US outgoing President Joe Biden has pardoned his son Hunter after he was convicted on gun and tax-related federal charges, amid earlier promises against such a move. The pardon spares Hunter a ...

The world's first wooden satellite was launched into space on Tuesday in an attempt to prove that wood is a space-grade material. Designed by researchers at Kyoto University in Japan, LignoSat is made ...

The wars in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip are primarily driving demand for weapons and military equipment, but growing tensions in East Asia also have a role. In 2023, the total revenue of the world's ...

As exam season approaches in many parts of the world, students face a familiar challenge — cementing all they've learned throughout the term in their minds, ready for exam day. But what if the secret ...

A bus carrying 46 passengers and a driver crashed near a ski resort in the southern French Pyrenees on Sunday, killing two people and injuring several others. The Spanish bus originated from ...

Back in 2016, when Donald Trump first shocked political pundits and pollsters by beating Hillary Clinton to become US president, it sparked a cultural backlash. American artists, a mostly left-leaning ...

Romania's ruling Social Democrats (PSD) appeared to have won the most votes in a parliamentary election on Sunday, coming in ahead of a resurgent far-right movement challenging the country's ...

The oldest and best-known cryptocurrency, bitcoin, was trading above $90,000 (€85,000) this week hitting a fresh all-time high amid a relentless rally that began on November 4 after Republican ...

Tens of thousands of Georgians took to the streets again Sunday as mass nationwide protests entered their fourth night. National media outlets reported demonstrations in at least eight cities, and ...

Diplomats from nearly 200 countries gathered in Busan, South Korea, but failed in an attempt to agree on a landmark global treaty aimed at curbing plastic pollution. The fifth and final UN Intergovern ...

The Syrian military on Sunday sent reinforcements to halt the advance of jihadi insurgents in Hama province after the rebels seized most of the city of Aleppo and some nearby towns in a surprise ...