The death toll from flash flooding caused by torrential rains in Somalia has risen to 50, with nearly 700,000 people driven from their homes, according to a government official. With more heavy rains starting on Tuesday, the plight of people in the country is expected to worsen, he

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said his group is close to reaching a “truce agreement” in talks with Qatar and Israel that would clear the way for the release of some hostages held by the militants. “The movement delivered its response to the brothers in Qatar and the

More than 200 defendants in one of Italy's biggest mafia trials for generations have been sentenced to a total of more than 2,200 years in jail. The three-year trial saw individuals allegedly linked to the 'Ndrangheta sentenced for crimes ranging from extortion to drug

Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF) say its staff are unable to evacuate from al-Shifa Hospital while hundreds also remain trapped at the Indonesian Hospital after at least 12 people were killed in the hospital in an Israeli attack. Israeli air attacks have

Former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of ex-President Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center confirmed in a statement that she died peacefully with her family by her side. On Friday, it was reported that she had entered a hospice care home in the state

Rescuers in India are looking at fresh options to save 41 workers trapped in a tunnel for the past eight days. New plans had to be conceived after work to push in metal pipes through the debris wall was halted and rescue teams were withdrawn after a cracking sound was heard from the

Japan's government has strongly condemned the hijacking of a Japanese-operated cargo ship in the Red Sea by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The Yemeni militia claimed the ship was Israeli, but a Japanese government spokesperson confirmed the vessel was a car carrier operated by Nippon

Far-right libertarian outsider Javier Milei has won Argentina's presidential run-off poll, according to provisional results. Mr Milei's rival, economy minister Sergio Massa, called him to concede. Former US President Donald Trump congratulated Mr Milei on his victory, saying

The Israeli military has released footage which it says shows hostages being taken into Gaza's largest hospital after the deadly Hamas attacks of 7 October. A military spokesman said one of them - a soldier - was murdered there. Cpl Noa Marciano, 19, was killed after being taken

Israel and Hamas are close to agreement on a U.S.-brokered deal that would free dozens of women and children held hostage in Gaza in exchange for a five-day pause in fighting, say people familiar with the emerging terms. The release, which could begin within the next several days

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said it had led an assessment mission to Al Shifa Hospital in besieged Gaza and determined it was a "death zone", urging a full evacuation. "WHO and partners are urgently developing plans for the immediate evacuation of the

Hundreds of people including some patients left Gaza City's main hospital on Saturday. Some medical staff said they had been told to leave but Israel disputes this. Many were seen walking along rubble-strewn streets as gunfire rang out. Separately Hamas health officials said two

An official of the health ministry in the Gaza Strip has said more than 80 people were killed in double Israeli strikes on the Jabalia refugee camp. “At least 50 people” were killed in an Israeli strike at dawn on the UN-run Al-Fakhura school in the camp, which had been

A judge in Colorado has rejected an attempt to bar former President Donald Trump from the state's 2024 Republican presidential primary. It ends a landmark trial over a lawsuit that argued Mr Trump's actions leading up to the 2021 Capitol riot render him ineligible to hold

Israel says it will allow two fuel trucks a day to enter the Gaza Strip, after pressure to do so from the US. A US State Department official says around 140,000 litres of fuel will be allowed in every two days. Most of that is intended for trucks delivering aid, as well as

A powerful undersea earthquake of up to 7.2 magnitude has struck the Philippines. The tremor, which lasted several seconds, occurred around 16 miles (26km) off Burias at the southern tip of the archipelago, the US Geological Survey said. Scientists said no tsunami was expected, but

Five European countries and Canada are seeking to join a case brought by Gambia at the United Nations' highest court that accuses Myanmar of committing genocide against its Rohingya minority. The International Court of Justice said Thursday that Denmark, France, Germany, the

A whistleblower who helped expose allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan has pleaded guilty to leaking classified information. David McBride was due to face trial next week, but changed his plea after a legal ruling scuppered his defence. McBride - an ex-military lawyer

Eyad Banat, 35, was live on TikTok when dozens of Israeli soldiers raided his home and violently beat him and other family members in the city of Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank. The video, which was shared widely on social media, showed soldiers stepping on Banat, kicking

Russia’s rocket forces have loaded an intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with the nuclear-capable Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle into a launch silo in southern Russia, according to a Defence Ministry TV channel broadcast. President Vladimir Putin announced the