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98 dead, 160 injured in roof collapse at nightclub in Dominican Republic

Nearly 12 hours after the top of the nightclub collapsed onto patrons, rescue crews were still pulling out survivors from under the debris

US Supreme Court puts hold on reinstatement of fired federal employees

A second lawsuit, filed in Maryland, also resulted in an order blocking the firings at those same six agencies, plus roughly a dozen more

Japan interested in joining Nato command for supporting Ukraine's mission

Nakatani said Japan wants to further deepen security cooperation with NATO and that participation in the NSATU mission would help Tokyo learn lessons from Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Israeli strikes kill 25 in Gaza as Supreme Court hears Shin Bet cases

Israel's Supreme Court is hearing a group of eight cases challenging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial move to dismiss the head of the country's internal security agency

Soyuz rocket launches US-Russian crew of 3 to International Space Station

Kim and Russia's Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky are scheduled to spend about eight months at the space outpost

South Korea to hold election on June 3 to replace ousted President Yoon

Deep political polarisation will likely shape the June 3 election, expected to be a two-way showdown between the two major political parties

Trump claims tariffs averted Great Depression, but history disagrees

Trump, now championing his own sweeping tariffs that have sent global markets into a tailspin, argues that the US was founded on steep import taxes on goods from abroad

Federal grants to fight child labour worldwide axed in major DOGE cuts

The Bureau of International Labour Affairs helped reduce the number of child labourers worldwide by 78 million over the last two decades

China vows to 'fight to end' after Trump threatens with still more tariffs

Commerce Ministry said the US' imposition of so-called reciprocal tariffs' on China is completely groundless and is a typical unilateral bullying practice

Asian shares gain, Japan's Nikkei jumps 6.5% despite US tariffs concerns

The rebound followed a wild day on Wall Street as US stocks careened after President Donald Trump threatened to crank his double-digit tariffs higher

Trump admin in early talks to hold military parade in DC on June 14

The Army is in early discussions about potentially adding a parade to the Army's 250th birthday festival, which is being held June 14, according to a defense official

Trump's pick to oversee state department personnel meets resistance

The appointment of Olowski, a lawyer, has raised eyebrows among current diplomats because of his numerous pro-Trump and anti-immigrant writings

Myanmar earthquake toll reaches 3,600 as rescue operations wind down

In the capital, Naypyitaw, people cleared debris and collected wood from their damaged houses under drizzling rain

Global markets sink as Trump stands firm on tariffs, trade tensions rise

Countries are scrambling to figure out how to respond to the tariffs, with China and others retaliating quickly

China accuses US of protectionism, economic bullying with new tariffs

Last week, Trump put an additional 34 per cent tariff on Chinese goods as part of Liberation Day, coming on top of two rounds of 10 per cent tariffs already declared in February and March

Israel strikes tents near hospitals in Gaza, killing, wounding reporters

A strike on a media tent outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis at around 2 a.m. set the tent ablaze, killing Yousef al-Faqawi, a reporter for the Palestine Today TV station

Mideast stocks fall on US tariffs, low oil prices squeeze energy nations

Benchmark Brent crude is down by nearly 15 per cent over the last five days of trading, with a barrel of oil costing just over $63

Israel controls half of Gaza as Palestinians pushed into smaller zones

Israel has depicted its tightening grip as a temporary necessity to pressure Hamas into releasing the remaining hostages taken during the October 7, 2023, attack that started the war

Le Pen supporters rally in Paris, making it a populist show of force

Le Pen was found guilty of using European Parliament funds to pay party staff in France a scheme the court described as a democratic bypass

Second child dies as US battles worst measles outbreak in over 30 years

Nationwide, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed 607 measles cases across 21 states this year