At least 14 people were killed and dozens of others injured after an intercity bus plunged into the Bafing River on Monday along the Touba-Biankouma road in northwestern Cote d'Ivoire, a security source told Xinhua.

The United Nations (UN) relief agency has appealed for urgent assistance for hundreds of thousands of Somalis, particularly in the northern regions, who face escalating hardship amid severe drought conditions.In its latest humanitarian report released on Sunday, the UN Office for the Coordination

The Iranian Embassy in Britain said Monday that the southern shipping route near Omani waters, where the US military provides navigational assistance, is "unsafe, unreliable, and prone to accidents."

China has vowed to take firm and decisive measures in response to Japan's recent provocative remarks and actions regarding the so-called South China Sea arbitration award.Shi Yong, minister at the Chinese embassy in Japan, lodged solemn representations and strong protests to Kanai Masaaki,

Several people were injured and others were feared trapped after a retaining wall collapsed during a church gathering in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal Province, local media reported on Monday.

The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, locally known as Whoosh, which links the Indonesian capital Jakarta with the city of Bandung in West Java province, marked 1,000 days of safe operation on Sunday, according to its operator.

Indonesia is preparing to establish an 87,000-hectare orangutan conservation area in East Kalimantan province to strengthen protection of the species and its habitat, Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni said Monday.Raja Juli said the plan had entered its final administrative stage and would be followed by the establishment of the Keraitan Landscape Integrated Orangutan Conservation Working Group.The conservation area will serve as a wildlife corridor linking orangutan habitats across the Keraitan Landscape, helping safeguard wild populations and improve habitat connectivity.The government is developing the area in cooperation with conservation organizations and companies operating in the region, which have pledged support for the initiative, according to the minister.The project is also expected to accelerate efforts to rescue orangutans affected by habitat loss, including those found near mining areas.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday submitted bills to parliament proposing a 90-day extension of the country's martial law and general mobilization amid the lasting conflict with Russia.

US President Donald Trump on Monday said that the United States would probably take control of the Strait of Hormuz and should be paid for doing so.

Global oil demand is forecast to grow by a healthy 800,000 barrels per day in 2026 year-on-year, down from last month's assessment, said a report released on Monday by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

US and Iranian forces exchanged heavy missile and drone attacks over the weekend, with Tehran targeting US facilities in states across the Gulf and saying it had again closed the vital Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices higher.

The United States has urged its citizens not to travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo due to the worsening Ebola outbreak.

Airstrikes targeted Yemen's Sanaa International Airport controlled by the Houthi group on Monday, according to eyewitnesses.

Nine people have died in the building collapse in the western Indian state of Maharashtra after a huge mountain-like pile of waste came crashing onto it, officials said Monday.Pimpri Chinchwad area of Pune district, about

China said on Monday that its inspections of Panama-flagged ships were conducted in accordance with international conventions, rejecting claims that the measures were "punitive."Responding to reports that the United States and Panama had described China's inspections of Panama-flagged vessels as

Explosions reported near Strait of Hormuz: media