In China, Beijing was hit by a wave of panic buying on Thursday as residents rushed to stock up essentials amid fears of lockdown.

Tesla Chief Executive and Twitter's new owner Elon Musk has said he would reverse Twitter's ban on former U.S. President Donald Trump.

Veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh, a Palestinian-American who was among the network's most prominent figures,

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on regional officials to act quickly in battling forest fires amid a series of blazes in Siberia.

United Nations’ global conference on land have called on the international community to take urgent action to stem the loss of life.

In Sri Lanka, angry mobs have burned down several homes belonging to the ruling Rajapaksas and MPs. Mahinda fled to Trincomalee.