Cases of a dangerous and highly fatal bacterial infection have reached record levels in Japan, official figures show, with experts so far unable to pinpoint the reason for the rise. As of June 2, Japan’s Health Ministry had recorded 977 cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), which has a…
American journalist Evan Gershkovich will stand trial behind closed doors in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg starting on June…
Thousands of people have been evacuated in southeast China after heavy rains hammered the region over the weekend, triggering floods…
Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s four-day visit to Australia this week was set to be focused on repairing long-strained relations…
Raw sewage, swarms of flies and mosquitoes, garbage piled high in the streets. As the heat of summer gathers,…
Fierce fighting is taking place around the Ukrainian town of Vovchansk as Kyiv’s troops seek to isolate Russian units…
A two-day summit in Switzerland dedicated to forging a path forward to end the war in Ukraine concluded with…
Editor’s Note: This article contains a distressing image. The girl’s mother gave permission to use it to show the…
Two employees of a pre-trial detention center in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don have been rescued after they were held hostage by six…