Russia said on Monday its military had hit Ukrainian air bases in overnight strikes and Ukrainian forces had shelled industrial facilities inside Russia as both sides sought the upper hand ahead of what Kyiv hopes will be a decisive counter-offensive.
Kosovo police clash with ethnic Serb protesters
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia should be 'focused' amid the West's war against the country.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol hosted the country's first summit with leaders of Pacific islands on Monday, as Seoul seeks to boost its influence in a region that has become the focus of intense geopolitical rivalry.
Spanish Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called a snap national election on Monday after left-wing parties were routed in a regional ballot, portraying the defeat as a debilitating vote of no confidence in his coalition government.
The 34-year-old mom was found dead inside her apartment Saturday, almost 24 hours after cops received a tip about a domestic dispute in the building.
Voters in Canada's main oil-producing province Alberta head to the polls on Monday in a tight election race that is expected to have a significant bearing on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's climate goals, which are already seen as lagging global peers.
Mexico's ruling party next month looks likely to seize one of the last major opposition strongholds in a gubernatorial election that could also help determine its candidate to succeed leftist President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador next year.
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham's edited comments regarding Russian deaths in the Ukraine invasion caused outrage and fury in Moscow.
The suspect allegedly only stopped beating his sister when she became unconscious.
The man who opened the emergency door mid-flight told police he was under stress after losing his job.
A closely watched trial involving 13 people who stormed Hong Kong's legislature during pro-democracy protests in 2019 began on Monday with seven people pleading guilty to a rioting charge.
Kami Rita Sherpa had stood at the top of world just days earlier, exultant at having summited Mount Everest for a record 28th time.
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has signed one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality", in defiance of Western condemnations and potential sanctions from aid donors.
A Hong Kong Court on Monday rejected an application to terminate a landmark national security trial against media tycoon Jimmy Lai, a case that could see him spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted.
Uganda's president signs anti-gay bill into law
Belarus's opposition leader said blood purification procedures have been conducted on Lukashenko, adding his condition was deemed non-transportable.
President Tayyip Erdogan and his supporters on Monday celebrated an election win extending his rule into a third decade while Turkey's opposition, once optimistic of winning, braced for "difficult days" against an increasingly autocratic government.
Russia put five aircraft out of action in an attack on a military target in western Ukraine and caused a fire at the Black Sea port of Odesa in heavy air strikes early on Monday, Ukrainian officials said.
Beijing released a whitepaper on the development of the metaverse, noting that web3 technology is an "inevitable trend for future internet industry development."
In the days after war erupted in Khartoum, Dr Abeer Abdullah rushed between rooms at Sudan's largest orphanage, trying to care for hundreds of babies and toddlers as the fighting kept all but a handful of staff away.
China prepares to send first civilian into space
North Korea informs Japan of upcoming 'satellite launch'
Kanchha Sherpa: The last of the first on Everest
Nigeria's Tinubu to take office at a time of crisis
Japan aims to destroy any North Korean missile that violates its territory and is making preparations to do so, its defence ministry said on Monday after North Korea told Japan of a plan to launch a satellite between May 31 and June 11.
Tens of thousands of Christians were persecuted by North Korea over the years, including a 2-year-old toddler and their family for simply possessing a Bible.
Asian markets rally as traders welcome US debt deal
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin implied that war accomplishments do not include constructing new buildings in occupied territories.
Analysts believe Taiwan would benefit from joining the U.S. nuclear umbrella despite the grim possibility of a nuclear war with China.
