Israeli air strikes kill 11 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency reported that Israeli air strikes in the early hours of Wednesday killed at least 11 people, including women and children...
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Enrichment of uranium non-negotiable, says Iran FM
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday that Iran鈥檚 enrichment of uranium as part of its nuclear programme was 鈥榥on-negotiable鈥� after US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff called for a halt...
Xi meets Malaysian leaders in diplomatic charm offensive
Chinese president Xi Jinping met Malaysia鈥檚 king on Wednesday in a state visit analysts said was aimed at burnishing Beijing鈥檚 credentials as a reliable partner and 鈥榥ot a hegemon鈥�...
Downpours drench homeless survivors of Myanmar quake
Heavy rains have lashed the Myanmar region stricken by last month鈥檚 earthquake, aid officials said Wednesday, drenching homeless survivors and bogging down relief efforts...
Biden slams Trump 鈥榙estruction鈥�
Joe Biden, in his first major speech since leaving the White House, railed Tuesday against his successor Donald Trump鈥檚 frenetic government overhaul, claiming the 鈥榟atchet鈥� effort put Americans鈥� retirement benefits at risk...
UK top court rules definition of 鈥榓 woman鈥� based on sex at birth
Britain鈥檚 Supreme Court ruled Wednesday the legal definition of a 鈥榳oman鈥� is based on a person鈥檚 sex at birth, a landmark decision with far-reaching implications for the bitter debate over trans rights...
Gaza has become mass grave: MSF
Medical aid agency Doctors Without Borders on Wednesday said Israel鈥檚 military operations and blockage of humanitarian aid had turned Gaza into a graveyard for Palestinians and those helping them...
WHO countries strike landmark agreement on tackling future pandemics
Years of negotiations culminated early Wednesday with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on how to tackle future pandemics, aimed at avoiding the mistakes made during the Covid-19 crisis...
Trump move to revoke 5,00,000 immigrants鈥� legal status halted
A federal judge on Monday blocked US president Donald Trump鈥檚 administration from quickly revoking the legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti...
Maldives ban Israelis in protest at Gaza war
The Maldives announced Tuesday it was banning the entry of Israelis from the luxury tourist archipelago in 鈥榬esolute solidarity鈥� with the Palestinian people...
Thousands of child migrants killed in decade of Med crossings: UN
Some 3,500 migrant children have died or gone missing in the past decade trying to cross the Mediterranean for Italy, UNICEF estimated on Tuesday, comparable to one child per day...
Bomb blast kills three police officers in Balochistan
An explosion targeting a police bus in Pakistan鈥檚 southwestern Balochistan province killed at least three officers and wounded 16 others on Tuesday, authorities said.
Zuckerberg testifying again in US antitrust trial
Social media titan Mark Zuckerberg took the stand for a second day Tuesday in a landmark US antitrust trial where his conglomerate Meta is accused of taking over Instagram and WhatsApp before they could become competitors.
Israel kills 71 civilians in Lebanon since ceasefire: UN
Israeli forces have killed dozens of civilians in Lebanon since a ceasefire took effect late last year, including a number of women and children, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
60,000 Afghans return from Pakistan in 2 weeks: IOM
Nearly 60,000 Afghans have been forced to leave Pakistan since the start of April, the International Organisation for Migration said Tuesday, after Islamabad ramped up a campaign to deport migrants to Afghanistan.