US President Joe Biden has condemned the Iranian drone attacks on military facilities in Israel, reiterating Washington DC’s “ironclad” support and a coordinated Group of Seven (G7) diplomatic response, even as reports started to emerge that he is also seeking to

The international community has reacted with alarm after Iran launched explosive drones and fired missiles at Israel in its first direct attack on Israeli territory. Tehran had been threatening to attack Israel after an air raid on April 1, widely blamed on Israel, destroyed

Iran has launched dozens of drones and missiles at Israel, the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed, after Israel said Tehran had begun attacks. The IRGC said on Saturday that it had released the drones and missiles under the operation “True

Iranian armed forces have seized a container ship near the Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions across the region after a deadly Israeli attack on Iran’s consulate in Syria. The ship was commandeered by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the elite force that lost

At least six people have been killed and several others injured after a man used a knife to attack people at a busy shopping centre in Australia’s Sydney before being shot dead by police. Anthony Cooke, New South Wales police assistant commissioner, told a news conference on

Gunmen killed 11 people in southwest Pakistan, officials said Saturday, with police searching for suspected separatist militants after migrant labourers were singled out for execution. Police said six gunmen stopped a bus near the city of Naushki in Balochistan province around 8:00 pm

Nearly 55 million people will struggle to feed themselves in the coming months in West and Central Africa as soaring prices have fuelled a food crisis, United Nations agencies have warned. In a joint statement on Friday, the World Food Programme (WFP), the UN children’s agency

Ireland and Norway are both moving closer to recognising Palestinian statehood, leaders of the two countries expressed separately after meetings with Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who also champions the move. Ireland wants to recognise Palestine soon, but in a coordinated

US President Joe Biden says he expects Iran to attack Israel "sooner than later", as fears grow of Iranian retaliation over an air strike that killed top commanders early this month. Israel has not admitted attacking an Iranian consulate in Syria but is widely believed to

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the full statehood of Jammu and Kashmir will be reinstated soon and the Assembly elections will also be held in the hill state following the process. Addressing a public rally in Udhampur, PM Modi said, "Modi thinks far ahead. So

The United States has restricted travel for its employees in Israel amid fears of an attack by Iran. The US embassy said staff had been told not to travel outside the greater Jerusalem, Tel Aviv or Be'er Sheva areas "out of an abundance of caution". Iran has vowed to

President Joe Biden has vowed that the US will defend the Philippines from any attack in the South China Sea, calling its support for Manila "ironclad". Mr Biden's comments come amid regular skirmishes and rising tensions between Chinese and Philippine coast guard vessels

It was the most spectacular trial ever held in Vietnam, befitting one of the greatest bank frauds the world has ever seen. Behind the stately yellow portico of the colonial-era courthouse in Ho Chi Minh City, a 67-year-old Vietnamese property developer was sentenced to death on

US President Joe Biden has said that he is considering a request from Australia to drop the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The country's parliament recently passed a measure - backed by PM Anthony Albanese - calling for the return of Mr Assange to his native

The Israeli military has confirmed it killed three sons of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in an air attack in Gaza.  Four of Haniyeh’s grandchildren are also reported to have been killed in the strike on the Shati refugee camp on the first day of Eid al-Fitr. 

President Joe Biden has promised Israel "ironclad" US support amid fears that Tehran could launch reprisals for an attack that killed senior Iranians. Mr Biden warned that Iran is threatening to launch a "significant attack" after Israel struck the Iranian consulate

Eight people were confirmed dead Wednesday after a cargo ship and a fishing boat collided near the southern Chinese island of Hainan a week earlier, state media reported. The SITC Danang container ship, which sails under a Panamanian flag, hit a fishing vessel shortly after midnight on

The British government has concluded it can keep sending weapons to Israel, Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Tuesday, rejecting pressure to suspend exports over charges of humanitarian violations in Gaza. "On Israel and international humanitarian law, and as required by the

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti and Chairman of the Council of Senior Scholars Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh, confirmed that giving Zakat Al-Fitr in money is not permissible, and should be given in the form of food. Al-Sheikh explained this as “contrary to the

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman emphasized the necessity of stopping attacks on the Palestinian people during an Eid Al-Fitr speech on Tuesday. He also called for the provision of safe relief corridors, and an end to Palestinians’ suffering by enabling them to obtain all their