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The head of Britain's domestic spy agency warned Tuesday that artificial intelligence was affecting the security risks faced by the UK, and could "change the stakes" on bioweapons.
Sweden's Social Democratic party leader Magdalena Andersson said Tuesday she had failed to form a government with the three other parties in the left-wing bloc following last month's election.
Hungarian lawmakers on Tuesday voted to remove anti-LGBTQ provisions in a 2021 "child protection" law adopted under nationalist ex-leader Viktor Orban.
Asia's tech-heavy stock markets slumped Tuesday on fresh worries about the outlook for the AI investment boom, while European stocks gained thanks to a retreat in oil prices.
A Philippine impeachment court on Tuesday granted prosecutors' request to drop most of the charges against Vice President Sara Duterte at a trial that could still block her 2028 presidential bid.
Hungarian lawmakers on Tuesday voted to remove anti-LGBTQ provisions in a 2021 "child protection" law adopted under nationalist ex-leader Viktor Orban.
South Korea test-fired its first homegrown hypersonic missile last week, days after the North announced the AI-assisted launch of an intermediate-range hypersonic missile.
The International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday that while low-income developing countries were dealing with the disproportionate impacts of the Iran war-fuelled energy shock, many had "no choice" but to cut spending or potentially face debt restructuring.
For South Korea's gold medal-winning footballers, victory at the Asian Games came with a reward beyond sporting glory: exemption from mandatory military service.
From Batman masks to offline maps, young Indian protesters have responded to one of New Delhi's toughest security crackdowns with improvised tactics designed to evade surveillance and keep demonstrations alive.
Seoul, Tokyo and Taipei led losses across Asian stock markets on Tuesday as technology firms plunged on fresh worries about the outlook for the AI investment boom, with traders preparing for a crucial earnings season and release of key US data.
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday forecast that global growth in 2026 would slow less than previously expected due to advanced economies' "resilience" in the face of war-fuelled energy prices, but warned that low-income countries remained vulnerable to the supply shock.
For weeks on end, parts of Indonesian Borneo have resembled an Armageddon landscape with masked residents immersed in a putrid, red-brown haze as wildfires devour peatlands near homes and farms.
A Melbourne imam whose Islamic community centre has been linked by prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates to the co-pilot who allegedly attacked the captain of a flydubai jet has said he "never met" the man and insisted he has "consistently preached peace".
Former DR Congo president Joseph Kabila on Monday joined forces with the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group to head a new outfit, taking a more direct role in the insurgency ravaging the country's volatile east.
Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro is set to visit his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest, after a judge authorized the visit on Monday.
Thousands of teary-eyed pilgrims paid homage to Brazil's patron saint in the largest shrine in her name on Monday, with a bitter election campaign's battle for the Catholic vote taking center stage.
A Houthi official on Monday warned the US it would receive a "painful response" if it entered the war in Yemen, where Saudi Arabia has reportedly requested Washington's help in dealing with the group as it weathers repeated attacks.
More than two months after a wave of migrants swept into Ceuta, Esperanza Ansede still avoids conversations about the crisis that has polarised the Spanish territory in north Africa.
Brazil's Supreme Court on Monday authorized presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro to resume visiting his father Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest, as long as he does not involve him in campaigning.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Monday that Britain's current relationship with the European Union was "not good enough", as officials confirmed a UK-EU summit will take place on November 20.
Student protests gripping France for three weeks rumbled on Monday, though authorities hoped they were starting to ease ahead of half-term holidays -- even as the country braced for fresh nationwide demonstrations.
Russia does not want to accept an "energy ceasefire" in Ukraine announced by Donald Trump, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, accusing Moscow of attacking six sites Monday.
Pakistani authorities have detained hundreds of members of Imran Khan's party, police officials told AFP on Monday, as a protest movement in support of the jailed former prime minister appeared to falter.
Saudi Arabia's energy minister on Monday said the country had been tested but would mount a "serious" response after a string of attacks on Riyadh's international airport by Yemen's Houthis that left 18 people dead.
Pope Leo XIV will be admitted to hospital on Tuesday morning for an operation to remove a lump from his lung, the Vatican said.
NATO's top military commander said Monday the alliance would "block, blunt, and break" any attack on its members, in a warning to Russia as fears grow over the threat from Moscow.
Benchmark oil prices topped $105 a barrel Monday after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement launched strikes on Saudi Arabia, heightening worries about tight global supplies heading into the northern hemisphere winter.
Some 130 French high schools remained closed on Monday, the education ministry said, with authorities hoping the protest movement that has rocked the nation in recent weeks would ease ahead of half-term holidays.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday his country would respond if Russia did not agree to the "energy ceasefire" announced by US President Donald Trump.
Thousands of protesters marched in New Delhi on Monday demanding the resignation of India's election chief over alleged misconduct during a voter roll revision, the latest showdown with authorities in the heavily fortified capital.
Stock markets were mixed on Monday as oil prices fell after Donald Trump announced an "energy ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine, which offset a fresh wave of Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia.