Russian national Sofia Sapega appeared in a video posted on a pro-government social media channel after being detained in Minsk, Belarus, when a Ryanair flight from Athens, Greece, to Vilnius, Lithuania, was diverted by Belarusian air traffic control.
Cali (Colombia) (AFP) – Colombians march for reconciliation amid weeks of deadly protests.
Africa has seen a surge of cryptocurrency investors as buyers worldwide surpassed the 100 million mark in the continent in the first quarter of this year, with South Africa and Nigeria taking the lead in the bitcoin market expansion. The London based cryptocurrency exchange Luno is one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in Africa.
Digha (India) (AFP) – Images show flooded streets and high tides as eastern India is lashed by powerful Cyclone Yaas, the country's second major storm in two weeks.
Avuyile "Avo" Ndamase is a South African surfer who always knew that his future lay with the ocean. After he lost his brother to a shark attack, his faith was shaken, but he soon returned to the water.
A delegation of young talents from around the world have paid a colorful tour to south China's Guangdong Province since last week, with an aim to enhance the global youth dialogue.
Authorities in Sri Lanka are concerned about a burning ship off the coast of Colombo which could cause an oil leak affecting 30 kilometers of coastline.
England national football team manager Gareth Southgate gave an interview with the press on Tuesday in London, shortly after announcing his 33-man provisional squad for the upcoming EURO 2020 championships. Southgate has a more complicated decision to make than most managers at the tournament.
An overpass carrying a subway train has collapsed in Mexico City, killing 15 people and injuring at least 70, according to local government officials.
Decades-behind medical conditions and internet infrastructure in Navajo Nation, the largest American Indian territory in the United States, make local education in trouble amid surging COVID-19 infection numbers.
New York prosecutors have convened a special grand jury to consider evidence in a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump's business dealings, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Tuesday. (May 25)
A wife and husband have been charged with murder in Idaho. Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell were indicted for murder in the deaths of Lori Daybell's two youngest children. Chad Daybell was also charged in the death of his late wife. (May 25)
