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Three 12-year-old students were injured Tuesday when another child opened fire at a school in southern Finland, local authorities said. The suspect—also 12—was taken into custody after fleeing the scene...

Thailand has long enjoyed an international reputation for tolerance of the LGBTQ community, but campaigners have struggled for decades against conservative attitudes and values. The vote sailed through the unelected...

U.S. tells Iran it didn’t know about plans for Israeli strike on consulate The Biden administration communicated directly to Iran yesterday that the U.S. didn’t know about the strike on...

World Autism Awareness Day is celebrated on April 2 each year, and 2024 marks the 17th annual celebration. One in 36 children and 1 in 45 adults in the United...

An aid organization said seven foreign workers were killed in an Israeli strike in central Gaza late Monday, including citizens of Australia, Poland and the United Kingdom. The U.S.-based nonprofit,...

In 2023, Bangladesh recorded the worst air quality of 134 countries monitored by the Swiss climate group, IQAir. Pakistan and India were close behind, with the report showing that South...

Thawing ice in the Arctic may open up new routes for internet cables that lie at the bottom of the ocean and carry most international data traffic. And more routes...

Celebrity chef José Andrés has released a statement demanding the Israeli government put an end to what he described as “indiscriminate killing” in Gaza after the death of four humanitarian...

A suspected Israeli air strike destroyed Iran’s consulate in Damascus and killed a top Iranian general in a sharp escalation following months of clashes between Israel and Tehran’s proxies. Iran...

Zomi Frankcom, an Australia aid worker with the World Central Kitchen organisation has been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, after delivering food. Officials in Gaza said...