Military personnel in Benin on Sunday announced that they had ousted President Patrice Talon, although his entourage said he was safe and the army was regaining control.
Prosecutors have alleged Plamberger left Gurtner "unprotected" to go for help around 2 am, but did not use the available emergency blankets or bivouac sack to protect her from the cold.
Shock, grief, despair, glory, hope, joy: 2025 was a montage of emotions. Some moments drove us to tears, and some made us jump in glee.
The year 2025 has been a whirlwind of big events and controversies, with personalities from several departments taking the centre stage.
The penalty is approved under US President Donald Trumps One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Over 70,000 women are serving in Ukraine's armed forces in 2025, a 20 per cent increase since 2022, with more than 5,500 deployed directly to the front line.
The Donald Trump administration has directed US embassy officials to reject visa applicants who have worked in roles related to fact-checking, content moderation, compliance, or online safety, according to a State Department memo.
A 24-year-old woman from Telangana's Jangaon district died in a major fire accident at her house in the United States on Thursday. The victim, Sahaja Reddy Udumala, had moved to the US in 2021 for higher studies.
A protective shield at the Chornobyl nuclear plant in war-torn Ukraine, built to contain radioactive material from the 1986 disaster, can no longer perform its main safety function due to drone damage, the UN nuclear watchdog said
American singer Katy Perry and former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau are in a relationship. The announcement was officially made by Perry in a series of photographs on her Instagram account, including one with Trudeau.
Elon Musk clapped back Saturday at the European Union after it hit the tech tycoon's X social media platform with a major fine, telling his 230 million online followers that...
A powerful, magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck in a remote area near the border between Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon on Saturday.
India's stricter pilot fatigue management rules hit IndiGo hard this week as it had failed to plan for changes in its rosters, throwing operations of the country's biggest airline into disarray and disrupting air travel across the country.
India is sending investigators to the US next week to go over data with the National Transportation Safety Board gathered so far on the deadly crash in June of an Air India flight.
London police said four people were arrested Saturday after food, purportedly apple crumble and custard, was thrown at a display case containing Britain's priceless Crown Jewels in the Tower of London.
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who lives in hiding in her country, has confirmed she will travel to Oslo to receive her Nobel Peace Prize.
A former UK doctor faces dozens of charges linked to alleged sexual offences against 38 patients who were in his care, including a child under 13, prosecutors have announced.
Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin claimed that it is because of US President Donald Trump's "gross incompetence" that India and Russia are growing closer. Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed "uninterrupted shipments" of fuel to New Delhi.
Pope Leo XIV told new ambassadors to the Holy See on Saturday that the Vatican would not be a "silent bystander" to human rights abuses around the world.
Gunmen stormed a hostel in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, on Saturday, killing 11 people, including a three-year-old child, at a site police said was illegally selling alcohol.
A year after al-Assad fell, Syria’s new leadership faces the danger of Syrians frustrated by justice delayed or denied.
Scholar says that abandoning the Palestinian struggle now would repeat the very failures that enabled Israel’s genocide.
German chancellor reaffirms his country's support for Israel on inaugural visit, despite recent turbulence over Gaza.
Soldiers in Benin appeared on state television to say they had toppled President Patrice Talon and taken power.
The community I grew up in near Bethlehem is being squeezed out by Israeli settlers.
More than 2,000 flights cancelled, stranding thousands of passengers, as government intervenes to address the crisis.
External support for armed groups and mercenaries is the main obstacle to peace, says Sudan's justice minister.
“Kids' deaths are often even greater than the adult deaths.”
Prime minister highlights Qatar as a safe space for mediating peace and fostering regional stability.
"Journalists don't want to be the news, they want to make news."
A drone attack by the RSF and its allied al-Hilou group on a preschool in Sudan has killed more than 100 people.
At least six people also injured in explosion at a central avenue in Coahuayana.
Bethlehem has lit its Christmas tree for the first time since Israel began its genocide on Palestinians in Gaza.
“[German Chancellor’s visit to Israel] signals it’s business as usual again.”
How language on covering Gaza deletes Palestinians from view and turns Israel’s genocidal war into a one-sided narrative
Australia take a stranglehold of cricket's oldest test series with a decisive eight-wicket victory at The Gabba.
Israel is not allowing antibiotics, IV solutions or surgical material to enter besieged Gaza despite 2-month ceasefire.
Salah's relationship with Liverpool has gone from bad to worse with star striker saying he has been scapegoated.
Carl Skau, from WFP, talks about the limitations & concerns they have in providing desperately needed aid in Sudan.
Government officials say situation under control after group of soldiers claimed they had overthrown President Talon.
Inside the New Jersey State Prison, a dual economy thrives underground.
President Talon's office states that he is safe and that large part of army had remained 'loyalist'.
A global roundup of some of last week’s events.
Bethlehem lights tree after two years, mixing hope with sorrow amid Gaza war and economic hardship from Israeli siege.
A neo-Nazi march has been held in Sweden’s capital for the first time in 15 years.