A large coral colony was found on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, according to a statement from conservation group Citizens of the Reef on Thursday.Preliminary measurements put the colony at about 111 meters long with an estimated footprint of roughly 3,973 square meters, far exceeding typical

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday urged sustained efforts to reduce hostility with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, according to local media."The values we must pursue are peace and stability. We must break away from the past that was racing toward war and confrontation,"

U.S. Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that some Medicaid funding to Democrat-governed Minnesota would be "temporarily halted" over fraud concerns, as the Trump administration continues to ramp up its aggressive crackdown on alleged misuse of public funds."People are getting rich off the

Humanoid robot Tonka, capable of performing fluid dance routines and Kung Fu-inspired movements, was unveiled on Wednesday at the Rudjer Boskovic Institute during the conference on humanoid robotics.Named Tonka after a popular Croatian female name to reflect local culture, the robot is built on the

Up to 34 terrorists were killed as security forces conducted a series of intelligence-driven operations in Pakistan, the military said on Wednesday.The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said in a statement that 26 terrorists were killed in the country's

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Wednesday that the next round of talks between delegations from Ukraine, the United States and Russia is expected to take place in early March, local media reported.Ahead of the negotiations, Ukraine's chief negotiator Rustem Umerov, also Ukraine's

The British government was plunged into fresh uncertainty on Wednesday over its plan to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, home to the Diego Garcia military base, to Mauritius, after a minister suggested the legislative process had been paused.Hamish Falconer, a Foreign Office minister,

French Culture Minister Rachida Dati announced on Wednesday that she has submitted her resignation to President Emmanuel Macron in order to focus on her campaign in the Paris municipal elections, with the first round scheduled for March 15.Speaking to French news channel BFMTV, Dati said the coming

Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Wednesday discussed the situation in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, stressing the urgent need to uphold the ceasefire agreement.According to a foreign ministry statement, the

The French government led by Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two no-confidence votes on Wednesday after deputies in the National Assembly rejected the motions.The motions, filed separately on Monday by the hard-left parliamentary group La France Insoumise (LFI), as well as by the

Britain's data watchdog on Tuesday fined U.S. social media platform Reddit 14.47 million British pounds (about 19.5 million U.S. dollars) for using children's personal information unlawfully.An investigation by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) found that Reddit had not "applied any

After a Chinese citizen was reportedly attacked by unidentified individuals on the streets of Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, and a backpack containing 5 million yen ($32,000) in cash was robbed on Wednesday, the Chinese Consulate General in Osaka once again reminds Chinese citizens to avoid traveling to

Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday night met his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi ahead of the new round of indirect nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington scheduled for Thursday in Geneva.The meeting took place shortly after Araghchi arrived

U.S. president's special envoy Steve Witkoff has said the Trump administration is demanding that any future nuclear deal remain in effect indefinitely, online media outlet Axios reported on Wednesday."We start with the Iranians with the premise that there is no sunset provision. Whether we get a

Chinese courts have concluded the trials of two major criminal groups based in northern Myanmar involved in telecom and online fraud, the Supreme People's Court (SPC) said Thursday.At a press conference held by the SPC, it was revealed that by the end of 2025, courts across the country had