India has effectively abandoned its strategic partner, Iran, at one of the most difficult moments for the country.

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A person has died and three others have been taken to hospital following a collision involving a double-decker bus in central Dublin, Ireland, authorities said Thursday.

President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso on Thursday declared that he would seek re-election in the March 15 presidential election.

At least 82 of the 177 worshippers believed to have been abducted last month by suspected bandits in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna have regained their freedom, local officials and media reported Thursday.

Two people died after a police helicopter crashed on Wednesday night at a shooting scene in Flagstaff, the U.S. state of Arizona, local authorities said Thursday.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on Thursday that Russia has lost access to Starlink satellite Internet service in Ukraine, which was reportedly used in attacks on Ukraine.

Hydrologists on Thursday warned of an increased risk of flooding on rivers in southern and eastern Romania from Thursday evening through Friday, citing forecast rainfall, snowmelt and evolving ice formations.