Thailand has relaxed its quarantine restrictions and is reopening to vaccinated travelers arriving from several dozen countries and territories, providing a much-needed boost for the country's embattled tourism industry.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling LDP defied expectations and held on to a stable majority in Sunday's parliamentary election, solidifying his position in a fractious party and allowing him to ramp up stimulus.

From Australia to South Korea and across Asia Pacific, the final bastions of "zero Covid" are easing restrictions and opening borders as the region prepares to live with the virus -- except for one major holdout.

A "number of people" have been left injured from a train collision at a tunnel near Salisbury, England, according to the British Transport Police (BTP).

A man has been arrested by Tokyo police after brandishing a knife and starting a fire on a moving train in the Japanese capital on Sunday, the country's public broadcaster NHK reported.

One person died after a Czech cable car cabin became detached from its cable on Sunday in the north of the country, while others were rescued from another cabin, a rescue service spokesperson said.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that "about 340" Americans have been evacuated from Afghanistan since the US formally exited from the country in late August.

As world leaders gather in Glasgow for the COP26 climate summit on Sunday, there are plenty of reasons for companies and investors to watch closely.

Anish Yadav was sleeping in his home, a fragile hut made of wood and plastic, when the water rushed in.

Hundreds of thousands of people are demonstrating across Sudan in protest of Monday's military's takeover, marking the largest protest against the coup yet.