Rescuers in India are looking at fresh options to save 41 workers trapped in a tunnel for the past eight days. New plans had to be conceived after work to push in metal pipes through the debris wall was halted and rescue teams were withdrawn after a cracking sound was heard from the

Japan's government has strongly condemned the hijacking of a Japanese-operated cargo ship in the Red Sea by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The Yemeni militia claimed the ship was Israeli, but a Japanese government spokesperson confirmed the vessel was a car carrier operated by Nippon

Far-right libertarian outsider Javier Milei has won Argentina's presidential run-off poll, according to provisional results. Mr Milei's rival, economy minister Sergio Massa, called him to concede. Former US President Donald Trump congratulated Mr Milei on his victory, saying

The Israeli military has released footage which it says shows hostages being taken into Gaza's largest hospital after the deadly Hamas attacks of 7 October. A military spokesman said one of them - a soldier - was murdered there. Cpl Noa Marciano, 19, was killed after being taken

Israel and Hamas are close to agreement on a U.S.-brokered deal that would free dozens of women and children held hostage in Gaza in exchange for a five-day pause in fighting, say people familiar with the emerging terms. The release, which could begin within the next several days

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said it had led an assessment mission to Al Shifa Hospital in besieged Gaza and determined it was a "death zone", urging a full evacuation. "WHO and partners are urgently developing plans for the immediate evacuation of the

Hundreds of people including some patients left Gaza City's main hospital on Saturday. Some medical staff said they had been told to leave but Israel disputes this. Many were seen walking along rubble-strewn streets as gunfire rang out. Separately Hamas health officials said two

An official of the health ministry in the Gaza Strip has said more than 80 people were killed in double Israeli strikes on the Jabalia refugee camp. “At least 50 people” were killed in an Israeli strike at dawn on the UN-run Al-Fakhura school in the camp, which had been

A judge in Colorado has rejected an attempt to bar former President Donald Trump from the state's 2024 Republican presidential primary. It ends a landmark trial over a lawsuit that argued Mr Trump's actions leading up to the 2021 Capitol riot render him ineligible to hold

Israel says it will allow two fuel trucks a day to enter the Gaza Strip, after pressure to do so from the US. A US State Department official says around 140,000 litres of fuel will be allowed in every two days. Most of that is intended for trucks delivering aid, as well as

A powerful undersea earthquake of up to 7.2 magnitude has struck the Philippines. The tremor, which lasted several seconds, occurred around 16 miles (26km) off Burias at the southern tip of the archipelago, the US Geological Survey said. Scientists said no tsunami was expected, but

Five European countries and Canada are seeking to join a case brought by Gambia at the United Nations' highest court that accuses Myanmar of committing genocide against its Rohingya minority. The International Court of Justice said Thursday that Denmark, France, Germany, the

A whistleblower who helped expose allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan has pleaded guilty to leaking classified information. David McBride was due to face trial next week, but changed his plea after a legal ruling scuppered his defence. McBride - an ex-military lawyer

Eyad Banat, 35, was live on TikTok when dozens of Israeli soldiers raided his home and violently beat him and other family members in the city of Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank. The video, which was shared widely on social media, showed soldiers stepping on Banat, kicking

Russia’s rocket forces have loaded an intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with the nuclear-capable Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle into a launch silo in southern Russia, according to a Defence Ministry TV channel broadcast. President Vladimir Putin announced the

Palestinian Territories, Nov 17, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - Israeli troops carried out building-by-building searches at Gaza's main hospital, as a new communications blackout in the territory on Friday compounded fears for Palestinian civilians trapped inside the facility. Al-Shifa hospital

A judicial source cited by the French news agency AFP said that warrants were also issued against Assad's brother Maher al-Assad, the de-facto chief of a Syrian elite military unit, along with two armed forces generals. US intelligence showed that sarin gas attacks in Eastern

Scores of pro-Palestinian protesters on Wednesday night clashed with police outside the national headquarters of the Democratic Party in a melee that forced a lockdown of nearby offices of the US Congress. “Our officers are working to keep back approximately 150 people who are

Summary US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have agreed to resume high-level military communications, according to officials and reports. China had severed this vital line after Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan in 2022. The US has been keen to restore it to avoid

With the United States, United Kingdom and Russia abstaining, the UN Security Council passes resolution calling for extended humanitarian pauses in Gaza, but calls for a ceasefire remain unheeded. Israeli forces launch another raid at the al-Shifa medical complex in Gaza City on