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Media rights group RSF warned about "an alarming deterioration in press freedom" in the US under President Donald Trump as well as "unprecedented" difficulties for independent journalists around the world.

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.

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.

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.

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".

Donald Trump's national security advisor is to leave his post - the first major departure of the president's new term - after being embroiled in a scandal over a chat group leak, US media reported on Thursday.

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

The US economy has unexpectedly contracted in the first three months of the year on an import surge triggered by Donald Trump's tariff plans, although the president pinned the blame squarely on his predecessor.

The world's oldest person, Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, has died at the age of 116, having barely survived infancy and attributing her long life to God, according to her order and two longevity trackers.

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.