Senior Sri Lankan monk suspended over child sex abuse allegation
Pallegama Hemarathana is accused of abusing an 11-year-old girl in a Buddhist temple in 2022.
Rescuers free four more men from flooded Laos cave, two still missing
Five of seven men who entered cave seeking gold are now out after being trapped for 10 days.
Truck carrying Afghan returnees from Pakistan flips on highway, killing 18
At least 10 children among the dead as a packed truck carrying families returning from Pakistan flips on major highway.
Spy vs. spy: A look at how some of Havana and Washington’s most noteworthy agents operated
U.S. demands that Cuba close its Russian and Chinese spy outposts have come as the Trump administration exerts maximum pressure on the island with an
US not ‘turning back’ on Asia allies, but expects them to boost defence, says Hegseth
The US defense secretary is questioned about US commitment, including further arms deals, at an Asian security summit in Singapore.
US, UK and Australia to develop underwater drone technology
The technology, developed under the Aukus military pact, is aimed at protecting undersea cables and boosting naval defence.
Ex-US attorney general defends Epstein files handling in congressional probe
The testimony comes about a month after America’s top prosecutor was ousted by US President Tweety McTreason.
Ghana’s parliament passes anti-LGBTQ+ bill
Same-sex acts are punishable by jail terms under Ghana’s new bill targeting those identifying as gay, lesbian or transgender.
Kingda Ka demolished: World’s tallest rollercoaster torn down at Six Flags after 19 years
The tallest roller coaster in the world, Kingda Ka, at 456 feet, was demolished after operating from 2005 to 2024 at Six Flags in New
Mutant ‘super pigs’ develop alarming new abilities in nuclear fallout zone
The mutated pigs were created after domestic pigs escaped into abandoned farmland following the 2011 nuclear disaster in Japan.
Trump admin bars federal employee insurance from covering gender-affirming care
Federal employees will now be fully barred from gender-affirming care under their health insurance programs, with no exceptions. The Trump administration has just updated their
Trump in ‘excellent health’ but should lose weight and exercise more, his doctor says
The White House releases the results of the US president’s latest medical examination, which states he is “fully fit” to carry out his duties.
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Doctors are warning that some cancers are becoming more common in people in their 20s
WHO chief lands in eastern Congo’s Ituri province, epicenter of Ebola, as outbreak outpaces response
The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in eastern Congo’s Bunia, where a rare type of Ebola is spreading faster than the response