Israeli aircraft carried out attacks in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip early Sunday, hours after three rockets were fired from the Palestinian enclave towards southern Israel. The air strikes targeted two sites belonging to the al-Qassam Brigades, the Hamas…
Hong Kong protesters are hoping to rally huge crowds later on Sunday as they try to keep up the pressure on the city’s China-backed leadership after six months of sometimes violent protests for greater political freedom, and police accountability. The city’s…
North Korea has carried out a “very important” test at its Sohae satellite launch site, state media KCNA reported on Sunday, with talks with the United States over denuclearisation in deadlock. “A very important test was carried out at the Sohae Satellite La…
Air raids by Syrian government and Russian forces have killed at least 18 people in the last major rebel stronghold in northwestern Syria, according to rescue workers who operate in opposition-held areas. Attacks on Idlib province have intensified over the p…
The loss of oxygen from the ocean due to climate change and nutrient pollution risks “dire effects” on sea life, fisheries and coastal communities, a global conservation body has warned The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said on Sa…
Iran has released a Princeton graduate student, Xiyue Wang, in exchange for an Iranian scientist, Massoud Soleimani, held by the United States, marking a potential breakthrough between the two countries after months of tensions. US President Donald Trump sai…
The United States has resumed talks with the Taliban in Qatar, three months after President Donald Trump abruptly halted diplomatic efforts that could end America’s longest war. US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad on Saturday held the first official talks since …
A top rights group in India has launched an investigation into a police shooting of four rape-murder suspects following accusations that they were gunned down to assuage public anger. News of the probe to be conducted by the National Human Rights Commission …
A 23-year-old rape victim died in a hospital in India’s capital two days after she was set on fire by a gang of men, including her alleged rapist, Reuters partner ANI reported on Saturday. The woman was on her way to board a train in Unnao district of northe…
A Saudi national visiting the United States for military training was the suspect in a shooting attack at a US Navy base in Florida, which left four people dead, including the gunman, US officials said on Friday. The attacker was killed by sheriff’s deputies…
Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn, the two candidates vying to be United Kingdom prime minister after next week’s general election, have traded barbs in their final televised debate before voters go to the polls on December 12. Both men relied on attack lines …
Qatar’s foreign minister has said he hopes for “progress” in the efforts to resolve the Gulf diplomatic crisis following talks with Saudi Arabia, adding that the parties have “moved from a stalemate” in the two-year dispute. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman A…