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Ethiopia volcano subsides, disrupts flights as ash blankets far-off places

Airlines cancelled dozens of flights scheduled to fly over affected areas as the meteorological department said the ash clouds were expected to clear later on Tuesday

Australian senator barred from Parliament after wearing burqa in protest

The Senate rises for the year on Thursday, and Hanson's suspension will continue when Parliament resumes in February next year

An autoimmune encephalitis wiped a man's memory. Here's how he's coping

Of all the ways our immune system can run amok and damage the body instead of protecting it, autoimmune encephalitis is one of the most unfathomable

Russia strikes homes and energy sites in Kyiv despite US peace push

Ukraine's energy ministry said that energy infrastructure had been hit, without specifying what type or the extent of the damage

Boeing's Starliner won't carry crew on next flight amid safety concerns

Although Nasa test pilots Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams managed to dock Starliner to the Space Station in 2024, the capsule had so many problems that Nasa ordered it to come back empty

UK lawmakers grill BBC leadership on standards amid Trump lawsuit threat

The BBC drew Trump's ire and deep public scrutiny after an internal memo compiled by one of its former external advisers was leaked to the British media

US DOJ renews attempt to unseal Jeffrey Epstein grand jury materials

The Justice Department said the Congressional action overrode existing law in a way that permits the unsealing of the grand jury records

I will visit Beijing in April and host China's Xi later next year: Trump

The conversation between Trump and Xi came as China-Japan relations have plunged to a new low following recent remarks from Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi

Ottawa working fast to advance trade deal with India: Canada FM Anita Anand

Relations between Canada and India have been strained since Canadian police accused New Delhi of playing a role in the June 2023 assassination of a Canadian Sikh activist near Vancouver

Death toll rises in Vietnam, Thailand as rains trigger floods, landslides

The total number of confirmed dead in Vietnam is now 91, with 11 others missing as the heavy rain that began a week ago has caused severe flooding and triggered landslides

Japan 'crossed red line' with Taiwan military intervention remarks: China

Beijing on Friday sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticising Takaichi's 'grave violation of international law' and diplomatic norms

Hallucinations led me to breach ankle monitoring, causing arrest: Bolsonaro

Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prison in September for attempting a coup to remain in the presidency after his 2022 electoral defeat

Airlines cancel Venezuela flights after FAA warns of rising security risks

FAA warned pilots that unspecified threats could pose a potential risk to aircraft at all altitudes as well planes taking off and landing in the country and even aircraft on the ground

Israel kills senior Hezbollah official in first strike on Beirut in months

The strike in Beirut's southern suburbs killed five people and wounded 25 others, Lebanon's Health Ministry said

Ukraine holds talks with Western allies on peace plan proposed by US

The next meeting is with the US delegation. We are in a very constructive mood, Yermak said. We continue working together to achieve a lasting and just peace for Ukraine

Bolsonaro's conviction brings justice to those who lost loved ones to Covid

A judge claimed Bolsonaro was intent on escaping days before he was set to begin a 27-year prison sentence for attempting a coup after losing the 2022 presidential election

US signals efforts to protect Nigeria's Christians after Trump's threat

The efforts may support Trump's pledge to avoid more involvement in foreign conflicts and come as the US security footprint has diminished in Africa

Indigenous people reflect on meaning of their participation in COP30 talks

As the talks, called COP30, concluded Saturday in Belem, Brazil, Indigenous people reflected on what the conference meant to them and whether they were heard

UN climate deal boosts funds for nations but lacks fossil fuel plan

The deal, which was approved after negotiators blew past a Friday deadline to wrap up, was crafted after more than 12 hours of late night and early morning meetings

JFK's granddaughter reveals cancer diagnosis, criticises cousin RFK Jr

Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Kennedy's daughter, Caroline Kennedy, and Edwin Schlossberg, wrote that she was diagnosed in May 2024 at 34