LONDON - The UK government on Thursday announced an extra £25 million ($33 million) for security outside synagogues and schools, a day after two Jews were stabbed in the latest attack on the community.

TEHRAN - Iran warned the United States on Thursday that its naval blockade was doomed to fail, after President Donald Trump signalled it could be enforced for months to come, in a confrontation wreaking havoc on global energy markets.

Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has reaffirmed that the government will not amend the concession agreement for a high-speed rail line linking three airports, saying a legal pathway exists for the developer to walk away if it cannot procee...

Aung ​San Suu Kyi, the detained former leader of Myanmar, has been given a further one-sixth reduction ​in her sentence as part of ‌an amnesty, a member of her legal team said on Thursday, the second such commutation in two weeks.

The Criminal Court on Thursday handed another life sentence to serial killer Sararat “Aem Cyanide” Rangsiwuthaporn for fatally poisoning a policewoman in Khon Kaen province.

The opposition has urged the cabinet to pass a resolution endorsing the Clean Air Bill at its meeting on May 5, urging the government to prioritise public health rather than waiting until the crisis worsens.

SYDNEY - A Jewish community group warned police a terror attack was “likely” just days before two gunmen killed 15 people in a mass shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach, an inquiry said on Thursday.

SYDNEY - There was “no meaningful shift” away from big tech platforms like TikTok and Instagram in the immediate wake of Australia’s world-leading teen social media ban, government documents obtained by AFP show.

LETTERKENNY, Ireland - Jordan Adams, who ran the London marathon with a 25-kilogramme refrigerator on his back last weekend, is now running around Ireland in a race to find a cure for a form of dementia both he and his brother are nearly certain to c...

Nine cats and a rabbit being carried on a pickup truck bed were rescued near the border in Aranyaprathet district in Sa Kaeo on Wednesday before they could be smuggled to Cambodia.