The Bank of England has held its main interest rate at 4% as inflation in the U.K. remains almost double its target of 2%

Most of the 2.6 million people displaced by record floods in Pakistan’s Punjab province have returned home to find their houses damaged and crops destroyed

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has ratified a controversial media law allowing hefty fines and the potential closure of media outlets

Pope Leo XIV says he has no intention of getting involved in U.S. politics but will raise his voice on issues of concern to the Catholic Church, including on immigration

China’s defense minister has renewed threats of his country’s takeover of self-ruled Taiwan as he opened a security forum in Beijing on Thursday

Lithuanian prosecutors say they have uncovered a Russia-linked network which was planning arson attacks across Europe

South Korean investigators have requested an arrest warrant for Hak Ja Han, leader of the Unification Church

China’s declaration of a nature reserve in the South China Sea is the latest twist in its yearslong push to establish control over the strategically important waters

Australia has set a new target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by between 62% and 70% below 2005 levels by 2035

Yellow-crested cockatoos have found a sanctuary in Hong Kong's urban parks, but they face housing troubles similar to their human neighbors

President Donald Trump meets Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday for the second ay of his state visit to Britain

In Ghana, women are struggling to sustain oyster farming, a key livelihood in coastal mangroves