• At least 19 killed as Bangladeshi military plane crashes
    2025-07-22

    People transport the injured for treatment in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 21, 2025. At least 19 people, mostly students, were killed as a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed on the campus of a college here on Monday. A government statement said that over 100 people were injured in...

  • Number of people saved from burning Indonesian ferry rises to 575, rescuers say
    2025-07-22

    In this photo made from video released by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency BASARNAS, rescue ship approach passenger ship KM Barcelona after it caught fire in the waters off Talise Island in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Sunday, July 20, 2025. BASARNAS via AP MANADO, Indonesia AP — Re...

  • Japanese PM vows to stay in office after election setback
    2025-07-21

    TOKYO, July 21 Xinhua -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday vowed to stay in office despite a significant electoral setback in the House of Councillors election, where the ruling Liberal Democratic Party LDP and its coalition partner failed to secure a majority. Speaking at a press co...

  • Despite battlefield gains, Israel remains mired in war with no political endgame
    2025-07-21

    The photo released by Israel Defense Forces on May 19, 2025 shows Israeli troops during an operation in the Gaza Strip. Israel Defense ForcesHandout via Xinhua JERUSALEM, July 20 Xinhua -- Nearly two years into a multi-front conflict, Israel has made apparent military gains: crippling Hamas' infr...

  • S. Korea's ex-president indicted for power abuse
    2025-07-21

    Former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review his arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors in Seoul, South Korea, July 9, 2025. [PhotoAgencies] SEOUL — Former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol was indicted for abuse of power on Saturday ove...

  • Boat capsize in Vietnam kills dozens; 4 missing
    2025-07-21

    Rescuers walk on the wharf after searching for victims of a capsized tourist boat in Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninhprovince on July 20, 2025. [PhotoAgencies] HA LONG BAY, Vietnam — Rescuers searched desperately Sunday for four people still missing after at least 35 were killed when a boat capsized at on...

  • This Gaza teenager dreamed of being a doctor. Now she just wants to stay alive
    2025-07-21

    KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip AP — Two years ago, Sarah Qanan was a star high school student preparing for final exams and dreaming of becoming a doctor. Today, the 18-year-old lives in a sweltering tent in the Gaza Strip and says she is just trying to stay alive. She’s part of a generation of Palestinia...

  • ICE head says agents will arrest anyone found in the U.S. illegally, crack down on employers of unauthorized workers
    2025-07-21

    Washington — In an exclusive interview with CBS News, the head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said his agents will arrest anyone they find in the country illegally, even if they lack a criminal record, while also cracking down on companies hiring unauthorized workers. Todd Lyons, the a...

  • Pop Mart's global rise shows growing market appeal of Chinese creative brands
    2025-07-18

    Few could have imagined that a spiky-toothed, mischievous imp called Labubu from China's toy-maker Pop Mart would capture a number of global fans and ignite a shopping frenzy worldwide. Pop Mart is telling a Chinese IP globalization story in an unexpected way. According to its Q1 2025 earnings repo...

  • Trump diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a minor vein condition, after noticing swelling in legs
    2025-07-18

    Washington — President Trump has been diagnosed with a "benign and common" vein condition known as chronic venous insufficiency after he noticed swelling in his legs, the White House said Thursday. The president's physician, Sean Barbabella, said in a memo that the president underwent a thorough he...

  • Germany vows to tackle people-trafficking to the UK
    2025-07-18

    Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz shake hands as they hold a press conference during a visit to the Airbus factory in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Britain, July 17, 2025. [PhotoAgencies] Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed on Thursday to crack down on t...

  • Robot successfully navigates subway to deliver goods
    2025-07-18

    A cartoon-themed robot, fully loaded with supplies for 7-Eleven stores, completes its first autonomous delivery on Tuesday at Wanxia Station on Shenzhen Metro Line 2. [Photo provided to China Daily] A robot independently riding the metro to deliver goods became a reality in Shenzhen, Guangdong pr...

  • Jeffrey Epstein case grand jury transcripts
    2025-07-18

    U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a multilateral lunch with African leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House July 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Donald Trump, facing growing pressure to publicly release Justice Department fi...

  • Israeli strike hits Gaza church, killing 3 and wounding priest who was close to Pope Francis
    2025-07-18

    DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip AP — An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing three people and wounding 10 others, including the parish priest, according to church officials. The late Pope Francis, who died in April, had regularly spoken...

  • Trump calls Epstein controversy a "Hoax" and "bulls***," denouncing "weaklings" in GOP
    2025-07-17

    Washington — President Trump said the ongoing controversy over his administration's handling of information related to child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is a "Hoax" and "bulls***," criticizing members of his own party who are calling for more transparency as "weaklings." In a post on Truth Social ...