Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight killed at least 31 people, according to local hospitals, as U.N. agencies warned on Monday that critical fuel shortages put hospitals and other critical infrastructure at risk. The latest attacks came after U.S. President Donald Trump and

Japan raised strong caution against China’s rapid acceleration of military activity in extensive areas from around its southwestern coasts to the Pacific, describing the moves as the biggest strategic challenge. China’s growing joint operations with Russia also pose serious

Former Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and historian Meenakshi Jain were among four individuals nominated to the Rajya Sabha on Sunday. Shringla, a distinguished diplomat, has held key positions during his career in the Indian Foreign Service, including serving as

London Southend Airport in Essex has suspended operations indefinitely following a small aircraft crash on Sunday afternoon. Essex Police confirmed they were alerted shortly before 4pm local time to reports of a collision involving a 12-metre plane. Emergency services, including air

US President Donald Trump has announced plans to send Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine, signalling a shift in his administration’s stance as tensions with Russian President Vladimir Putin intensify over the war in Ukraine. Speaking at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on

An Israeli air strike in central Gaza on Sunday killed ten civilians, including six children, who were waiting near a water tanker with empty jerry cans, according to local emergency service officials. The victims were transported to Nuseirat’s al-Awda Hospital, where 16

Israel’s ongoing bombardment of the Gaza Strip shows no signs of abating, a day after Israeli forces killed at least 110 Palestinians across the territory, including 34 people who were reportedly waiting for food assistance at a U.S.-backed distribution site in Rafah. The

Nigeria on Saturday slapped 44 Boko Haram jihadists with jail terms of up to 30 years for funding terrorist activities, a spokesman for a counterterrorism agency said. The convicted were among 54 suspects arraigned in four specially-constituted civilian courts set up at a military base

UNESCO has officially inscribed several culturally significant sites on its World Heritage list, spotlighting the ancient Murujuga rock art site in Western Australia and two African landscapes steeped in history and tradition. The Murujuga site, situated on the Burrup Peninsula,

The head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, has delivered a scathing indictment of the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza, accusing Israel of executing a deliberate plan of suffering and displacement.  In a post on X, Lazzarini

The fragile negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Doha over a potential Gaza ceasefire and hostage release are teetering on collapse, Palestinian officials warn.  The talks, mediated by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States, have been marred by deep divides and mounting mistrust

A preliminary investigation into last month’s fatal Air India crash has revealed that both fuel control switches were in the cut-off position—effectively shutting off the engines—moments before the aircraft went down, killing at least 260 people. The report, released

The Central Mediterranean route has once again emerged as the most dangerous path for irregular migration into Europe, with a significant number of Bangladeshis using this corridor, primarily via Libya to Italy. According to a report published on June 10 by Frontex, the European

Militants abducted and shot dead at least nine bus passengers travelling through Pakistan's restive southwestern Balochistan province, government officials said on Friday (July 11). Security forces are battling a rise in ethnic and separatist violence in impoverished but

The reported suicide of Russia’s transport minister hours after he was dismissed by President Vladimir Putin and amid speculation he would be arrested on corruption charges, has shocked the country’s elite. Several hundred mourners, including some ministers and state

As Israel fell in line with US President Donald Trump and his optimism about the prospects for a ceasefire and prisoner-release deal in Gaza, Hamas called the talks difficult due to Israel’s “intransigence”, but said it was working seriously to overcome hurdles. The

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah on Tuesday, marking the first high-level Iranian visit to the kingdom since the recent Israel-Iran conflict.  The talks, described as “fruitful” by Iran’s Foreign

In a high-stakes diplomatic push, US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened for a second time within 24 hours at the White House, intensifying efforts to broker a ceasefire in Gaza.  The Tuesday evening meeting, held behind closed doors and

United States President Donald Trump said on Monday (Jul 7) the US would be sending more weapons to Ukraine to help the war-torn country defend itself against Russian attacks. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said Ukraine was getting hit very hard by Russia and needed to

Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has issued an urgent weather alert for 33 provinces across the North, Northeast, Central and South, warning of flash floods, forest runoff, landslides and rising water levels in major rivers, particularly the Mekong,