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Nobel Prize in literature awarded to South Korean author Han Kang

Kang, 53, won the International Booker Prize in 2016 for The Vegetarian, an unsettling novel in which a woman's decision to stop eating meat has devastating consequences

Israeli strike on Gaza shelter kills 27, say Palestinian officials

Israel has continued to strike at what it says are militant targets across the Palestinian enclave even as attention has shifted to its war against Hezbollah in Lebanon and rising tensions with Iran

US Immigrants demand protection for immigrants shielded from deportation

The panel hearing arguments won't rule immediately. Whatever they decide, the case will almost certainly wind up at the US Supreme Court

Panathinaikos defender George Baldock found dead in his Athens home

State-run ERT television said the body of Baldock was found late Wednesday in his swimming pool in the southern suburb of Glyfada. The cause of death was not immediately clear.

Ex-F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo is courted by Australian Supercars series

Eight-time F1 race winner Ricciardo was released by Red Bull Racing in late September following a disappointing 2024 campaign, ending a 14-year F1 career.

Zelenskyy to meet UK, Nato leaders as he seeks support for peace plan

Ukraine's leader last visited London in July, soon after Starmer's Labour Party government was elected, when he addressed a meeting of the British Cabinet

Over 3 million without power as Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida

About 125 homes were destroyed before the hurricane came ashore, many of them mobile homes in communities for senior citizens

Suspected attacks by Houthi rebels target ship in Red Sea: Officials

At least two more projectiles later fell in the waters around the vessel, which was a distance away from Hodeida, the Houthi-controlled port from which many of the rebels' attacks have been launched

China seeks deeper economic ties with Asean as South China Sea row lurks

Asean members and China have been negotiating a code of conduct to govern behavior in the strategic waterway for years but progress has been slow

US inflation likely cooled again last month in sign of healthy economy

Fewer than a third of the Republican's campaign contributions have come from donors who gave less than $200

US inflation likely cooled again last month in sign of healthy economy

The consumer price index is expected to have risen just 2.3 per cent in September from 12 months earlier

Duped into building drones for use in Ukraine: Africans working in Russia

To fill urgent labour shortage in wartime, Russia has been recruiting women aged 18-22 from places like Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, South Sudan, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, and Latin America

UN warns Gaza aid efforts could disintegrate if Israeli legislation passes

UNRWA had suspended the union leader in March when allegations of his ties to Hamas emerged and launched an investigation

Turkey navy evacuates its citizens from Beirut amid Israel-Hezbollah clash

She spoke to The Associated Press before getting in line to board the TCG Bayraktar amphibious landing vessel, which along with the TCG Sancaktar will take on evacuees.

Here's what to know about Israel's ground invasion in southern Lebanon

The goal is not to destroy Hezbollah, and the army is aware that this will not remove the threat of longer-range rockets and missiles

After hurricanes now solar storms may cause disruption in US power grids

A severe solar storm is headed to Earth that could stress power grids even more as the US deals with major back-to-back hurricanes, space weather forecasters said on Wednesday.

Polluted waste from Florida's fertiliser industry in path of Milton's fury

Of particular concern from Milton is the Piney Point wastewater reservoir, which sits on the shore of Tampa Bay and has had structural issues that have caused regular leaks over the years

Hurricane Milton makes landfall along Florida's coast as Category 3 storm

Milton drew fuel from exceedingly warm Gulf of Mexico waters, twice reaching Category 5 status

Harris faces urgency to explain how her presidency will differ from Biden's

Her struggle to present herself both as a candidate of change while demonstrating a loyalty to the politician she serves under was made clear

Attack on Iran would be 'lethal', 'surprising': Israeli defence minister

Israel expands a weeklong ground offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon and considers a major retaliatory strike on Iran following Iran's October 1 missile barrage