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‘Everything is legitimate’: Israeli leaders defend soldiers accused of rape
Israeli society is divided over arrest of 10 soldiers for brutal gang rape of a Palestinian prisoner caught on video.
Philippine court orders regulator to restore licence of news site Rappler
Rappler calls decision to overturn shutdown order 'vindication after a tortuous eight years of harassment'.
Southport community tries to recover after grief ‘hijacked’ by rioters
The community of Southport says it is in a state of shock following the violence that spread across the UK.
Thailand’s disbanded opposition party relaunches under new name, leader
Move Forward Party has been renamed the People's Party, the largest in parliament, and has promised to advance reforms.
‘Never say goodbye’: Can AI bring the dead back to life?
AI is increasingly creating resurrections of the dead amid a debate around how much it helps or hurts users.
DR Congo military court sentences 26 armed group members to death
The Congolese government in March had lifted a moratorium on the death penalty that was in place since 2003.
President Maduro blocks access to X in Venezuela for 10 days
Row with social media platform owner Elon Musk escalates after Maduro was declared the winner of last month's election.
Japan PM scraps Central Asia trip after ‘megaquake’ warning
Fumio Kishida says he will remain in Japan after experts warn of higher than usual risk along Nankai Trough.
Indian exports, small businesses hit by Bangladesh unrest
Bilateral trade relations between India and Bangladesh have been drastically affected due to the current violence.
Russian users report mass YouTube outage amid growing official criticism
Russian internet monitoring service said there had been thousands of glitches reported about YouTube in Russia.