Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill will finally become law after a parliamentary showdown ended late in the night. Plans to send some asylum seekers to Africa have met with fierce criticism, but the bill passed on Monday when the Lords dropped their opposition. Mr Sunak said in a

Ten people have died after two navy helicopters collided in mid-air during a military rehearsal for a Royal Malaysian Navy parade. One of the choppers clipped the rotor of the other before the two crashed into the ground, footage published on local media show. The incident took

European Union sanctions announced following Iran’s attack against Israel are “regrettable” because the country was acting in self-defense, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian posted on X on Tuesday. Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles on

US forces in Iraq and Syria faced two separate rocket and explosive drone attacks in less than 24 hours, Iraqi security sources and US officials told Reuters on Monday, the first reported after a near three-month pause. At least one armed drone was launched at the Ain al-Asad air base

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu's party has won a landslide victory in a parliamentary election, cementing his grip on power. Provisional results show the People's National Congress (PNC) won 66 seats in the 93-member house. Analysts view the victory as strong backing for

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to reject any sanctions on the country's military, after reports that the US plans to cut aid to one unit. "I will fight it with all my strength," the prime minister said on Sunday. Earlier, the Axios news site said the US

Amid the terrible heat wave in West Bengal of India, Doordarshan anchor Lopamudra Sinha fainted while reading live news. Sinha, who works in the West Bengal branch of Doordarshan, took to Facebook to share about her health. In the video, when translated from Bengali to English, she

The Penang Road Transport Department (JPJ) in Malaysia will continue to intensify enforcement operations against foreigners driving without licences. State JPJ director Zulkifly Ismail said they view the offence, which has shown a rising trend, seriously as it could pose a danger to

Danish police arrested a man Saturday in connection with a bomb threat at Billund Airport, the nation’s second-largest aviation facility. The airport, situated in central western Denmark, was evacuated and continues to be closed as a precautionary measure. “Following an

Two Japanese navy helicopters carrying eight crew members crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during a nighttime training flight after possibly colliding with each other, the country's defense minister said Sunday.  One crew member who had been recovered from the

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged Palestinians to unite amid Israel’s war in Gaza, following hours-long talks with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Istanbul, according to his office. Ankara has repeatedly slammed Israel’s incursion into Gaza amid its failed

Satellite imagery released over the past 24 hours has revealed evidence of probable damage at an Iranian air base following an Israeli strike in the early hours of Friday morning. BBC Verify has analysed two images showing part of an air-defence system at an airfield in Isfahan was

The House of Representatives has finally approved billions of dollars in new US military aid for Ukraine as it struggles to resist Russia's invasion. The much-delayed measure had vocal opponents in Congress and it took a fragile bipartisan deal to get the $61bn (£49bn)

At least 58 people going to a funeral died after their overloaded river boat capsized in the Central African Republic’s capital Bangui, the head of civil protection said on Saturday. “We were able to extract 58 lifeless bodies,” Thomas Djimasse told Radio Guira.

Nearly 100 people were killed and dozens of others injured in rain-triggered incidents after heavy rains and floods hit the northwestern and southwestern parts of Pakistan. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), heavy rains caused flash floods in Khyber

North Korea has conducted a test on a “super-large warhead” designed for a strategic cruise missile, state media reports, adding that it also launched a new type of anti-aircraft missile. “The DPRK Missile Administration has conducted a power test of a super-large

Islamic State group fighters on Thursday killed 28 Syrian soldiers and affiliated pro-government forces in two attacks on government-held areas of the war-torn country, a war monitor said. In one attack, "22 regular army soldiers and fighters from pro-government forces were killed

After months of delay, the US House of Representatives is poised to hold a vote on tens of billions of dollars in American military aid for Ukraine and Israel this weekend. Both measures have vocal opponents in Congress, however, and their hopes of passage have hinged on a fragile

A man who set himself on fire outside the Manhattan court where former President Donald Trump's hush-money trial is being held has died. Maxwell Azzarello, 37, doused himself in a liquid before throwing conspiracy-theory pamphlets into the air. It happened as the jury selection

The first phase of voting for the 18th Lok Sabha elections began in 21 states and Union territories on Friday. Nearly 60% voter turnout was recorded till 5pm across the states. Seats in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya,