A key member of Israel's war cabinet has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of not telling the truth about the country's military goals in Gaza. Mr Netanyahu has publicly rejected the US push for a future Palestinian state and insisted the offensive would continue

Thirteen people have died in a school dormitory fire in central China's Henan province, the official Xinhua news agency reported Saturday. The blaze at the Yingcai School in Henan's Yanshanpu village was reported to the local fire department at 11 p.m. (1500 GMT) Friday night,

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has been targeted with a criminal complaint during a visit to Switzerland, Swiss prosecutors said Friday, amid allegations of crimes against humanity over the war in Gaza. The Federal Prosecutor’s Office (BA) confirmed that it had received a

Parents of school students who were on the boat that capsized in a lake in India's Gujarat state have alleged that their children were "not given life jackets". Twelve pupils, aged between seven and 12 years, and two teachers, drowned in the incident on Thursday in Harni

Tensions between Pakistan and Iran have reached a boiling point following reciprocal airstrikes across their shared border, leaving civilians dead and raising fears of further escalation.  The situation has drawn the attention of the United States and China, with both calling for

Saudi Arabia will host a special meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Riyadh this April. During the 'Saudi Arabia: The Course Ahead' panel on Thursday, Saudi Economy and Planning Minister Faisal Al Ibrahim highlighted the event's focus on global collaborations,

Pakistan says its has launched missile strikes into neighbouring Iran, two days after an Iranian attack inflamed relations between the two states. Pakistan said the attacks had struck "terrorist hideouts" in the bordering Sistan-o-Balochistan province. Iranian media

Saudi Arabia has lifted the three-year entry ban on expatriates who failed to return before the expiry of their visas, local media reported on Wednesday. Saudi newspaper Okaz reported that the General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) has instructed all departments to allow

The Princess of Wales is to stay in hospital for up to two weeks after undergoing abdominal surgery. Kensington Palace said the procedure was planned and successful but the princess is not expected to resume royal duties for months. The palace did not disclose further details about

The British government is applying “double standards and hypocrisy” to its policies toward Israel and international law, Palestinian Ambassador to the UK Husam Zomlot has said. Zomlot slammed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for rejecting South Africa’s case at the

A fireworks factory exploded in central Thailand on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people and injuring many others, according to the Thai police. People were also injured in the incident, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said, but but it did not say how many. 

The US has carried out a fourth round of strikes on Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen, Pentagon officials confirmed on Wednesday night. Some 14 Houthi missiles, which the US says may have been intended for attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, were targeted by American forces. Centcom -

A boat said to be carrying some 37 migrants and asylum seekers has gone missing off the coast of Sfax in Tunisia. Relatives described receiving final phone calls at around 2:30pm on January 11, as the boat was setting out to sea. By around 10pm the same night, all contact with the boat

Israel is accused of having targeted a group of Palestinian civilians with no links to armed groups and who posed no threat to Israeli forces, according to witnesses in the occupied West Bank. Seven men - four of them brothers - were killed in an Israeli air strike early on 7 January,

Khurma had to borrow her neighbour's shoes to walk to Pul-e Alam city to collect a cash handout being given to the growing number of vulnerable Afghans who are struggling to survive the winter. The 45-year-old widow waited in her threadbare blue burqa to receive 3,200 Afghanis

Pakistan confirmed Tuesday that an Iranian cross-border attack had killed two "innocent children" in its southwestern Baluchistan province and warned Iran of "serious consequences." The statement came just hours after Iran said it struck strongholds of a Sunni armed

Saudi Arabia's top diplomat hinted Tuesday that the kingdom could recognize Israel if the Palestinian issue is resolved. Asked at a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos whether Saudi Arabia could take this step as part of a wider agreement after a resolution of the

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said Israeli authorities are denying access to aid missions bringing medicine and fuel supplies to northern Gaza. At least 132 people have been killed in Gaza in the past 24 hours, according to the Wafa news agency. Several

Iran's Revolutionary Court has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi to an additional 15 months in prison. Ms Mohammadi has already spent 12 years in jail serving multiple sentences. She is accused of spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic while in

Houthi rebels have hit a US-owned cargo ship with a ballistic missile off the coast of Yemen, the US says. The vessel, Gibraltar Eagle, reported "no injuries or significant damage", according to the United States military command for the Middle East (Centcom). The Marshall