At least 47 people were killed and dozens of buildings collapsed in cities across western Colombia on Monday after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the South American nation.

The spread of hostile content on social media in Malaysia has intensified tensions towards the Rohingya refugee community, leading to the eviction of more than 100 people from their village and the temporary closure of schools attended by refugee children.

🇮🇳 Thousands of students and unemployed young people have been protesting in Jharkhand since late July, demanding reforms to the state’s recruitment exam system. The unrest comes after weeks of demonstrations in Delhi that led to the resignation of India’s…

An 80-year-old woman died in the fast-moving Bald Range wildfire in British Columbia’s wine country, ​Canadian police ‌said, after the blaze nearly doubled in size over the ⁠weekend and forced the evacuation of people in the area.

Tropical storm Dolphin dumped heavy rain in eastern China on Monday, causing flooding in places after making landfall as a typhoon the previous day. Authorities have warned of risks of severe flooding and landslides in some areas.

Tehran has played down concerns over a new mutual defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, while portraying the agreement as evidence of declining regional reliance on the United States.

Jury selection is due to begin on Monday in the ​murder trial of an ex-street gang leader accused of masterminding the drive-by shooting death of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur three decades ago in Las Vegas, a long-unsolved crime that became…

WHO vaccine experts on Friday recommended a full-scale human trial of the only existing approved Ebola vaccine to see if it offers cross-protection against a deadly strain spreading in the DR Congo.

Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel’s military “will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is genuinely disarmed.” The White House has not commented on the Israeli Prime Minister’s dismissal of Trump’s deal for Gaza.

🌌 Save the date: the first total solar #eclipse visible from mainland Europe in 20 years is set to happen this week!   🌕 🌑 On August 12, the #Moon will completely block out the #Sun during a rare total…