Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 35,386
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Saturday that at least 35,386 people have been killed in the territory during more than seven months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants
Extreme weather is battering the world. What's the cause?
Floods and heatwaves across Africa, deluges in southern Brazil, drought in the Amazon, and extreme heat across Asia, including India: the news has been full of alarming weather disaster stories this year, and for good reason
Zelensky expects Russian offensive in northeast Ukraine to intensify
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an exclusive interview with AFP on Friday he expects Russia to step up its offensive in the northeast and warned Kyiv only has a quarter of the air defences it needs to hold the front line
Flash floods kill 50 in western Afghanistan: police
Flash flooding has killed at least 50 people in western Afghanistan, provincial police said Saturday
US offers $5m reward for info on North Korean IT workers
The United States on Thursday offered to pay a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the identification of three North Korean IT workers and their manager who were involved in a scheme that allowed the workers to obtain illegal telework jobs using false identities belonging to US citizens
'Danger behind the beauty': more solar storms could be heading our way
Tourists normally have to pay big money and brave cold climates for a chance to see an aurora, but last weekend many people around the world simply had to look up to see these colourful displays dance across the sky
Nancy Pelosi's husband's attacker jailed for 30 years
A man who attacked the elderly husband of former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison
First aid enters Gaza via US-built pier
The first trucks began supplying aid to war-ravaged Gaza from a temporary pier on Friday, the US military said, as fighting raged in the Palestinian territory
'Nice for them': White House jokes about Putin, Xi meeting
The White House said Friday that it had not seen any surprising advance in relations between China and Russia despite Vladimir Putin exchanging a hug with Xi Jinping on a visit to Beijing
Israeli military says its forces recovered bodies of three hostages from Gaza
Israeli forces on Thursday night retrieved the bodies of three hostages from the Gaza Strip, chief military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said on Friday
N Korea fires ballistic missiles, denies Russia arms transfers
North Korea fired multiple suspected short-range ballistic missiles yesterday, Seoul said, hours after leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister denied widespread allegations that Pyongyang is shipping weapons to Russia.
Taboo to brew: conservative Gulf gets first local beer
Alcohol sales are heavily restricted in Oman and Qatar and are outright banned in Kuwait, and in Sharjah, one of the UAE's seven emirates and a neighbour to cosmopolitan Dubai.
Record 76m internally displaced worldwide, says monitor
Conflict in Sudan and Gaza pushed the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) worldwide to a record 75.9 million at the end of 2023, an NGO monitor said Tuesday
14 killed as billboard falls during dust storm in Mumbai
At least 14 people were killed and 74 injured when a billboard collapsed during a dust storm and unseasonal rains in Mumbai's Ghatkopar locality yesterday, civic officials said today
Melinda Gates to leave Gates Foundation, keeps $12.5b for her work
Philanthropist Melinda French Gates announced Monday she was leaving the nonprofit foundation she established with her ex-husband Bill Gates -- an organization that has become one of the most influential in the world
Collapsed Baltimore bridge blasted into pieces in effort to clear wreckage
US crews in Baltimore set off controlled explosions on Monday to allow them to remove a portion of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge from the bow of the massive container ship that toppled the span in March
UK charges three for allegedly assisting HK intel services
UK police said yesterday that they had charged three men for allegedly assisting Hong Kong intelligence services, with the suspects due to appear in court later in the day.
62.9pc turnout in fourth phase
India yesterday voted in the fourth phase of a seven-week long general election as the campaign rhetoric became more strident over economic disparities and religious divisions.
India, Iran sign deal to develop port project
India and Iran yesterday signed a 10-year contract to develop and equip the strategic Chabahar port in Iran as India seeks to grow trade in west and central Asia.
Survivors hunt for the missing
Survivors of flash floods in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province were still searching for the missing yesterday, days after torrents of water ripped through villages, killing hundreds.
Hezbollah claims strikes that hurt Israeli soldiers
Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group yesterday claimed responsibility for a strike that Israel said wounded four soldiers in the country’s north, the latest cross-border fire in more than seven months of clashes.
