Artemis II astronauts are now on course to return to Earth after a historic journey around the lunar far side, during which they broke the record for the farthest distance from Earth ever traveled by humans.

The National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam on Tuesday morning confirmed To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC), as state president for the 2026-2031 tenure.

At least one person died and two others were injured following a fire on Monday that involved several fuel trucks beneath the Bridge of the Americas, according to a report of the Spanish news agency EFE.

A tanker truck explosion in Panama City on Monday left one person dead and several others injured, authorities said.

Iran has rejected a U.S.-proposed 15-point peace plan, calling instead for a permanent end to the conflict, the official news agency IRNA reported Monday.

By sending assistance to Kyiv, Japan is becoming increasingly embroiled in the conflict around Ukraine, thus damaging its relations with Russia, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Monday.

Blooming cherry blossoms seen in Bonn, Germany

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the U.S. military had used as many as 155 warplanes to rescue the second airman in Iran and was forced to destroy some cargo planes that got stuck.

According to the Kenya Meteorological Department, April marks the peak of the March-April-May rainy season in East Africa.

Indonesia expects domestic airfares to rise by around 9 to 13 percent following a sharp increase in aviation fuel prices driven by global geopolitical tensions, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said Monday.

Senior figures from several Japanese opposition parties joined thousands of citizens outside the bustling Ikebukuro station in Tokyo on Sunday evening to protest the government's dangerous push to ease restrictions on arms exports and advance sweeping military expansion, voicing concern about the co

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran could be "taken out" in one night and that night "might" be Tuesday evening, the deadline Trump set for Iran to make a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while claiming that negotiations with the Iranian side via intermediaries over the deal are

UN humanitarians warned on Monday that continuing drone attacks in Sudan are killing civilians, damaging critical infrastructure and deepening already severe humanitarian needs across the country.

Seven people were killed in a two-vehicle collision on Sunday afternoon in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province, local authorities confirmed.

The crew of the Artemis II mission on Monday broke the record for the farthest distance from Earth ever traveled by humans, surpassing the milestone achieved by Apollo 13 in April 1970, according to NASA.The milestone was reached at about 1:56 p.m. Eastern Time (1756 GMT), NASA said.