Flooding caused by Tropical Storm Wipha left hundreds of families cut off in villages in central Vietnam on Wednesday, authorities said.

Like a far-off thunder cloud, there are some rumblings around the stock market, warning that current sunny skies and new ...

Somalia on Wednesday demanded the "immediate and unconditional" release of a cargo ship transporting military equipment that was seized by the semi-autonomous Puntland region, calling the move an "act ...

The stock market powered higher at Wednesday’s open as Wall Street reacted to a trade deal with Japan that brought down the tariff rate on the country to 15%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up ...

The UK Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the conviction of two former financial traders jailed for manipulating benchmark interest rates.

A Ukrainian delegation has set off for Turkey for a new round of talks with Russia on Wednesday, a senior Ukrainian official told AFP.

A Hong Kong court struck down laws on Wednesday criminalising people for going into public toilets designated for the opposite sex, a ruling hailed as "a forward step" for transgender rights.

Investors will be hoping for a late flurry of more trade deals ahead of the Aug. 1 deadline for higher tariff rates to come ...

The Israeli government on Wednesday said it was not responsible for a chronic shortage of food in Gaza, instead accused Palestinian militants Hamas of deliberately creating a crisis.

In the Japanese city of Seki, famed for its razor-sharp artisan knives, news that incoming US tariffs will be lowered is welcome but not entirely unexpected.

An elderly British couple detained for months in Afghanistan are receiving medical care, the Taliban government's top diplomat said Wednesday, after UN experts warned they were at risk of dying.

World No.1 Jannik Sinner is teaming up once again with Umberto Ferrara, the fitness coach he sacked in the summer of 2024 after it was revealed that the Italian had tested positive for doping, his ...