Myanmar airstrike on monastery kills 14 during Buddhist retreat
A Myanmar military airstrike on a monastery where civilians had gathered for a Buddhist Lent meditation retreat killed 14 people, including 11 men and three women, according to two...
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Russian strike on Ukraine's Kryvyi Rih shopping complex kills 16
The death toll from Russian drone strikes on a shopping complex in Kryvyi Rih, in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, rose to 16 on Saturday, local authorities said. Oleksandr Vilkul...
NATO weighs allied support for Strait of Hormuz navigation
NATO's top military commander convened senior defense officials from allied countries this week to discuss possible contributions to keeping the Strait of Hormuz open, but the...
12 killed as wrong-way driving alarms England, Ireland
Twelve people have been killed in less than a week in separate wrong-way driving crashes in England and Ireland, intensifying concerns over a dangerous trend in which motorists del...
Trump’s ‘peacemaker’ promise faces growing test as Iran war drags on
With the Iran war now locked in a costly standoff and conflicts from Ukraine to Gaza still unresolved, President Donald Trump's ambitious foreign policy agenda appears increas...
Israel strike in Syria nearly triggers clash with Türkiye: US envoy
Israel’s strike on a Syrian air base nearly triggered a direct military confrontation with Türkiye, according to U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack,...
Imran Khan’s party files contempt petition over hospital transfer
The party of jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan filed a contempt petition against the government Saturday after authorities transferred the cricketer-turned-politici...
US, Iran trade threats as Washington prepares new sanctions
The United States and Iran traded defiant messages ahead of Monday’s expected announcement of new U.S. economic sanctions targeting Iran and potentially key trading partners such a...
DRC gets 16,520 Ebola vaccine doses amid deadly outbreak
The Democratic Republic of Congo has received its first shipment of more than 16,000 doses of an Ebola vaccine as authorities race to contain an outbreak that has killed more than...
Terrorists kill, kidnap worshippers during Friday prayers in Nigeria
Terrorists attacked two villages in central Nigeria’s Niger State during Friday prayers, killing and kidnapping an unknown number of people before a rival militant group intervened...
Fatah, Hamas set for Cairo talks to revive Palestinian unity push
Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas are preparing to meet in Cairo next week in a renewed push to bridge their long-running divisions and forge a common approach to mounting challen...
UK, Canada, Australia blast Israel over 'shameful' Gaza aid worker probe
Three of Israel's Western allies sharply rebuked the country Friday over its decision to close an investigation into the killing of seven aid workers in Gaza, with Britain, Ca...
Oman, Iran seek deal to safeguard shipping through Hormuz Strait
Oman and Iran on Friday discussed mounting challenges to navigation through the strategic Hormuz Strait, calling for 'practical understandings' to ensure the free and uninterrupted...
UN urges US to ensure Palestinian access amid Abbas visa reports
The United Nations on Friday urged the U.S. to facilitate access for Palestinian officials attending this year's General Assembly amid reports Washington could deny Palestinia...
Israel sees record exodus of highly skilled, high earners
Israel is seeing a record wave of emigration increasingly driven by highly educated, high-earning professionals, research shows, as the country continues attacks across the region,...
At least 3 injured in sword attack at Swedish high school
At least three people were injured Friday when a sword-wielding attacker struck a high school in central Sweden, prompting a large-scale emergency response before authorities detai...
8 nations reject Israel's E1 settlement plan, urge sanctions
Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and five other countries on Friday categorically rejected Israel's unlawful E1 settlement plan, warning that it threatens the v...
Israeli troops shoot Palestinian man 7 times, killing him in Jenin
Israeli troops shot and killed a 58-year-old Palestinian man in Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank on Friday, with the military saying he had attempted to stab a soldier. Fa...
Ebola spreads ‘exponentially’ in DRC as death toll hits 2,500
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading at an alarming rate, with more than 5,200 cases and nearly 2,500 deaths reported as the virus overwhelms health...
Global outcry grows over West Bank settlement push, new Nakba fears
Israel is facing mounting international pressure over plans to expand settlements in the occupied West Bank, with Palestinian officials warning of a “new Nakba” as Britain, France,...
Iran turns to Iraq, vows to withstand ‘toughest’ US sanctions
Iran vowed Friday to strengthen its economy and withstand what it called “unjust sanctions,” a day after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened the toughest-ever financia...
Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan back in jail after hospital visit
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was declared medically fit and returned to prison after an overnight examination at a government hospital, the country’s information min...
Trump courts Kim Jong Un as North Korea keeps talks on tight leash
U.S. President Donald Trump says he wants to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year, but Pyongyang has responded coolly, signaling it could impose tough conditions on...
Death toll tops 50 as overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria's Sokoto
At least 52 people died after an overloaded boat carrying farmers and laborers to rice farms capsized in northwestern Nigeria's Sokoto state, authorities said Friday, as rescu...
Pakistan's jailed ex-PM Imran Khan moved to hospital after court order
Pakistan's jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan was transferred to a hospital in Islamabad early Friday for medical examinations after mounting calls from his supporters fo...
US says will impose 'toughest sanctions in history' on Iran
The U.S. will impose 'the toughest sanctions in history' on Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday, a focus on economic measures he suggested would lessen the need fo...
Pakistan seeks stronger Syria ties as PM invites al-Sharaa
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called Thursday for broadening cooperation with Syria and invited President Ahmed al-Sharaa to visit Pakistan, as Islamabad moves to deepen...
'SDF's integration into Syrian state institutions complete'
The ringleader of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which is dominated by the PKK's Syrian offshoot YPG, said Thursday that the integration of the group's m...
UK, Italy, France, Germany demand Israel halt West Bank settlement expansion
Britain, Italy, France and Germany on Thursday piled on mounting international condemnation of a major Israeli settlement project in the occupied West Bank. The four countries sai...
Ousted Ukrainian defense chief's gamble against Zelenskyy backfires
A bid by ousted Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov to broaden a political fight with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by calling for wartime elections appears to have backfi...
At least 51 dead as boat sinks in northwest Nigeria
At least 51 people were killed after a boat sank in Nigeria's northwestern Sokoto state Thursday, as rescue teams continued searching the waters for victims and possible survi...
Germany probes far-right network accused of inciting minors to kill
German federal prosecutors said Thursday they have taken over the case of a suspected far-right extremist accused of leading online groups that preyed on minors and incited killing...
New US carrier arrives in Mideast to relieve long-deployed USS Lincoln
A new U.S. aircraft carrier strike group has arrived in the Middle East, the military announced Thursday, after conditions aboard a long-deployed carrier provoked fresh criticism o...
UNIFIL hands southern Lebanon position to Lebanese army
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Thursday officially handed over a military position to the Lebanese army in southern Lebanon’s Khardali area. The move comes as part of...