Irani yesterday announced three days of public holidays in the capital Tehran for late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral ceremonies, state television reported.

Russia yesterday said the United States was no longer an “objective mediator” in its efforts to broker an end to the Ukraine war as it blasted Europe’s plans to bolster defence spending.

Police in Nepal arrested a former finance minister in a money-laundering case, officers said yesterday, the latest case involving a senior ex-official since 2025 anti-corruption protests toppled the government.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called again for his country to increase its military autonomy and reduce its reliance on support from the United States, according to a statement released yesterday by his office.

Rights group says fixed midday work bans are failing to protect labourers from heat stroke, kidney failure and death

Ban covers fast food, sugary drinks and deep-fried snacks

Israel dismisses findings as defamatory and biased 

Remarks made at policy summit in Jerusalem

Tehran denies agreeing to IAEA access or nuclear negotiations

At least 35 commodity carriers transited the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, a record level since the start of the Middle East war in late February, according to data from the maritime tracking firm Kpler

Belgian wildlife refuge takes in 150 heat-stricken animals

'We laid a very good foundation for a successful final deal,' Vance says

The Strait of Hormuz had reopened last week, after Washington and Tehran reached an agreement, but Tehran announced on Saturday it had closed it again in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon

US suspended sanctions on Iranian oil after Vice President JD Vance said Iran would allow UN nuclear inspectors to return to the country

Now that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation, all eyes are on Andy Burnham. The former mayor of Manchester is seen as the favorite to succeed Starmer to lead the United Kingdom

Trump, who had predicted Starmer's departure in a Truth Social post, said the British leader was 'sort of a friend of mine' but had not been supportive enough of the United States on NATO and the Iran war

The latest heatwave to hit Europe has seen outdoor events cancelled, transport disrupted, schools shut and office workers told to work from home, as authorities issued health alerts to protect the elderly and vulnerable

Trump has canceled a planned Independence Day event on July 4 in Washington to stage his own "Make America Great Again" rally

Iran and the United States agreed on Monday to set up communication lines to keep the vital shipping route open and end fighting in Lebanon, mediators said, after their first round of talks in Switzerland toward ending the conflict that has engulfed the Middle East

Two students opened fire yesterday inside a school in the central Philippines, a rare campus shooting that killed three teens and wounded seven others.