Five people, including the deputy chief minister of India's western state of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar, were killed Wednesday in a plane crash at Baramati airport in Pune, Maharashtra state, officials said.

The United States and Iran have intensified rhetoric amid heightened U.S. military activity in the Middle East, following the deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to the region.U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that another U.S. "armada" was heading toward Iran,

A woman walks on the Millennium Bridge in London, Britain, Jan. 27, 2026, as Storm Chandra hits the country. (Xinhua/Li Ying)An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 26, 2026 shows a resident clearing snow in Oakville, the Greater Toronto Area, Canada. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)A worker works on a wire

Three Texas siblings who perished in an icy pond were among several dozen deaths in U.S. states gripped by frigid cold Tuesday as crews scrambled to repair hundreds of thousands of power outages in the shivering South and forecasters warned the winter weather is expected to get worse.Brutal cold

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that his administration will de-escalate its immigration crackdown in Minnesota."We're going to de-escalate a little bit," Trump said in a recent interview with Fox News.Following the recent killing of Alex Pretti, who was shot to death by an

Over 2,000 people were forced to stay at New Chitose Airport from Monday night to Tuesday after record snowfall disrupted transport in Japan's northern prefecture of Hokkaido.Local media reported that more than 90 flights were canceled at the airport on Monday due to severe snow conditions. Airport

National Transportation Safety Board members were deeply troubled Tuesday over years of ignored warnings about helicopter traffic dangers and other problems, long before an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk collided a year ago, killing 67 people near Washington, D.C.The placement of a

Many in the U.S. faced another night of below-freezing temperatures and no electricity after a colossal winter storm heaped more snow Monday on the Northeast and kept parts of the South coated in ice. At least 30 deaths were reported in states afflicted with severe cold.Deep snow — over a foot (30

Despite continuing aid deliveries and efforts to expand services, UN humanitarians said Tuesday the situation in Gaza remains dire for hundreds of thousands of families in need.The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the United Nations and its partners are providing

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that an additional "armada" of U.S. military vessels is sailing towards Iran, expressing hope that Iran will agree to a deal.

Helsinki's waterfront is where geopolitics looks like daily life. At the harbour, cranes swing, containers stack up, and cargo rolls in and out — Finnish exports heading east, Chinese products pouring in, then spreading to homes, shops and streets nationwide.Finland and China have kept it simple

The Ugandan government announced it will not compensate individuals or companies that suffered losses during the internet shutdown imposed around the January 15 election.Speaking on Monday, January 26, Uganda's Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Chris Baryomunsi, said national security

'Made in River Nile' exhibition held in Atbara, Sudan

An Eritrean man accused of running a human trafficking ring in which migrants were tortured faces judgment in a Dutch court in one of the largest cases of its kind.Prosecutors accuse the man, identified as Amanuel W., of spearheading a group involved in what they described as “human trafficking of

Türkiye's priority goals in its relations with the European Union are to update the Customs Union agreement and advance visa liberalization, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Tuesday, pointing to persistent bottlenecks in ties with the bloc."We currently have several objectives ahead of us. One