Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked a special court to summon a US embassy representative and a retired army general in a case that accuses him of exposing state secrets. Babar Awan, a senior lawyer representing the ex-premier, told reporters on Monday in the capital,

Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won three of the four key state elections in India ahead of the crucial general elections next year. The BJP retained power in Madhya Pradesh and took Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. The main Opposition Congress ousted a regional party

The Israeli military says it's expanding its ground operation into "all areas" of the Gaza Strip following the resumption of fighting on Friday. It has this morning posted on social media a fresh order for people to evacuate about 20 areas of the Palestinian enclave.

Eleven hikers have been found dead near the crater of Indonesia's Marapi volcano after it erupted over the weekend, rescuers say. Three people were rescued on Monday. The search for 12 others missing has been suspended due to a small eruption. There were 75 hikers in the area at

The Iranian regime has executed more than 127 people, including women and children, since the Hamas attacks of 7 October, according to human rights groups. According to data collected by Iran Human Rights (IHR) and the Norway-based organisation Hengaw, which have been cross-referenced

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, currently in jail facing what he says are more than 150 cases filed against him to keep him from contesting elections next year, has been replaced as head of the party he founded, officials say. One of Khan’s lawyers was elected on

Two powerful earthquakes have hit the Philippines' second-largest island of Mindanao, prompting initial fears of a potential "destructive tsunami". The US Geological Survey measured the first tremor late on Saturday at 7.6 magnitude, and the one that followed shortly

A man has died and two others have been injured in an attack on a street in central Paris. France's Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said an attacker had targeted tourists around the Quai de Grenelle, which is close to the Eiffel Tower. He added that a 26-year-old French

Israel has carried out intense air strikes on Khan Younis in southern Gaza, with residents describing it as the heaviest bombing of the war. People in eastern areas of the city have been told by the Israeli military to evacuate further to the south. Israel believes some Hamas

The UN Security Council on Friday completely lifted an arms embargo on Somali government forces, but continued to maintain sanctions against the Al-Shabab jihadist group. The UN implemented a general arms embargo on Somalia in 1992, but has since largely eased it in regards to Somali

UNICEF has appealed for a lasting ceasefire to be implemented in Gaza, describing inaction as “an approval of the killing of children” after a week-old truce between Israel and Hamas collapsed. “A lasting ceasefire must be implemented,” James Elder, spokesperson

A federal judge has dismissed ex-President Donald Trump's bid to throw out charges of election interference on the basis of "presidential immunity". Mr Trump's lawyers had argued his attempts to reject the 2020 results fell within his duties as president. But Judge

In the end it was a diplomatic achievement that the ceasefire lasted as long as it did. Now, after a seven-day pause, Israel and Hamas are facing their greatest military and political challenges. For Hamas, it is the fight to survive. As long as a Hamas gunman can pull a trigger or

Dozens of Palestinians killed since Israel resumed attacks on Gaza after expiration of truce, according to health officials. Israeli army drops leaflets telling people in parts of already bombarded and densely populated southern Gaza to evacuate to nearby areas, signalling an expanding

Israel's military said Friday it had resumed fighting in Gaza, with airstrikes and artillery fire reported in Gaza City, as a truce expired with no agreement to extend it. "Hamas violated the operational pause, and in addition, fired toward Israeli territory," the Israeli

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov faced Western critics while attending international security talks Thursday in Northern Macedonia, where he blamed “NATO’s reckless expansion to the East” for war returning to Europe. Lavrov arrived in Skopje to attend meetings

A major offensive against Myanmar’s military-run government by an alliance of three armed groups of ethnic minorities in the northeast has been moving at lightning speed, inspiring resistance forces around the country to launch new attacks. With Myanmar’s military falling

Russia on Thursday thanked Hamas for freeing two Russian women hostages from Gaza outside a truce deal with Israel. The statement came a day after Hamas released two Russian citizens in what it said was a move "in appreciation" of President Vladimir Putin. “We are

North Korea has declared it's got the White House in its sights thanks to its new spy satellite - which the regime says is up and running, although the West has its doubts. Still, leader Kim Jong Un has been crowing over his new surveillance toy; and he's been happily sharing

Israel says 10 more Israeli hostages - and four Thai citizens - are now back in its territory after the group's release from Gaza on Wednesday evening. It earlier said two Russian-Israeli women were also back in Israel - having also been released on Wednesday. Israel's