A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck southern Peru on Thursday, injuring three people and damaging at least 22 homes, six schools and 12 medical centres, according to preliminary assessments. The quake was also felt in Lima and several other parts of the…
France has joined Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom in calling on Israel to halt the expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank and immediately withdraw tenders issued this week for more than 1,200 new homes under the controversial…
A man believed to have been the longest-serving prisoner in U.S. history has died at the age of 101, having his execution scheduled and postponed eight times as he maintained his innocence despite a murder conviction in Connecticut. Francis Clifford…
A charter plane carrying two pilots and six passengers crashed at a remote radar site in western Alaska on Thursday, killing all eight people aboard, the U.S. military said via The Associated Press. The crash occurred at Cape Newenham Long…
A man dressed up as the “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader showed up at a San Diego City Council meeting to mockingly defend Flock police surveillance cameras, telling council members “this is what the emperor needs.” He approached the podium…
If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1—800-273-TALK (8255). When Patrick Clancy took the stand in his ex-wife’s murder trial, he had already begun building a new life…
Two pro-democracy activists who organised annual vigils to mark Beijing’s 1989 deadly Tiananmen crackdown were on Friday convicted of inciting subversion by a Hong Kong court. Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung were leaders of the now-defunct Hong Kong Alliance and their…
The Los Angeles Dodgers have become baseball’s evil empire over the last few years, starting with the signing of Shohei Ohtani in late 2023. They added Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Teoscar Hernandez and Tyler Glasnow that offseason as well, then won the…
Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers added another memorable moment to their growing on-court rivalry Thursday night, this time in the closing seconds of the first half of Dallas’ eventual 91-85 win over Indiana. With less than 10 seconds remaining in…
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell sharply on Thursday, with just seven commodity vessels crossing the vital waterway, as heightened security risks and stalled US-Iran peace talks deterred ships from using the key energy route. Follow our liveblog…