Qatar is set to build an air force training facility at Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho, marking a significant expansion of its defense partnership with the United States, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday. Speaking alongside Qatari Defence Minister Saoud bin

Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians are returning to the ruins of their homes in northern Gaza following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, which marks the first phase of a broader peace agreement brokered with the involvement of US President Donald Trump. The Israeli

Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado has dedicated her Nobel Peace Prize to both the people of Venezuela and US President Donald Trump, praising his “decisive support” for her country’s pro-democracy struggle. “I dedicate this prize to the

US President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose an additional 100% tariff on Chinese imports beginning next month, further intensifying economic tensions between Washington and Beijing. In a post shared on social media, Trump also revealed forthcoming export controls on

President Donald Trump on Friday did not win the Nobel Peace Prize he has long sought, with the award going to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado. Trump this year has forcefully lobbied for the prize, claiming to have solved seven to eight wars over the course of

Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy announced on Thursday, citing “his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.” The prize, awarded

The Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have imposed new restrictions on social media platforms, with government sources confirming that content on Facebook, Instagram, and X is now being filtered nationwide. Officials from the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology told

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a US-brokered plan to halt the war in Gaza, paving the way for a ceasefire, the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, an initial pullback of Israeli forces and a surge of

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to three scientists — Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, Richard Robson of the University of Melbourne, and Omar M. Yaghi of the University of California, Berkeley — for pioneering the development of metal organic frameworks

At least 15 people were killed after a bus was struck by a massive landslide in India’s northern state of Himachal Pradesh, local officials confirmed, as search and rescue operations continued amid ongoing rainfall and unstable terrain. The incident occurred late Thursday on a

Hamas officials have reiterated demands for firm guarantees that Israel will fully end its military campaign in Gaza and withdraw from the territory, as a second day of indirect ceasefire negotiations concluded in Egypt with limited progress. The talks, part of a US-backed initiative

Senior US figures Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are set to join Gaza ceasefire negotiations in Cairo on Wednesday, injecting fresh momentum into faltering talks between Israel and Hamas as efforts intensify to secure a peace deal and end the 12-month conflict. Their arrival comes

At least 24 people were killed and 47 others wounded in central Myanmar when a motorised paraglider dropped bombs on a peaceful anti-junta vigil, marking one of the deadliest recent attacks by the country’s military regime, according to the government-in-exile. The deadly strike

Russia hosted a delegation of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban government Tuesday and issued a strong warning against a foreign military presence in the country. Speaking at the start of an international meeting on Afghanistan in Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov praised

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russian forces had captured almost 5,000 square km of land in Ukraine in 2025 and that Moscow retained complete strategic initiative on the battlefield. Putin, addressing a meeting with Russian top military commanders, said

British physicist John Clarke, France’s Michel Devoret, and American scientist John Martinis were awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for their pioneering contributions to the field of quantum mechanics, specifically for demonstrating quantum tunnelling and energy

All Muslims holding a valid visa for Saudi Arabia can now perform Umrah, according to the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah. “Planning to visit Saudi Arabia and perform Umrah? You can perform Umrah rituals with any type of entry visa,” the ministry said on X. “To

President Nicolas Maduro said Monday that Venezuela foiled a false flag operation by what he called local terrorists to plant explosives at the US embassy in Caracas and exacerbate a dispute between the two countries over drug trafficking. Speaking on his weekly TV program, Maduro said

International activists deported from Israel after joining a flotilla aiming to breach the naval blockade of Gaza have come forward with renewed claims of mistreatment during their detention, intensifying international scrutiny of Israel’s handling of the incident. The

The number of fatalities in the collapse of an Islamic boarding school in Indonesia has climbed to 54, according to authorities, as emergency crews continue to search for more than a dozen people still missing. The disaster struck last Monday at the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school