More than 425 people were arrested during a protest in London on Saturday opposing the UK government's decision to outlaw the campaign group Palestine Action. Demonstrators assembled in Parliament Square, many holding placards reading “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine

The Israeli military has demolished a second major high-rise in Gaza City, intensifying its ongoing offensive in the densely populated enclave. Footage posted by Defence Minister Israel Katz on the social media platform X showed the Sussi Tower crumbling under Israeli bombardment. The

Saudi authorities arrested 20,882 people in one week for breaching residency, work and border security regulations, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday. A total of 12,975 people were arrested for violations of residency laws, while 4,185 were held over illegal border crossing

The UK’s deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, resigned Friday after an independent inquiry found that she did not meet the ethical standards required for government ministers over a recent home purchase. Rayner, who admitted on Wednesday that she did not pay enough tax on her

A passenger bus veered off a road and plunged into a precipice in a mountainous region in Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and injuring 16 others, a police spokesman said Friday. The accident occurred near the town of Wellawaya, about 280 kilometers (174 miles) east of the capital Colombo,

Two powerful aftershocks shook eastern Afghanistan in a span of 12 hours, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said, triggering fears of more deaths and destruction on Friday in a region where about 2,200 people died in quakes in four days. Survivors in the earthquake-prone

At least 60 people have died after a boat carrying more than 100 passengers capsized in north-central Nigeria, officials confirmed on Wednesday. Dozens of survivors have been rescued, while search efforts are continuing for those still missing. The vessel had departed from Tungan Sule

The United Arab Emirates has issued a stark warning to Israel, declaring that any move to annex the occupied West Bank would cross a “red line” and jeopardise the Abraham Accords, the 2020 agreement that normalised ties between the two countries. Speaking on behalf of the

A US federal judge has struck down a Trump administration decision to revoke roughly $2 billion in research funding from Harvard University, ruling that the move violated the Ivy League institution's First Amendment rights. In her 84-page decision issued Wednesday, Judge Allison

The United Kingdom and its international partners are prepared to support Ukraine both ahead of potential peace negotiations and in implementing any future settlement, British Defence Secretary John Healey has said. Speaking to the BBC during a visit to Kyiv on the eve of a high-level

Portugal is reeling after a tragic accident involving the historic Gloria funicular in Lisbon claimed the lives of 15 people.  The derailment occurred at approximately 18:05 on Wednesday and left another 18 people injured, five of whom are in critical condition, emergency services

At least 25 people were killed and dozens more wounded in three separate attacks across Pakistan on Tuesday, officials said, including a suicide bombing that targeted a political rally in the southwestern province of Balochistan. The deadliest incident occurred in Quetta,

At least 13 people were killed in fresh Israeli air strikes across Gaza on Wednesday, as the death toll from attacks the previous day climbed to more than 100, including several journalists.  Homes, neighbourhoods and shelters were among the targets hit on Tuesday.

China showcased an array of cutting-edge military technology — including laser systems, nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, and underwater drones — during a sprawling military parade on Wednesday marking the 80th anniversary of its victory over Japan in World War Two. Held

A landslide has killed at least 1,000 people in the remote Marra Mountains in western Sudan, according to the rebel group The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army. Days of heavy rain triggered the landslide on Sunday, which left just one survivor and "levelled" much of the village

Israel launched strikes across the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 31 people as it presses ahead with a major offensive in the territory's largest city, according to health officials. Leading genocide scholars, meanwhile, accused Israel of genocide, allegations the government

Belgium will recognize the State of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September, its foreign minister announced on Tuesday. “Palestine will be recognized by Belgium at the UN session! And firm sanctions are being imposed against the Israeli government,”

More than 800 people have been killed and at least 2,800 injured in one of Afghanistan’s deadliest earthquakes, officials said on Monday (Sept 1), as helicopters airlifted the wounded from the rubble of flattened homes in a desperate search for survivors. The disaster strikes as

More than 600 people have been confirmed dead and over 1,500 injured following a powerful earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan, making it one of the country’s deadliest in recent memory. Authorities said on Monday that helicopters were being used to evacuate the wounded,

The war in Gaza has become the deadliest conflict in history for journalists, with media workers paying an unprecedented price for documenting the war. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), at least 189 journalists and media staff, the vast majority of them