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125 die as tear gas triggers crush at Indonesia football match

Violence broke out after the game ended Saturday evening with host Arema FC of East Java's Malang city losing to Persebaya of Surabaya 3-2

King Charles III decides not to attend int'l climate summit in Egypt

King Charles III has decided not to attend the international climate change summit in Egypt next month, fueling speculation that the new monarch will have to rein in his environmental activism

Pope appeals to Vladimir Putin to end 'spiral of violence' in Ukraine

Pope Francis appealed to Russian President Putin, imploring him to stop this spiral of violence and death in Ukraine, and denounced what he called the absurd risk of nuclear war

British PM Liz Truss sticks by economic plan as her party worries

Truss said that she could have done a better job laying ground for her package of unfunded tax cuts, but insisted she would push on with an economic plan that has caused turmoil on financial markets

How Indonesia's deadly crush that erupted at football match unfolded

Police said at least 174 people died, including children and two police officers, most of whom were trampled

Brazilians vote today in historic election with Lula against Bolsonaro

More than 120 million Brazilians will vote today in a highly polarised election that could determine if the country returns a leftist to the helm of the world's fourth-largest democracy

Hurricane Ian leaves dozens dead as focus turns to rescue, recovery

Dozens of Florida residents left their flooded and splintered homes by boat and by air on Saturday as rescuers continued to search for survivors in the wake of Hurricane Ian

We can defend islands despite Turkey's threats: Greek defence minister

Greece has the right to take all defensive measures to protect its easternmost islands amid threats by neighbouring Turkey that dispute Greek sovereignty rights, the Greek defense minister said

Protesters attack French Embassy in Burkina Faso's capital after coup

Angry protesters attacked the French Embassy in Burkina Faso's capital after supporters of the West African nation's new coup leader accused France of harboring the ousted interim president

Venezuela releases 7 Americans as US frees 2 prisoners of prez's relatives

Venezuela on Saturday freed seven Americans imprisoned in the South American country in exchange for the release of two nephews of President Nicholas Maduro's wife

Women protesters demand more security after Afghan bombing kills students

The bomber struck an education centre Friday packed with hundreds of students in a Shiite neighbourhood, killing 19 people and wounding 27

New Greece-Bulgaria gas pipeline 'means freedom', says EU chief Leyen

The president of the European Union's executive arm travelled Saturday to Bulgaria for the opening of a natural gas link between the country and Greece

Ukraine encircles key eastern city Lyman; Russia intensifies bombing

Ukrainian forces encircled the strategic eastern city of Lyman on Saturday in a counteroffensive that has humiliated the Kremlin, while Russian bombardments intensified

UK train strikes and soaring energy prices add to a week of turmoil

Trains in Britain all but ground to a halt Saturday as coordinated strikes by rail workers added to a week of turmoil caused by soaring energy prices and unfunded tax cuts that roiled markets

Donald Trump at centre of Oath Keepers novel defence in January 6 case

The defence team in the Capitol riot trial of the Oath Keepers leader is relying on an unusual strategy with Donald Trump at the centre

Tropical storm Orlene expected to be hurricane off Mexico's Pacific coast

Tropical Storm Orlene is expected to grow into a hurricane by Saturday as its heads for an expected landfall on Mexico's northwestern Pacific coast

19 killed, including 3 elite guard members, in Iran attack by separatists

An attack by armed separatists on a police station in a southeastern city killed 19 people

Security fears grow in Burkina Faso after attacks from extremists

As Islamic extremists intensified their attacks in Burkina Faso earlier this year, coup leader Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba urged the West African nation's people to give him until September

Powerful earthquake shakes Indonesia's Sumatra leaving 1 dead, 11 injured

A strong and shallow earthquake shook Indonesia's Sumatra island on Saturday, killing a resident, injuring 11 and damaging more than a a dozen houses and buildings, police said

Russia accused of 'kidnapping' head of Europe's largest nuclear plant

Ukraine's nuclear power provider accused of kidnapping the head of Europe's largest nuclear power plant, a facility now occupied by Russian troops and located in a region of Ukraine