The Royal Navy will transfer two of its minehunter ships to Ukraine in a bid to strengthen the country's sea abilities, the Ministry of Defence has said. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said the vessels would help to reopen "vital export routes" - limited since Russia

About 18,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli bombardment since October 7. The revised death toll in Israel stands at 1,147. A special UN General Assembly session to be held on Tuesday comes after Egypt and Mauritania invoked resolution 377, “Uniting for Peace”.

Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he hopes resolution will be starting point for further UN action on crisis. An injured Palestinian is brought into a hospital on a gurney following Israeli attacks in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Two men are wheeling the stretcher. The World Health

Tunisia, alongside Libya, is the principal departure point for thousands of migrants hoping to reach Europe. The number intercepted by Tunisian authorities was 69,963 for the first 11 months of 2023, compared to 31,297 in the same period last year, according to data from the National

At least six people have died in Tennessee as tornadoes and strong thunderstorms moved across the state Saturday. Three people were confirmed dead in Madison, Tennessee, just north of Nashville, emergency management officials said. “We have teams assessing damage and looking

A US university president has quit after her comments about antisemitism on campus during a Congressional hearing triggered a major backlash. Elizabeth Magill, president of the University of Pennsylvania, refused to say whether students who called for the genocide of Jews would be

A senior UN aid official has warned that half of Gaza's population is starving, as fighting there continues. Carl Skau, deputy director of the UN World Food Programme, said only a fraction of supplies needed have been able to enter the Strip - and nine out of 10 people cannot eat

The long list of targets ranges from human traffickers in Southeast Asia involved with "scam farm" operations, Taliban officials responsible for rights abuses in Afghanistan and leaders of gangs ravaging Haiti's population. London said it was hitting 46 individuals and

At least 310 Palestinians were killed in Gaza in a 24-hour period between Thursday and Friday as the Israeli military blasted the enclave from air, land and sea, Al Jazeera reports, citing UN data. About 70% of the almost 17,500 people killed in Gaza since October 7 are said to be

The United States has vetoed a United Nations Security Council demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the war between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza. Thirteen Security Council members voted in favour of a brief draft resolution, put forward by the United Arab

US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said that the India-US relationship is not based solely on China, but is an alliance that is 'a force of good for the world'.  While addressing the Carnegie Global Tech Summit held on December 6, he also put emphasis on the

Before Israel launched its southern offensive a week ago, US officials told Israel it must limit the toll on civilians – saying too many Palestinians were killed in its operations against Hamas in northern Gaza. Last night, after meeting the UK's Foreign Secretary Lord

Denmark’s parliament has passed a bill that makes it illegal to burn copies of the Quran in public places after protests in Muslim nations over the desecration of Islam’s holy book raised security concerns. The bill, which prohibits “inappropriate treatment of

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Thursday off the coast of the Pacific island nation Vanuatu, but a tsunami threat passed and there were no immediate reports of damage. The offshore quake hit at 1256 GMT at a depth of 48 kilometres (30 miles), around 120 kilometres south of the town

Hong Kong is now a "place full of fear", pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow, who recently jumped bail, said. Ms Chow was under investigation for "collusion with foreign forces", but had been allowed to study in Canada. The 27-year-old is now a fugitive in Toronto.

Federal prosecutors have filed tax charges against Hunter Biden, a second criminal case against the US president's son. The nine-count indictment says he schemed to evade at least $1.4m (£1.1m) in federal taxes from 2016-19. The three felonies and six misdemeanours include

Police in Nepal have detained 10 people they say charged unemployed youths huge amounts of money for travel visas, then sent them for illegal recruitment into the Russian army, an official said. Nepal asked Moscow this week not to recruit its citizens into the Russian army, and to send

Italy has officially informed China that it is leaving the Belt and Road government Initiative (BRI), two sources told Reuters, ending months of doubt over Rome's future in the ambitious project. Italy in 2019 became the first and so far only major Western nation to join the

Three people were killed and another critically injured in a shooting at a Las Vegas university on Wednesday, police said, with the suspect also dead. The incident at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, a short distance from the gambling hub’s tourist-packed Las Vegas Strip, was

The Russian leader has been bolstering his partnerships with Gulf nations as Moscow faces growing isolation by the West. Escorted by four fighter jets, Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a rare one-day lightning tour to the Middle East during which he visited Saudi Arabia after