South Africa accused Israel on Thursday of carrying out genocide in Gaza and demanded that the UN’s top court order an emergency suspension of Israel’s devastating military campaign in the Palestinian enclave. On the first of two days of hearings at the International Court

Russia has become Europe’s first economy and the world’s fifth in terms of purchasing power parity, President Vladimir Putin said. "It seems that we are being strangled and pressured from every side, but still, we are the largest economy in Europe. We left Germany

The United Nations’ top court opens hearings Thursday into South Africa’s allegation that Israel’s war with Hamas amounts to genocide against Palestinians, a claim that Israel strongly denies. South Africa is initially asking the International Court of Justice to

Several people are feared dead after major rioting and unrest hit Papua New Guinea's capital, Port Moresby. Shops and cars were set on fire and supermarkets looted as hundreds took to the streets after police went on strike over a pay dispute. National Capital District Governor

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the civilian death toll in Gaza is “far too high”, especially among children, and called for aid to reach the besieged strip more effectively. Speaking at a news conference in Jerusalem on Tuesday, Blinken said the US

The boss of Boeing has admitted the planemaker was at fault after one of its aircraft suffered a door blow-out shortly after take-off in the US. No-one was injured when the unused cabin door broke away from the Alaska Airlines flight from Portland, Oregon on Friday. The US has

Appeal court judges have sharply questioned Donald Trump's argument that former presidents should be entitled to immunity from criminal prosecution. In a landmark case, Mr Trump's lawyers said his time in office protects him from charges connected to his alleged effort to

Masked gunmen have broken into a live television studio in Ecuador and threatened terrified staff. Employees were forced on to the floor during the broadcast by the public television channel TC in the city of Guayaquil before the live feed cut out. The attackers were later seen

Pope Francis has called for a universal ban on surrogacy, calling the practice “deplorable” in a speech in Vatican City on Monday. “I deem deplorable the practice of so-called surrogate motherhood, which represents a grave violation of the dignity of the woman and the

At least 25 people have been killed after a bus collided with a truck in Bahia state in northeastern Brazil, state firefighters said Monday. A video, recorded during the night, showed the truck surrounded by blue boxes filled with mangoes and scattered on the ground. Several

India's top court has cancelled a 2022 Gujarat government order allowing the premature release of 11 men who were convicted for the gangrape of a pregnant Muslim woman, Bilkis Bano. The men will have to return to prison in a fortnight, the order said. The convicts, who had also

At least 15 people, including children, have been killed in an air strike on a village in northwestern Myanmar, local media said Sunday. The country has been engulfed by increasingly vicious fighting, with the junta battling opponents in the north and the east. The strike hit a

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Palestinians must not be pressured into leave Gaza, and must be allowed to return to their homes once conditions allow. Mr Blinken condemned statements by some Israeli ministers, who called for the resettlement of Palestinians elsewhere. The

The Maldives has suspended three deputy ministers who made derogatory comments about India and its PM Narendra Modi. The officials had responded to a social media post from Mr Modi, calling him a "clown", "terrorist" and a "puppet of Israel". A foreign

The US aviation regulator has said 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes will remain grounded until it is satisfied the planes are safe. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been inspecting the jets after part of an Alaska Airlines plane's fuselage fell off on Friday. The FAA

A woman in her 90s trapped for five days under the rubble by a huge earthquake in central Japan was rescued against the odds, but snow and storms were expected to complicate relief efforts on Sunday. At least 126 people died in the magnitude-7.5 tremor on New Year’s Day and its

The Israeli army says it has "completed the dismantling" of Hamas's command structure in the northern Gaza Strip. Army spokesman Daniel Hagari told reporters that Palestinian militants are now operating in the area only sporadically and "without commanders".

The US airline regulator has ordered the grounding of some Boeing 737 Max 9 jets after part of one plane fell off during an Alaska Airlines flight. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the inspections would affect 171 planes. On Friday the Alaska Airlines flight had to

A Russian missile strike has killed 11 people, including five children, in eastern Ukraine, a local official says. S-300 missiles hit the town of Pokrovsk in Ukrainian-held territory in Donetsk region, the regional governor said. "The enemy is cynically hitting civilians,

At least 122 Palestinians have been killed and 256 others injured over the past 24 hours in Gaza, its health ministry said in a statement on Saturday (January 6). The latest deaths bring the total death toll in Gaza since October 7 to 22,722 Palestinians, with 58,166 others injured.