Syria says 36 killed in Israeli strikes on Palmyra

3 weeks ago

Damascus, November 20 — The Syrian defence ministry said 36 people were killed and more than 50 wounded Wednesday in Israeli air strikes on the oasis city of Palmyra, renowned...

Attacks in northwest Pakistan leave 20 dead in 24 hours

3 weeks ago

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, November 20 — A suicide attack in northwest Pakistan killed 12 soldiers, the military said Wednesday, following a separate clash that left eight dead in the same region...

China urges 'calm' after Putin decree on broader use of nuclear weapons

3 weeks ago

BEIJING, November 20 — China on Wednesday urged "calm" and "restraint" after Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a nuclear threat and Ukraine fired longer-range US missiles at its territory for...

Ukraine fires US-supplied longer-range missiles into Russia for first time

4 weeks ago

The US signalled Ukraine had permission to fire the Atacms into Russia on Monday (file photo)/Getty Images BBC News, November 19 — Ukraine has fired US-supplied longer-range missiles at...

8 soldiers killed, 7 policemen kidnapped in Pakistan

4 weeks ago

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, November 19 — Eight soldiers were killed and seven police officers kidnapped in separate attacks in northwest Pakistan, police and intelligence officials told AFP on Tuesday. ...

Trump and Xi Jinping’s ‘loving’ relationship has soured - can they rebuild it?

4 weeks ago

Donald Trump once declared that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping “love each other.” (Getty Images) BBC News, November 19 — In a sports park next to the red...

New Delhi closes schools as air pollution hits worst level

4 weeks ago

New Delhi, November 19 — Authorities in India's capital shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city on Monday after air pollution shot up to its worst...

Almost 100 Gaza food aid lorries violently looted, UN agency says

4 weeks ago

Ninety-seven lorries were lost after entering southern Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing (file photo)/ Reuters. Gaza, November 19 — A convoy of 109 UN aid lorries carrying food...

Thousands flock to NZ capital in huge Māori protests

4 weeks ago

BBC News, November 19 — More than 35,000 people have protested outside New Zealand’s parliament against a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the country's founding document between British colonisers and...

Hong Kong jails 45 democracy activists in landmark national security trial

4 weeks ago

HONG KONG, November 19 — Hong Kong’s High Court on Tuesday jailed 45 pro-democracy activists for up to 10 years following a landmark national security trial that has damaged the...

Sri Lanka's new cabinet sworn in

4 weeks ago

COLOMBO, November 18 — Twenty-one cabinet ministers were sworn in before Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday morning at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. Deputy ministers...

North Korea's Kim slams US, West over Ukraine

4 weeks ago

SEOUL, November 18 — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the United States and the West are using the Ukrainian military as "shock troops" to fight Russia and risk...

Delhi shuts schools because of smog

4 weeks ago

NEW DELHI, November 18 — India's capital New Delhi switched schools to online classes Monday until further notice because of worsening toxic smog, the latest bid to ease the sprawling...

Russia launches fiercest missile and drone attacks on Ukraine

4 weeks ago

Ukraine, November 18 — Russia on Sunday launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine, described by officials as the largest over the past months, targeting energy infrastructure and killing...

Israel hits Gaza and Lebanon in deadly strikes

1 month ago

Gaza Strip, (AFP) – Strikes by the Israeli military killed dozens in Gaza on Sunday, the civil defence said, while also hitting a Hezbollah stronghold near Beirut's international airport. Israel...