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Italy's President Sergio Mattarella dissolved parliament Thursday, triggering early elections which could bring the hard right to power ...

Tia Ray, also known as Yuan Yawei, is among the first singer-songwriters in China to put soul, jazz and rhythm and blues on the map. She began her musical career nearly two decades ago, writing original songs with her band and performing in small venues.

Russia and Ukraine signed two separate agreements allowing Ukraine to resume shipments of grain supplies across the Black Sea as Russia lifts its naval blockade. But this morning, Russian missiles are reportedly striking a key port city. Holly Williams ha...

A 66-year-old farmer and her son have become internet sensations for their drum-dance collaboration in southern’s China.

The war in Ukraine has been going on for several months, and while Russia has not given up its invasion plans, we are starting to wonder what will happen to Ukraine after the war is over. Check out today's epic new video that looks ahead to see what the f...

Yet another coalition government has fallen in Italy, with the resignation of Italian PM Mario Draghi Thursday.

"They are really scratching around for people and pulling in new battalions of volunteers who have no more than 30 days military training. That's a clear sign of running out of places to find people." General Sir Richard Barrons, former commander of the j...

Cities and towns across China have been issued fresh orders for mass testing and lockdowns as the nation’s Covid-19 case count rose above 1,000 for the first time in two months on July 19, 2022. The epicentre of the mainland’s latest outbreak was in the p...

What are the Countries that Generate the Most Wind Power in the World?Source: bp Statistical Review of World Energy June 2022.

Reservoirs are a solution to the tremendous variability in natural water supply, but what happens when they stop filling up? At least one study has estimated that the past two decades have been the driest period in more than a thousand years for the sout...

The January 6 committee presented a collection of interviews with people in former President Donald Trump's sphere describing House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's frantic phone calls pleading with Trump to call off the Capitol rioters.

After a period of relative stability, Mario Draghi's government looks set to collapse after the Five Star Movement withdrew its support for the coalition. In this video, we discuss how Italy got to this point and what could happen if there's an election.

Japanese-developed perovskite technology goes into mass production

A cargo plane carrying 11 tonnes of weapons - including landmines - has crashed in Greece. All eight members of crew are reported to have died when the plane flying from Serbia to Jordan went down close to the city of Kavala. Residents near to the crash s...

Saudi Arabia is the second-largest oil producer in the world. Russia comes third on that chart. Ever since the war in Ukraine started, Saudi Arabia has been buying mind-boggling amounts of oil from Russia. Why is Riyadh doing so, and what game are Preside...

The Kremlin is trying to lure users in Russia away from YouTube, one of the most popular Western social media networks in the country, to a homegrown alternative called Rutube. WSJ examines the platform and why many Russians are reluctant to use it. Photo...