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Thailand's parliament on Thursday elected Anutin Charnvirakul to be the country's new prime minister. Anutin received 293 of 498 votes in the Thursday tally, easily surpassing the 249 required to win a simple majority. He is expected to take office within days, but must first be formally appointed by King Maha Vajiralongkorn. A new Cabinet

Manipulated or recycled photos and videos frequently circulate during wars and crises — sometimes to deceive, sometimes simply to generate clicks. During the ongoing US‑Israel war with Iran, the problem has reached a new level. Photo agencies themselves were supplied with manipulated or fake images, which then ended up in newsrooms across Europe.  Some of the images appear to have been generated with

Skip next section WATCH: Tripura's young girls rescued from child marriage March 19, 2026 WATCH: Tripura's young girls rescued from child marriage In India, approximately four thousand five hundred underage girls are forcibly married every day. This story follows a real-time child rescue operation in Tripura’s Sepahijala district, where police and child protection workers intervene

Finland once again showed the world the path to happiness even as heavy social media usage eroded personal well-being among young people across the planet, the World Happiness Report 2026 said on Thursday. The report, produced by the University of Oxford's Wellbeing Research Centre in partnership with Gallup and the United Nations, found life satisfaction

Skip next section Iran considering charging toll on Strait of Hormuz March 19, 2026 Iran considering charging toll on Strait of Hormuz Leaders in Iran are mulling imposing a toll on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a lawmaker has said. Since the the US and Israeli strikes began, Iran has maintained a tight

Thousands of supporters of jailed Turkish opposition politician Ekrem Imamoglu gathered on Istanbul's Sarachane Square on Wednesday to mark the one-year anniversary of his arrest and the start of nationwide protests. Former Istanbul mayor Imamoglu, regarded as a potential challenger to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, had his university degree revoked on March 18, 2025

Britain's King Charles has hailed what he calls a "partnership of equals" between the United Kingdom and Nigeria during a state banquet for President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday. Tinubu is on a state visit to the UK, the first by a leader of Africa's most populous nation in almost four decades. Tinubu joined Charles to

Nigerian soldiers killed at least 80 suspected militants near a military base in the northeastern Borno state, the country's army said on Wednesday. Backed by air support, the Nigerian military said it repelled a coordinated overnight assault by insurgents of an unclear affiliation near the Niger border. Attack comes on heels of suicide bombings Wednesday's

One person was killed on Wednesday when a cable car cabin plunged down the snowy slope of the Swiss mountains.  The gondola, which was certified to carry eight people, was carrying only the 61-year-old woman who died in the accident at the popular Engelberg ski resort in central Switzerland, south of Lake Lucerne, authorities said. 

US President Donald Trump's administration plans to demand bonds of up to $15,000 (roughly €13,000) from citizens of 12 more countries seeking visas.  Which countries will be impacted? The new requirement, which will be implemented on April 12, is set to impact 12 countries across several continents, half of them in Africa:    Cambodia Ethiopia Georgia Grenada Lesotho