Israel has recalled diplomats from Turkey after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused it of behaving like a "war criminal". He made the comments while addressing thousands of demonstrators at a pro-Palestinian rally in Istanbul. The Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen

Former US Vice President Mike Pence has withdrawn from the 2024 presidential race, saying "this is not my time". He made the announcement at the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon. "We always knew this would be an uphill battle, but I have

Summary Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel's ground operation in Gaza marks the "second stage" of what he says will be a "long and difficult" war with Hamas Speaking in a televised address, he confirms Israeli commanders are deployed "all over

At least 35 people died and dozens were injured Saturday in a road accident involving a bus and several cars on Egypt’s Cairo-Alexandria motorway, state media reported. “A horrific collision on the Cairo-Alexandria desert road near Wadi Al-Natroun led to the death of 35

US President Joe Biden is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping next month following a visit by China’s top diplomat to the White House. The two leaders will probably meet at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco in November, an event that

More than 200,000 children are estimated to have suffered sexual abuse from Spain's Catholic clergy, an independent commission has found. The details emerged from an unprecedented public investigation by Spain's ombudsman, who spoke of the "devastating impact" on

A man suspected of killing 18 people in a shooting in Maine has been found dead after a three-day manhunt, police say. Robert Card, 40, was found dead from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, Maine Commissioner of Public Safety Michael Sauschuck said. The news comes hours

Donald Trump and three of his children will soon take the stand in a New York business fraud case. A judge ruled on Friday that Mr Trump's daughter, Ivanka, must testify in the case against her brothers and father. She was dismissed as a defendant in the case earlier this year -

Summary Israel says its ground forces are "expanding operations" targeting Hamas in Gaza Huge explosions were seen in the territory, with Israeli warplanes carrying out heavy strikes Hamas says clashes have taken place in northern Gaza - reports say some Israeli troops

The position is largely ceremonial but oversees major appointments such as the prime minister and serves as the head of Islam in the Muslim-majority country and the commander-in-chief of its armed forces. Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy, with a unique arrangement where the throne

The Israeli army said Friday its ground forces backed by fighter jets and drones carried out a “targeted raid” in Gaza over the past day, as it prepares for a land invasion. “During the last day, IDF ground forces, accompanied by IDF fighter jets and UAVs, conducted

Hamas on Thursday released a list of almost 7,000 names of Gazans it said had been killed in Israeli strikes after the US president cast doubt on its toll figures. The Palestinian Islamist group says that 7,028 people have now been killed in Gaza since its October 7 attacks which

President Joe Biden sent a message to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warning against strikes on US troops amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, the White House said on Thursday. "There was a direct message relayed. That's as far as I'm going to go," US

Li Keqiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 17th, 18th and 19th Communist Party of China central committees and former premier, passed away on Friday in Shanghai. Li recently had a rest in Shanghai. On October 26, Li had a sudden heart attack and passed

India will resume visa services for Canadians after they ceased in a major diplomatic row in September, India's High Commission in Ottawa says. At the time, India said the move was due to "security threats" disrupting work at its Canadian missions. But the suspension

Russia’s military has conducted a “massive” retaliatory nuclear strike drill, hours after the upper house of parliament voted to revoke the country’s ratification of a global ban on nuclear testing. The exercise, which involved the test launch of missiles from a

More than 114 million people are estimated to be displaced worldwide, a record number that speaks to the “international community’s failure to solve conflicts,” the United Nations has said. “The number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence and human

Israeli military ramps up its overnight raids across the occupied West Bank as it presses on with its deadly bombardment of Gaza. Russia-led UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip fails shortly after Moscow and Beijing vetoed a resolution put forward

At least 22 people have been reportedly killed and more than 50 wounded after a gunman went on a shooting spree in the northeastern state of Maine in the United States. Two law enforcement officials in the city of Lewiston told The Associated Press news agency on condition of anonymity

Israeli strikes killed eight soldiers in southern Syria early Wednesday, Syrian state media reported, in what the Israeli army said was a response to earlier rocket fire. Persistent rocket and artillery exchanges with Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and allied Palestinian factions