Norway’s Jon Fosse wins 2023 Nobel Prize in literature
The Swedish Academy honours Norwegian author and dramatist Jon Fosse with the Nobel Prize in literature.
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Middle East Roundup: Morocco scores as host of 2030 World Cup
Suicide bombing in Turkey, pre-election tensions in Egypt – here’s the Middle East this week.
Typhoon Koinu lashes southern Taiwan, kills one person
'Puppy' typhoon heads to other Southeast Asian areas after causing death and destruction in Taiwan's Hengchun peninsula.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage: What to know about the ‘Golden Age’ of Baghdad
The new video game offers a glimpse of Baghdad, once the capital of an empire and the centre of the Islamic world.
Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in occupied West Bank confrontation
A deadly gunfight erupts near Shufa village in the Tulkarem area after an Israeli settler is attacked.
Uganda party says leader Bobi Wine detained; police say escorted him home
The opposition leader is longtime President Yoweri Museveni's strongest political challenger.
Death toll rises to 14 in India’s Sikkim flooding, dozens still missing
The search is hampered by the collapse of the main highway linking Sikkim to the West Bengal state and Gangtok.
Two men arrested over gun sale to teen suspected in Bangkok mall shooting
The men are accused of selling a gun to a 14-year-old suspected of killing three people in the Siam Paragon mall.
Train surfing through Mexico, dreaming of a new life in the US
The risky trip has become virtually the only option for refugees and migrants to reach the Mexico-US border.
Tens of thousands of US medical workers launch strike at Kaiser Permanente
Coalition union says health care staff demands include pay raises and increased staffing.
Simone Biles leads US women’s team to gymnastics world championship title
US team led by Biles takes world title with combined score of 167.729 ahead of Brazil (165.530) and France (164.064).
Australia to rejoin Global Climate Fund it abandoned in 2018
The Green Climate Fund was set up to help poorer countries cope with the devastating effects of climate change.
Australian Aboriginal child separation at ‘devastating rates’: Commissioner
UN Indigenous experts are visiting Australia while a new report warns of the risk of a new stolen generation.
US President Joe Biden’s dog removed from White House amid biting incidents
Biden's 2-year-old German shepherd 'Commander' no longer at White House as biting of staff, security reported.
Suspect in rapper Tupac Shakur’s killing makes first court appearance in US
Self-declared gang boss Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, 60, appeared briefly in court before hearing on murder charge postponed.
UK warns of Russia laying ‘sea mines’ to deter Black Sea cargo ships
Russian sea mines warning comes as Ukrainian navy says 12 cargo vessels preparing to travel to Ukraine Black Sea ports.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 589
As the war enters its 589th day, these are the main developments.
‘Firebrand’: What does US Republican rebel Matt Gaetz want?
Congressman Gaetz led a group of Republican dissenters to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in a historic vote.
As Japan releases more Fukushima water, what about the rest of the plant?
More treated water is being released into the Pacific, but the entire decommissioning process will be far more complex.
Divided Republicans seek to unite behind new leader after McCarthy unseated
The House will try to elect a speaker as soon as next week as Republicans line up for their chance at the gavel.