TEHRAN - Iran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned on Saturday of a “crushing” response if Washington resumes hostilities, after US media reports raised the prospect of new strikes.

Police have arrested a young Thai couple in the northern province of Chiang Mai on suspicion of luring compatriots into slavery at a scam centre in Cambodia.

ACERRA, Italy - Pope Leo XIV made a visit on Saturday to Italy’s “Land of Fires”, where for decades the mafia has illegally dumped and burned toxic rubbish, poisoning both people and their land.

SUWON, South Korea - ⁠Naegohyang of North Korea won ​the Asian Women’s Champions League with a 1-0 victory over Tokyo Verdy Beleza of Japan ​in the final on Saturday, with ‌forward Kim Kyong-Yong netting the only goal of the match.

WASHINGTON - Republicans in ​the US Congress have revolted over President Donald Trump’s $1.8-billion fund for people he says were victims ‌of government “weaponisation”, setting the stage for a searing battle less than six m...