A trilateral meeting is to take place on Tuesday between Iran, China and Russia to discuss Tehran's nuclear programme, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said on Monday. While the Iranian Foreign Ministry has not named the participants, the trilateral discussion

Floodwaters driven by torrential rains ground life in the Philippine capital to a halt on Tuesday with tens of thousands evacuated from their homes and at least two people believed missing. Schools and government offices in Manila and the surrounding provinces were closed after a night

The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday said Israeli forces have killed over 1,000 Palestinians trying to get food aid in Gaza since the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) started operations. An officially private effort, the GHF began operations on May 26 after Israel

The auxiliary power unit of Air India flight AI-315, flying from Hong Kong to Delhi, caught fire shortly after the plane landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, the airline said Tuesday. The fire was detected while passengers were exiting the plane, the airline said. The

Twenty-eight countries including Britain, Japan and a host of European nations issued a joint statement Monday saying the war in Gaza “must end now” — the latest sign of allies' sharpening language as Israel's isolation deepens. The foreign ministers of

The White House on Monday barred The Wall Street Journal from traveling with US President Donald Trump during his upcoming visit to Scotland, after the newspaper reported that he wrote a bawdy birthday message to his former friend, alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The move comes

In a dramatic reversal of one of India's most high-profile terror cases, the Bombay High Court on Monday (July 21) acquitted all 12 men previously convicted in the 2006 Mumbai train bombings, which killed 189 people and injured over 800 others. Nineteen years after the coordinated

Ecuadorian gang leader Adolfo Macías Villamar, known widely as “Fito”, has been extradited to the United States to face drug and arms trafficking charges, US and Ecuadorian authorities confirmed on Sunday. Fito, the former head of the Los Choneros gang, was taken

At least 67 Palestinians were killed in northern Gaza while waiting for humanitarian aid, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, following gunfire allegedly from Israeli forces.  The victims had gathered near a UN aid convoy, where severe hunger has drawn large crowds

The United Kingdom has sanctioned 18 Russian military intelligence officers and three units of the GRU (Russia’s military intelligence agency), accusing them of orchestrating a long-running campaign of cyberattacks and disinformation under the direction of President Vladimir Putin.

Syria and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire following days of intense clashes and air strikes in Syria’s southwestern Suwayda province, the US ambassador to Turkey announced early Saturday. Ambassador Tom Barrack stated in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that the truce had

Three veteran officers lost their lives in an explosion at a law enforcement training centre in East Los Angeles on Friday morning, according to local officials. The blast occurred around 7:30 am at the Biscailuz Center Academy Training Facility, which houses specialized units of the

The chief executive officer of US-based tech firm Astronomer has been placed on administrative leave after a viral concert moment—captured during a Coldplay performance at Gillette Stadium—drew widespread attention and speculation online. The now-viral video shows a man and

Israeli strikes overnight and into yesterday killed more than 90 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, including dozens of women and children, health officials said. One strike in the northern Shati ­refugee camp killed a 68-year-old Hamas member of the Palestinian legislature, as

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office issued a statement late Thursday expressing its regret after an IDF strike killed three civilians in Gaza’s only Catholic church, heeding a demand from US President Donald Trump who angrily phoned the Israeli premier over the

US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to sue The Wall Street Journal after it published a story about an alleged off-color letter written by him to the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein that featured a drawing of a naked woman. The Journal story, which quickly

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight killed at least 31 people, according to local hospitals, as U.N. agencies warned on Monday that critical fuel shortages put hospitals and other critical infrastructure at risk. The latest attacks came after U.S. President Donald Trump and

Japan raised strong caution against China’s rapid acceleration of military activity in extensive areas from around its southwestern coasts to the Pacific, describing the moves as the biggest strategic challenge. China’s growing joint operations with Russia also pose serious

Former Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and historian Meenakshi Jain were among four individuals nominated to the Rajya Sabha on Sunday. Shringla, a distinguished diplomat, has held key positions during his career in the Indian Foreign Service, including serving as

London Southend Airport in Essex has suspended operations indefinitely following a small aircraft crash on Sunday afternoon. Essex Police confirmed they were alerted shortly before 4pm local time to reports of a collision involving a 12-metre plane. Emergency services, including air