‘Simply the best’: Singer Tina Turner dies at 83
The, What's Love Got to Do with It, singer who won eight Grammy Awards died in Switzerland after long illness.
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Why is Florida Governor Ron DeSantis feuding with Disney?
The Republican leader continues his combative stance against company that criticised an anti-LGBTQ law in Florida.
Ex-PM Imran Khan’s PTI hit by more resignations in Pakistan
Chaudhry, senior vice president of the PTI, quits party, Secretary General Umar resigns from post.
About 500 onboard boat in distress in Mediterranean, NGO says
NGO Emergency says Maltese authorities so far failed to heed calls for a rescue as boat takes on water in bad weather.
Typhoon Mawar slams Guam with heavy wind and rain
Conditions are expected to intensify through Thursday as the Category 4 storm lashes the island with 225kph winds.
Target to remove LGBTQ merchandise following threats to workers
The decision comes as the rights of LGBTQ people in the US have been targeted by conservative lawmakers.
Ukraine and Russia trade places in battle for Bakhmut
Ukraine now threatens encirclement of ruined eastern city after Russia claims victory.
Ex-Nepal ministers among 30 charged in US-bound refugee scam
Prosecutors say huge amounts of money collected from hundreds of Nepalis to send them to the US as Bhutanese refugees.
‘Where is the logic?’: Georgia will not sanction Russia, says PM
Irakli Garibashvili says Georgian citizens and the nation's economy would suffer if Tbilisi sanctioned Moscow.
Tasered 95-year-old great-grandmother dies in Australia
Police officer charged after he used stun gun on Clare Nowland, who had been living with dementia in a nursing home.
Greece appoints caretaker PM ahead of June repeat election
Judge Ioannis Sarmas will lead the interim government after the governing party fell short of an outright majority.
Families of jailed Tunisian leaders approach Africa court
Families of detained opposition members in Tunisia have filed a case at the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights.
France bans short-haul flights in effort to fight climate change
Air travel between Paris and regional hubs such as Nantes, Lyon and Bordeaux will now be banned.
Israel postpones parole session for writer Walid Daqqa
Novelist and political activist Daqqa was transferred to hospital on Monday following further health complications.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 455
As the war enters its 455th day, we take a look at the main developments.
Russia claims 70 attackers killed in cross-border Belgorod raid
Anti-Kremlin groups, the Freedom of Russia Legion and Russian Volunteer Corps, claim responsibility for the incursion.
Malaysia seizes Swatch watches over ‘LGBT connotations’
Swiss watchmaker says authorities in Muslim majority country seized 164 LGBTQ pride-themed watches.
Traffickers switch to Myanmar after China erects border fence
The electrified metal fence, topped with razor wire and cameras, has prompted criminals to seek out new destinations.
Russia says Su-27 jet sent to prevent US planes violating border
Russia says fighter jet intercepted two US B-1B bombers flying over the Baltic Sea in international airspace.
Illinois probe reveals rampant sexual abuse in Catholic Church
The report names 451 clerics and religious brothers with substantiated claims of sexual abuse against them in the US.