Japan's 'Chanson Monk' uses song, sutras to spread message of peace

Bangkok roads submerged as flood disaster declared

Authorities said the heavy rains have subsided but the flooding is not yet over.

Nor'easter brings flooding as New York and New Jersey declare emergency

Tens of millions of people from Maine to Virginia are in the path of the powerful storm.

US deports LGBTQ migrants to nations where they fear persecution, rights groups say

The US department of homeland security has defended the arrangements, saying migrants receive due process and that third-country agreements are lawful. A federal appeals court this month upheld a ruling that found aspects of the administration's third-country deportation policy unlawful. The dispute could eventually reach the Supreme Court. Aylin is now back in Turkey and has told her family that she has changed her sexual orientation.

Russian, Ukrainian strikes leave 10 dead as Trump calls on Zelenskyy to 'settle with Putin'

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian attacks killed four people across Ukraine, officials said on Saturday, while Ukraine continued to target Russian oil refineries and industrial sites with long-range drones. The intensifying aerial war between Moscow and Kyiv came as U.S. President Donald Trump said he hoped Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would “settle” with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russia has struck Ukraine with cruise and ballistic missiles, glide bombs and jet-powered drones while front-line progress has slowed, some 4½-years after Moscow launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbor. “It is essential that our partners not forget: Russia is escalating every single day. If the Russians have chosen to make their strikes even more brutal, the world must choose stronger responses to keep the war from spreading further,” Zelenskyy wrote on Saturday. He listed “numerous strikes on residential homes” in the cities of Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia, and the Odesa, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions. Two women in Zaporizhzhia died when they were trapped beneath the rubble of their home, Za

Iran insists on diplomatic solution after Trump rejects peace plan

WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS/CAIRO — Iran on Sunday insisted that only diplomacy can solve its conflict with the United States and Israel after U.S. President Donald Trump said he rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting. "Our conditions are clear, and any move toward reopening the Strait of Hormuz is contingent on these conditions being met," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi posted on social media. "Only a negotiated solution can get them out of this deadlock." Iran announced a peace proposal earlier this week at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, saying it had been transmitted to the Americans via Qatari mediators. Trump on Saturday said he rejected the plan and argued that desperation drives the Iranians’ push for an agreement on the key waterway. "They want to make a deal to open the Hormuz Strait immediately because they're losing so badly," Trump told reporters at the White House. Despite Trump's public statements, mediators facilitating U.S.-Iran talks with the United States have not officially relayed a U.S. rejection of the plan, ac

'Why No Lasting Peace?': Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM Questions Pakistan Military’s Security Strategy

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister questions Pakistan’s military operations against terrorism, citing 22 major and over 14,000 minor operations, demanding a security-policy review.

Curtain falls on the romance of India's single-screen cinemas

Afghan Taliban Opens Fire At Pakistan Border Posts In Kurram, Islamabad Launches Retaliatory Attack

Pakistan has accused militant groups based in Afghanistan of carrying out attacks and infiltration attempts, which Kabul has denied.

One dead, hundreds of flights cancelled, power lines hit as 'Nor'easter' storm batters parts of US: What we know so far

New York, Boston and Philadelphia were all in the firing line of the “Nor'easter” — so labeled for its northeasterly winds — as authorities warned of potential major flooding and road closures, AFP reported.

Taylor Swift breaks two Spotify records for 2026 with The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore

The expanded edition features four new songs, including Cleveland!, in which Swift calls husband Travis Kelce the “love of my life”.

Google's birthday: Why the September 27 celebration doesn't match its official September 4 incorporation date

Google Doodle marked the tech giant's 28th birthday with rare 1997 beta logo throwback. Check history, significance and more about September 27 celebrations…

As three countries move to quit UK, a Brexit reversal might be its only hope

New PM Andy Burnham may well promise a second referendum on EU membership to save Labour seats – and the Union itself.