Sites of Khmer Rouge execution, torture in Cambodia added to UNESCO list
Added to the World Heritage list are two prisons: Tuol Sleng and M-13, as well as the execution site Choeung Ek.
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How Air India flight 171 crashed and its fatal last moments
A preliminary report released on Saturday has found that fuel-control switches were cut, but does not explain why.
PKK disarmament opens ‘new page in history’ for Turkiye, Erdogan says
After announcing they would disarm, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) began destroying their weapons in northern Iraq.
Taiwan deploys advanced US rockets in closely watched part of annual drills
HIMARS are being used in military drills aimed at boosting the island's ability to combat threats from China.
At least 4 dead, 20 missing after boat sinks off Dominican Republic
Dominican authority says 17 other refugees and migrants rescued from the boat heading for Puerto Rico, a US territory.
Five men lynched in Guatemala after allegations of theft after quake
In aftermath of magnitude 5.7 earthquake, the men were accused of robbing damaged homes in Santa Maria de Jesus.
Colombia arrests alleged leader of Italian mafia in Latin America
Giuseppe Palermo has been wanted under an Interpol red notice, which has called for his arrest in 196 countries.
Recently recaptured Ecuador drug lord ‘Fito’ accepts US extradition request
Notorious gang leader has agreed to be extradited to the United States to face cocaine and weapons smuggling charges.
Worker dies following immigration raids on California cannabis farms
Authorities said they arrested about 200 immigrants and saved 10 children at risk of exploitation during the raids.
US sanctions Cuban president, ‘regime-controlled’ luxury hotels
Rubio said he had sanctioned several senior officials and their 'cronies' for their 'brutality toward the Cuban people'.
US State Department begins layoffs in Trump’s shake-up of diplomatic corps
Mass layoff came days after the Supreme Court cleared the way for US president to gut entire government positions.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,234
Here are the key events on day 1,234 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Israeli settlers beat American to death in West Bank; US says it’s aware
Rights advocates call on the Trump administration to ensure accountability for the killing of Sayfollah Musallet.
US sending special envoy after weapons deliveries resumed, says Ukraine
US envoy Keith Kellogg will travel to Kyiv early next week, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Ancient Aboriginal rock art, African sites make UNESCO World Heritage list
UN cultural organisation this week announces its choice of sites to be granted World Heritage status.
Fuel switches cut off just before deadly Air India crash, early report says
Preliminary investigation does not apportion blame for Boeing 787 crash that killed 260 people in June.
Trump’s new Brazil tariffs could raise US beef prices
Because of droughts and increasing costs, beef buyers have relied more heavily on imports this year.
Israel turning Gaza into ‘graveyard of children and starving’: UNRWA chief
Since May, some 800 Palestinians killed at aid sites, most run by controversial US- and Israel-backed GHF, UN says.
Can Trump strip Musk, Mamdani and others of their US citizenship?
As US President Donald Trump ramps up efforts to revoke citizenship from some naturalised citizens, who is at risk?
US court nixes guilty plea for alleged 9/11 attacks mastermind
A civilian court of appeals says ex-Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin 'had full legal authority' to withdraw plea agreement.