Pacific Nation Tonga Elects New Prime Minister
Tonga's government elected a new leader on Tuesday, two weeks after the previous premier resigned abruptly after a power struggle with the Pacific nation's royal family.
Tennis Power Couple De Minaur And Boulter Get Engaged
Tennis glamour couple Alex de Minaur and Katie Boulter have announced their engagement ahead of the start of the 2025 season this week.
J.P. Morgan Asset Management Quietly Appoints New Head of U.S. Equity
Jonathan Sherman, a 20-year JPMorgan Chase veteran, succeeds Lee Spelman, who has taken a senior advisory role.
French PM Says Mayotte Cyclone Likely To Have Killed 'Dozens' Not 'Thousands'
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Monday hit out at "alarmist" claims about a significant death toll from Cyclone Chido, which hit the country's Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte.
Sydney New Year's Fireworks Saved From Cancellation
Sydney New Year's fireworks, one of the world's most spectacular celebrations of the calendar change, will go ahead after an 11th-hour agreement Tuesday between train workers and the government.
Swiss Plane Makes Emergency Landing Due To Smoke On Board
Ten passengers needed medical treatment after a Swiss airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing due to smoke in the cockpit and cabin, the company said on Monday.
Rights Groups Say Evidence Of Assad Abuses Must Be Protected
Three rights group on Monday appealed to Syria's new rulers to urgently preserve evidence of atrocities committed under former president Bashar al-Assad.
Hundreds Protest In Syrian Capital After Christmas Tree Burned
Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in Christian areas of Damascus early Tuesday to protest the burning of a Christmas tree near Hama in central Syria, AFP journalists witnessed.
Is He Serious? Trump Stirs Unease With Panama, Greenland Ploys
Donald Trump has threatened to seize the Panama Canal, revived calls to buy Greenland and joked about annexing Canada -- leaving the world guessing once again whether he is serious or not.
Israel Acknowledges It Killed Ex-Hamas Leader Haniyeh In Tehran
Defence Minister Israel Katz on Monday acknowledged that Israel had killed former Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran earlier this year, as he warned the military would "decapitate" the leadership of ...
Canada Records 50,000 Opioid Overdose Deaths Since 2016
Nearly 50,000 people in Canada died of an apparent opioid overdose from January 2016 to June 2024, with fentanyl playing an increasingly prominent role in fatalities, the national health agency said ...
Multiple Bird Flu Cases Detected Across England
Bird farms across England's eastern coast had to enforce preventative bird flu measures starting Monday after a spate of cases were detected in the latest outbreak of the virus.