Spokesperson Gan Yu says patrol boats from the Philippine Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Bureau and multiple fishing boats gathered in the waters near a Philippine ship which China says was 'illegally stranded' at the shoal

In the latest sign of a worsening public health emergency, the Gaza Health Ministry declares a polio epidemic, following the detection of the virus in sewage samples

Typhoon Gaemi, which has already killed dozens of people as it swept through Taiwan and worsened seasonal rains in the Philippines, has affected almost 630,000 people in China's Fujian so far

Russia's FSB security service says the man, whom it named as Yevgeny Serebyrakov, had been brought to Russia from Turkey and handed over to investigators

The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has infuriated his supporters, put the Democratic campaign on hold, and stoked fears of additional political violence in the lead-up to November's election

There had been increasingly hopeful signs in recent days that a deal could be reached to halt fighting and return hostages held in Gaza

(Updated) His campaign said he was doing well and appeared to have suffered no major injury besides a wound on his upper right ear

Here are investor and analyst reactions to the shooting

Here's a list of other previous attempts on the lives of American leaders, successful or not