Chile's President Gabriel Boric has become the first leader in the Americas to visit the South Pole, after arriving at a US base there. The president said his visit to the Amundsen-Scott South ...

A flagpole in southern Tasmania has caught the attention of passers-by for the many different flags flown by owners Jenny and Phil Petterson. From state flags to national and even celebratory ...

A recent encounter between the Singapore Police Coast Guard (PCG) and Indonesian fishermen near Tuas has sparked allegations of "intimidation" from the fishermen, following what Singapore authorities ...

On New Year's Day, a man drove his speeding truck into a crowd of New Orleans partiers in what the FBI is calling a terrorist assault. He killed 15 people and injured more than 30 more before ...

An Islamic State flag attached to the pickup truck used to kill and injure dozens of people in New Orleans is a grim reminder of the persistent threat posed by Islamist extremism. Investigators ...

SINGAPORE: Singapore's coast guard took “appropriate enforcement action” after Indonesian fishing boats entered the country's waters multiple times, the Singapore Police Force (SPF ...

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. A total of 15 people have been killed in the New Year’s Day ...

The man who killed 10 people and injured at least 35 others in a horrific terrorist attack in New Orleans on New Year's Day was reportedly carrying an ISIS flag with him in the rental truck he ...

Texas plates. Release his name. Now. What is on the flag pole on the back of the truck? Looks like they may have covered up a flag or what is it? The truth needs to come out asap." Rogan O'Handley ...

Indonesia scaled back its planned increase in the value-added tax rate just hours before it was set to take effect on January 1 amid escalating public outcry. The VAT rate will be increased to 12% ...

Passersby noticed a Confederate flag flying from a City of Whiteville flagpole on the first morning of the New Year. City Manager Darren Currie personally removed the flag, which he said was not ...

Earlier, in his inaugural speech on Oct 20, Prabowo expressed optimism that Indonesia would achieve food self-sufficiency within four to five years. - Bernama-Antara ...