Ash from Anak Krakatau, which sits halfway between Java and Sumatra islands, has blanketed Jakarta and several surrounding areas since it erupted late on Friday, leading to the closure of the airports for safety reasons.

Climate change, conflict, and trade tensions are putting pressure on the global food system. New research suggests the biggest risk is not food shortages, but whether societies can peacefully adapt to change

His proposal, which was immediately dismissed by the state's governor, comes days after he signed an order to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America" in the middle of a trade war with neighboring Canada

In a statement posted to X Sunday evening, fire officials said they used foam to extinguish a fire in the engine compartment

An eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Anak Krakatau caused six airports to suspend flight operations yesterday, affecting hundreds of flights at Jakarta’s main airport, after some school activities and fishing were halted.

Pakistan security forces killed over 20 terrorists during multiple engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) between September 3 and 5, the military’s media affairs wing said yesterday.

Eight Islamic and Arab countries yesterday condemned Israeli plans for the removal of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip saying the designs, voiced by ministers, jeopardise a US-backed peace in the territory.

The building housing a boys’ PG hostel in South-West Delhi collapsed yesterday afternoon, with around 40-50 students feared trapped under the rubble.

Nepali rescuers faced challenging conditions yesterday as search operations after catastrophic floods entered their 12th day, buoyed by the extraordinary rescues of four survivors.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held more than three hours of “highly useful” talks on Saturday evening with two US envoys seeking a deal to end the Ukraine war, a Kremlin aide said, but he gave no indication of any breakthrough.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said yesterday that they had attacked a US naval drone that was trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz, hours after Tehran and Washington traded strikes.

Sunday's strikes, which damaged government premises and destroyed an out-of-service hospital, 'a dangerous escalation,' says Joseph Aoun

More than 22,000 passengers affected as 209 flights disrupted

Iran said Sunday that its forces attacked a US naval drone trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz, hours after targeting ships in retaliation for American strikes on three oil tankers.

The 5,000-strong crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln docked just north of the resort town of Pattaya, near Bangkok, on Wednesday for five days of rest and recreation after a lengthy Middle East deployment

Soekarno-Hatta International Airport suspended flight operations until 5:30 p.m. (1030 GMT) due to volcanic ash, the airport posted on Instagram, stranding hundreds of passengers at the facility.

Rajendra Dawadi was inside his school near Nepal's Trishuli River with around 900 students last week when a colleague delivered an urgent warning

A sweeping safety crackdown by the Kolkata administration following a deadly hotel fire has left Bangladeshi patients and their families struggling to find affordable accommodation while seeking medical treatment in the city.

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were in Moscow yesterday and were expected to head to Kyiv the next day, with Russia and Ukraine vowing not to strike each other’s capitals during talks on ending more than four years of war.

The United States yesterday said it struck and destroyed three Iranian oil tankers in response to attempted missile attacks on naval vessels, in the latest exchange of fire since renewed hostilities flared between the foes.