At least 24 Palestinians were killed overnight in two separate Israeli airstrikes across Gaza, according to local medics and officials from the Hamas-run Civil Defence.  Among the dead were families taking refuge in a school that had been turned into a shelter. The Fahmi

U.S. President Donald Trump has sharply criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him “absolutely crazy” after Moscow launched its largest aerial assault on Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began in 2022. Speaking to reporters in New Jersey late Sunday,

Moscow is at an “advanced stage” in preparing a memorandum that outlines steps toward a potential peace agreement with Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday. Addressing a conference in Moscow, Lavrov reiterated Moscow’s readiness to continue

Gaza’s civil defence agency said on Saturday that an Israeli strike in the southern city of Khan Yunis at least nine children from the same family, with the Israeli army saying it was reviewing the reports. Agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal said civil defence crews retrieved

The European Union has emphasized the importance of mutual respect in ongoing trade negotiations with the United States, following President Donald Trump’s warning of a 50% tariff on EU exports. EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic reaffirmed the bloc’s commitment to a fair

More than 400 Rohingya refugees are feared to have drowned in two devastating shipwrecks off Myanmar’s coast earlier this month, in what the United Nations describes as potentially the deadliest maritime tragedy involving the group this year. In a statement issued Friday, the UN

A U.S. federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s controversial decision to revoke Harvard University’s ability to enroll foreign students, offering a brief reprieve amid rising concerns among the institution’s international community. The

The Indian government has decided to deport undocumented migrants and, as part of the process, has urged Bangladesh to verify the nationality of over 2,300 people, officials said on Thursday (May 22). External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told media in a weekly

Record-breaking floods carved a destructive path through eastern Australia on Friday, smothering homes in silt, washing out roads, and leaving 50,000 people stranded without access to help. Four bodies have been recovered from the floodwaters engulfing parts of northern New South Wales

Two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington DC were shot dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday evening, in an attack. The victims, described as a young couple, were leaving an event focused on humanitarian aid for Gazans when they were targeted at close range.

The UN said Wednesday it had "dispatched" around 90 trucks carrying aid into Gaza, as international pressure intensified over Israel's renewed offensive and blockade of the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. The first aid distribution in Gaza since early March came as

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has outlined the key conditions for ending the war in the Gaza Strip, which include the return of all hostages, the demilitarization of the enclave, and the expulsion of the Hamas leadership. “I am ready to end the war under clear

Four children were killed in a blast targeting an army school bus in Pakistan’s troubled Balochistan province, a government official said on Wednesday. “The bus was on its way to a school in an army cantonment,” said Yasir Iqbal, the administrator of Khuzdar district,

Ukrainians felt no closer to peace following Donald Trump's two-hour phone call with Vladimir Putin on Monday, despite the U.S. leader hailing the talks as a starting point for ending Russia's war. Trump said Moscow and Kyiv would "immediately start negotiations towards a

Three students were stabbed at a primary and middle school in Pirkkala in southwestern Finland on Tuesday, and the suspect, a student at the school, was arrested shortly afterwards, police said. The three wounded did not sustain life-threatening injuries, police spokeswoman Nina

The UN’s humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, has issued a stark warning that as many as 14,000 babies in Gaza could die within the next 48 hours if critical humanitarian aid is not urgently delivered. Speaking to the BBC's Today programme, Fletcher said that despite Israel

The United Kingdom, France, and Canada have issued a stern warning to Israel, threatening “concrete actions” should it continue what they described as an “egregious” expansion of military operations in Gaza. In a rare joint statement, UK Labour leader Sir Keir

A Gaza civil defence official said that 91 people were killed in strikes and attacks throughout Monday as Israel steps up an offensive in the Palestinian territory. The deaths had been recorded since since the early hours of Monday, according to Mohammed al-Mughayyir, an official in

Yemen’s Houthis said Monday that they would target Haifa port in Israel as part of a “naval blockade” in response to Israeli escalation in the Gaza war. The Houthis would “begin working to enforce a naval blockade of the port of Haifa,” said military

US President Donald Trump has revealed that Russia and Ukraine will “immediately” begin ceasefire negotiations following a two-hour phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The conversation, described by Trump as “very productive,” also involved