm” has returned to the Syrian city of Suweida after a week of deadly tribal clashes between Druze fighters, Bedouin gunmen and government forces, a UK-based monitoring group…
Stock market and bank earnings updates: Dow and S&P 500
Stocks slid Friday after a slate of earnings beats from big banks fueled concerns that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at its next two meetings. Still, the major…
Japan heads to polls in key test for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba
Japanese voters headed to the polls on Sunday in a tightly contested election amid public frustration over rising prices and the imminent threat of US tariffs. The ruling Liberal Democratic…
Taiwan coach apologises for ‘pressuring’ students to give blood
A sports coach at a Taiwanese university has issued a formal apology over a research project that allegedly involved her coercing students into giving blood, according to local media. Chou…