Donald Trump won a string of Republican presidential contests on Saturday, edging closer to becoming the party's candidate in November's election as he attacked his likely opponent Joe Biden. The former president won the Missouri, Michigan and Idaho caucuses comprehensively,

Pakistan's recent elections were supposed to bring in a period of stability, badly needed to deal with crippling inflation and bitter political divides in the country, writes author and journalist Mohammed Hanif. Instead, they delivered a minority government - a shaky, reluctant

The US has carried out its first airdrop of humanitarian aid for Gaza, with more than 30,000 meals parachuted in by three military planes. The operation, carried out jointly with Jordan's Air Force, was the first of many announced by President Joe Biden. The head of a well-known

Iranians are voting for a new parliament in an election marred by frustration over economic woes and restrictions on political and social freedoms. The election on Friday is the first formal measure of public opinion since antigovernment protests in 2022-2023 spiralled into some of the

American designer and fashion icon Iris Apfel has died at the age of 102. The self-described "geriatric starlet" was known for her distinctive cropped white hair, oversized glasses, bright lipstick and chunky beads. Apfel reached the peak of her fame in the 1980s and 90s,

Many of the people treated for injuries following a rush on an aid convoy in Gaza on Thursday suffered gunshot wounds, the UN has said. UN observers visited Gaza City's al-Shifa Hospital and saw some of the roughly 200 people still being treated. Hamas, which governs Gaza, has

More than 30 news organizations signed an open letter Thursday expressing solidarity with journalists working in Gaza and calling for their protection and freedom to report. The letter, coordinated by the Committee to Protect Journalists, was signed by global news agencies AFP, AP and

Israeli forces in war-torn Gaza opened fire on Palestinians scrambling for food aid in a chaotic melee on Thursday that the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said killed more than 100 people. The Israeli military said a "stampede" occurred when thousands of desperate

More than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the Israel-Hamas war nearly five months ago, the Hamas-run health ministry and Gaza said.  The surge in numbers came after witnesses said Israeli troops on Thursday fired at a crowd of people

The United States on Wednesday (Feb 28) urged Israel to allow Muslims to worship at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem during Ramadan after a far-right minister proposed barring Palestinians from the occupied West Bank from praying there. "As it pertains to Al-Aqsa, we

At least 14 people died and 20 were injured after a pick-up vehicle overturned in Dindori, Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Thursday. The pick-up vehicle lost control and overturned at Badjhar ghat in Dindori at around 1:30 am. The injured are currently undergoing treatment at

Six children have died from dehydration and malnutrition at hospitals in northern Gaza, the Health Ministry in the besieged Palestinian territory has said, as the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the besieged enclave worsens. Two children died at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City,

South Korea's government has threatened to arrest thousands of striking junior doctors and revoke their medical licences if they do not return to work on Thursday. Around three quarters of the country's junior doctors have walked out of their jobs over the past week, causing

The Supreme Court will decide if ex-President Donald Trump is immune from being prosecuted on charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election. The 6-3 conservative majority court decided on Wednesday to hear Mr Trump's claims that he should be shielded from criminal liability.

In 2023, EU+ countries received 1.14 million applications for international protection, reaching a 7-year high.  Syrians continued to lodge the most applications, with Afghans remaining the second largest applicant group, albeit with significantly fewer applications than the

The White House said Tuesday that the United States would not send troops to fight in Ukraine, after French President Emmanuel Macron refused to rule out the dispatch of Western forces. “President Biden has been clear that the US will not send troops to fight in Ukraine,”

According to Spanish news source El Mundo, forty irregular Moroccan migrants, six of them minors, swam across Ceuta border on Sunday to reach the Spanish enclave. Despite the area being affected by a strong downpour, the agency stated that the migrants arrived in Ceuta between Sunday

Popular support for Israel in the US will help it fight "until total victory" over Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday. In a statement, Mr Netanyahu cited polls showing that more than 80% of Americans support Israel during the conflict in Gaza. His

At least 31 people were killed and 10 others injured when a driver lost control of a passenger bus in southern Mali on Tuesday, the country's government announced. The bus carrying Malians and nationals from the West African subregion was en route to Burkina Faso when it

Saudi Arabia executed a citizen convicted of acts of terrorism, the Ministry of Interior announced on Tuesday. Aoun bin Hassan bin Radhi Al Abu Abdullah was sentenced to death for “joining a terrorist cell” that aimed to “destabilize the country’s security and