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Author Salman Rushdie was taken off a ventilator and able to talk on Saturday, a day after he was repeatedly stabbed at a public appearance in New York state.

From tomorrow, councils and education providers in Scotland will be legally required to make period products available — free of charge — to anyone who needs them.

Police in the US state of Arizona arrested three parents for attempting to force their way into an elementary school yesterday. The school was locked down because an armed man was seen attempting to get on campus.

In Sanaa's historic Old City at least 10 iconic 500-year-old buildings have collapsed, about 80 houses were destroyed and hundreds of tents housing internally displaced people were swept away in the floods.

Almost six months after the closure of the EU airspace for Russian airplanes, ten aircraft owned or controlled by Russia are still in Germany. Due to the EU sanctions, they can neither be used by the owner nor be taken to another location.

At least seven people were wounded after an assailant opened fire on a bus in Jerusalem's Old City. Israel's emergency medical services labeled the incident a "terror attack."

A new law set to go into effect in Scotland makes it a legal right to have free access to sanitary products in public buildings.

Despite gaining independence 75 years ago, Pakistan has yet to rid itself of economic and political crises.

India is gradually being transformed from a secular multicultural nation to a Hindu supremacist state, activists and minority groups say.

One person died, and at least 40 others were injured when high winds caused parts of the main stage at the Medusa Festival in Spain to collapse.

Around much of the Northern Hemisphere summer droughts and high temperatures are having a serious impact on everything from agriculture to the freight industry.

Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention said the church was being investigated by the US Justice Department following a scandal over its handling of sexual abuse over decades.

Iran's religious-leaning newspapers praised the attacker who seriously wounded author Salman Rushdie. Rushdie was the subject of a 1989 Iranian death fatwa for perceived blasphemy in his novel "The Satanic Verses".

The Yuan Wang 5 survey vessel is described by security analysts as the latest generation of China's space-tracking ships capable of monitoring satellites, rockets and intercontinental ballistic missiles.

"I arrived here from Moscow in April on a one-way ticket for me, my staff and my cat." Serbia has become a haven for Russians because it is one of the few countries where Russian passport holders are still allowed to enter without a visa.

While the Kremlin is bombing Ukraine, Russians cannot possibly enjoy summer vacations within the EU, officials say.

Gang members opened fire at bystanders and demolished stores and cars in Mexican cities on the US border, in a wave of violence that left at least 11 people dead.

Russia and Ukraine agreed to a grain corridor to allow Kyiv to resume its exports of grain, but a variety of issues continue to hinder the process.

One person died and at least 40 others were injured when high winds caused parts of the main stage at Medusa festival in Spain to collapse.

China has promised to continue "regular patrols" near Taiwan after concluding its large-scale military drills. This points to a worrisome and dangerous development, say analysts.

Despite gaining independence 75 years ago, Pakistan has yet to rid itself of economic and political crises.

Iran's religious-leaning newspapers praised the attacker who stabbed and seriously wounded author Salman Rushdie — 33 years after the country's clerical leadership placed a death fatwa on the writer's head.

India is gradually being transformed from a secular multicultural nation to a Hindu supremacist state, activists and minority groups say.

Russia's Foreign Office has threatened that the seizure of assets by the US could lead to a total diplomatic breakdown.

Much of Europe and the Northern Hemisphere is currently battling either wildfires, low water levels, harvest warnings, water use restrictions or a mixture of all these.

The German government wants to increase the number of drinking fountains in public spaces, as cities in the country heat up and heatwaves become more frequent.

Salman Rushdie, 75, is on a ventilator after being stabbed multiple times. The award-winning author has spent years living under death threats over his novel "The Satanic Verses."

Four police operations, four deaths, one week. Germany is once again discussing police violence and racism. The latest victim was a 16-year-old refugee who was shot with a machine gun.

Nearly all abortions will now be criminalized in the US state of Idaho, coming into effect later this month.

Conservationists in South Africa have sounded the alarm about 150 endangered vultures found dead in two separate poisoning incidents.

OPINION. The crisis in Congo shows that the United Nations must change its approach to peace missions in Africa's hot spots.

Award-winning author Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed multiple times Friday while on stage at a literary event in rural New York, is on a ventilator and could lose an eye, his agent said.

New START provides for mutual nuclear arsenal controls between the US and Russia. Since Russia suspended inspections, the only remaining nuclear disarmament treaty between the nuclear powers is at stake.

India is gradually being transformed from a secular multicultural nation to a Hindu supremacist state, activists and minority groups say.

Moscow will not give Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant back to Ukraine despite the G7 demand, Russian officials have said.

President Julius Maada Bio dismissed cost-of-living claims and said protesters this week were part of a "premeditated" plot to take down the government.

Don't Pay UK, a group with 100,000 online supporters, is calling on Brits not to pay their energy bills. With many facing a tough winter as energy prices rise, the campaign has struck a chord

Hollywood actress Anne Heche has been declared legally dead, aged 53.

Nigeria, Algeria and Niger — keen to benefit from EU efforts to wean itself off Russian gas — are renewing efforts to implement a decades-old plan. But is there enough political will and funding for the project?

After Polish anglers removed tons of dead fish from the Oder River bordering Germany, the die-off has been labeled an "ecological disaster." But what's to blame?

Four police operations, four deaths, one week. Germany is once again discussing police violence and racism. The latest victim was a 16-year-old refugee who was shot with a machine gun.

In a major win for President Joe Biden, US lawmakers approve a $430 billion bill meant to tackle climate change, lower healthcare costs and tax big corporations.

Conservationists in South Africa found 150 endangered vultures dead with their body parts removed, likely to be sold as bogus remedies.

Relatives of the Israeli athletes killed in the Munich massacre during the 1972 Summer Olympics say they will boycott next month's 50th anniversary ceremony following a dispute over compensation payments.

BREAKING: FBI agents found top secret files and other heavily classified documents in the home of former US President Donald Trump, court documents revealed.

The US will launch air and maritime transit operations in the Taiwan Strait during the coming weeks, to counter China's "provocative and destabilizing behavior" in the area.

Russia has rejected international calls to give up control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which it's been occupying since March. The nuclear facility, Europe's largest, was recently damaged by shelling.

BREAKING: A man in Montenegro went on a shooting rampage after a family dispute, killing 11 people, according to local media.

Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder is suing the German parliament to get back the publicly funded office he lost after refusing to condemn Putin.

Public buildings in Germany are about to get colder and darker, to help deal with reduced gas supply from Russia.