Prime Minister Narendra Modi's chief rival Rahul Gandhi has been nominated to lead India's opposition in parliament after an election result that rescued his party from the political wilderness. Modi will be sworn into office for a third term this weekend following a poll that

Yemen’s Houthi group is detaining at least 11 United Nations personnel, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric has said, calling for the staff’s unconditional release. Dujarric said on Friday the UN was seeking clarification from the Houthis about why the Yemeni employees were

US President Joe Biden has apologised to his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky for delays in military aid to Ukraine and has pledged $225m (£191m) in support. The pair met for talks in Paris, a day after they both attended the 80th anniversary commemorations of the D-Day landings in

The UN has added the Israeli military to a list of offenders failing to protect children last year, Israel's ambassador to the UN says. Gilad Erdan, who said he had been notified of the decision on Friday, described the decision as "shameful". Foreign Minister Israel Katz

Denmark PM Mette Frederiksen has been left "shocked" after being attacked in the street in Copenhagen, her office says. The assault took place on a square in the centre of the city where a man walked up to her and hit her. The attacker has been arrested. European

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Friday that at least 36,731 people have been killed in the territory during eight months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants. The toll includes at least 77 deaths in the past 24 hours, a ministry statement said, adding that 83,530

Narendra Modi has been formally elected as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Friday, June 7. The swearing-in ceremony for the new government with Modi as prime minister is expected to take place on Sunday, June 9, instead of June 8, according to Indian media

Japanese, US and South Korean coast guard vessels conducted their first three-way drill on Thursday off Japan’s coast as the countries strengthen their maritime ties in response to increased assertiveness by China in pressing its territorial claims. Skirmishes between Chinese and

Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has announced the sighting of Zilhaj moon with the last month of the Islamic calendar starting on Friday. Eidul Azha will be observed on June 16. The rituals of Haj will commence on June 14 with the Day of Arafat on June 15. Pakistan’s

Voters went to the polls in the Netherlands on Thursday to kick off European Union parliamentary elections that span four days across the 27 member states and are expected to deliver gains for the hard right. Geert Wilders, of the far-right Party for Freedom, or PVV, was among the

A man was reportedly stabbed to death during a fight where at least one gunshot was fired in Edgware Road at the junction with Bell Street at 10:40 PM on Tuesday. Police and London Ambulance Service crews attended the scene and found a man injured. Despite their efforts, he was

Four people died and more than two dozen were injured after a passenger train collided with a freight train late on Wednesday in the Czech city of Pardubice, the regional governor said. "A head-on collision between a RegioJet train and a freight train claimed several lives and

Slovenia has followed suit of Spain, Ireland and Norway by recognising the state of Palestine, breaking with the long-held view of Western powers that Palestinians can gain statehood “only as part of a negotiated peace with Israel”. With the latest addition, 146 of the 193

The United Nations on Wednesday slammed a mass flogging of dozens of people in Afghanistan, and called on the Taliban authorities to end the practice. About 63 people were publicly lashed in the northern Saripul province on Tuesday, the United Nations mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)

The leader of the United Arab Emirates met Tuesday with an official in the Taliban government. The meeting comes as countries debate on how to deal with the Taliban, who seized control of Afghanistan in 2021 and since have barred girls from attending school beyond the sixth grade and

Four people have been killed and more than two dozen injured after a passenger train crashed into a goods train in the Czech city of Pardubice, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) east of the capital Prague. The head-on collision took place after 11pm (21:00 GMT) on Wednesday, as the train

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow could arm countries with a view to attacking Western targets. Mr Putin made the statement while criticising the West's delivery of long-range weapons to Ukraine. Several countries including the United States have given

The world's fossil fuel industries should be banned from advertising to help save the world from climate change, the head of the United Nations said on Wednesday. UN Secretary General António Guterres called coal, oil and gas corporations the “godfathers of climate

The Israeli military says it has taken “operational control” over eastern areas of Bureij refugee camp and the town of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, as dozens of Palestinians were reported killed. On Wednesday morning, the military said troops backed by air strikes had

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday tendered his resignation along with the Council of Ministers to President Droupadi Murmu. "The President has accepted the resignation and requested Shri Narendra Modi and the Council of Ministers to continue till the new government