A construction crane collapsed Tuesday on a train with nearly 200 people aboard in northeastern Thailand, killing at least 22 people and injuring dozens more, officials said.

"We are trying to trace and rescue this violent wild elephant that killed so many people," government forest officer Aditya Narayan told AFP, confirming the toll of 20 dead. Children and the elderly are among the dead,

China’s government says that the country's trade surplus surged to a record of almost $1.2 trillion last year as exports to other countries made up for slowing shipments to the United States

Russia launched a second major drone and missile bombardment of Ukraine in four days, officials said Tuesday, aiming again at the power grid amid freezing temperatures in an apparent snub to U.S.-led peace efforts as Moscow's invasion of its neighbor approaches the four-year mark.

Pope Leo XIV met with Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado in a private audience at the Vatican on Monday, during which the Venezuelan leader asked him to intercede for the release of hundreds of political prisoners held in the Latin American country.

The dark fleet of tankers shipping illicit oil around the world is rushing to seek the perceived protection of the Russian flag after the US started seizing vessels involved in the Venezuelan trade.

Ugandan authorities cut internet access and limited mobile services across the country on Tuesday (January 13), two days before an election in which President Yoweri Museveni will stand for a contentious seventh term after four decades in power.

Britain’s government is expected to approve a large Chinese embassy near London’s financial district. This decision follows years of controversy over potential security risks. Lawmakers have