A cat that fell alongside a couple into a 115m-high canyon was the only survivor of the incident in the western United States, an animal protection organisation said.

Jury selection is set to begin in the trial of music mogul Sean Combs, who dramatically fell from grace following his incarceration on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.

Demonstrators across the US gathered for May Day rallies against Donald Trump, protesting his administration’s policies and attempts to push the limits of presidential power.

Israel attacked a target near the presidential palace in the Syrian capital Damascus, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, reiterating his vow to protect members of the Druze community.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday hailed a minerals deal that Kyiv had signed with Washington, saying the reworked agreement was “truly equal”.

Every cancer diagnosis is “daunting and at times frightening”, Britain’s King Charles III told cancer charity workers on Wednesday, reflecting on his own experience of the disease.

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Tesla boss Elon Musk could stay working for the White House as long as he wanted but understood the tycoon wanted to get back to his businesses.

The US Senate was scheduled to vote later on Wednesday on a resolution to block a host of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, hours after the federal government reported that the nation’s economy contracted for the first time in three years amid the chaos of the president’s tariff policies.

A fierce fire ripped through a hotel in the Indian city of Kolkata killing at least 15 people, police said, with some clambering out of windows and onto the rooftop to escape.

Around 600 North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia against Ukraine have been killed and thousands more wounded, a Seoul lawmaker said.

Daily exposure to chemicals used for many plastic household items, could be linked to more than 356 000 deaths from cardiovascular disease worldwide in 2018, according to a study.

Pakistan’s information minister said that Islamabad had “credible intelligence” that India was planning an imminent military strike and he vowed a “decisive response”.

The US has announced its first criminal prosecutions against migrants and asylum seekers accused of crossing into a newly created military zone along the country’s border with Mexico.

President Donald Trump moved on Tuesday to soften tariffs on automakers, sparking cautious optimism in an industry that has been on tenterhooks as it awaits details on the fast-evolving policy.

US forces have struck more than 1 000 targets in Yemen since Washington launched the latest round of its air campaign against the Houthi rebels in mid-March, the Pentagon said.

Foreign ministers from the BRICS group of developing nations failed to reach a joint communique on Tuesday after meeting in Rio de Janeiro, but chair Brazil issued a statement speaking out against trade protectionism.

Retail giant Amazon insisted Tuesday it had never approved a proposal — slammed by the White House — to show consumers how much US tariffs add to each price tag.

European Union countries are split over the bloc’s next climate target, as they prepare for tough negotiations to set an EU goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.

Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged gunfire in disputed Kashmir for a fifth straight night, New Delhi’s army said, one week since an attack targeting tourists sent relations into a tailspin.

Hungary on Tuesday passed a law exempting women with two or three children from paying income tax as part of a costly drive to try to reverse population decline.

German sportswear giant Adidas on Tuesday warned that US President Donald Trump’s tariffs will increase prices for its products in the United States, and the hardline trade policies could dent its ongoing recovery.