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

Israel has announced the killing of Abu Obeida, the prominent spokesperson for Hamas’s military wing, in an airstrike on Gaza City. In a post on X, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant praised the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and security agency Shin Bet for what he called a

At least 250 people have been killed and more than 500 injured following a powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Afghanistan, Taliban officials confirmed on Monday. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake hit approximately 17 miles from Jalalabad, near

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in China on Sunday, carrying the weight of fresh US tariffs that have sharply increased duties on Indian exports.  Since Wednesday, tariffs on key Indian goods such as diamonds and prawns bound for the US have risen to 50%, a move US

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across Mexico this week to demand action over the country’s staggering number of enforced disappearances, with more than 130,000 people officially reported missing. Protests unfolded in major cities including Mexico City,

Yemen’s Huthi rebels announced that their Prime Minister, Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser Al-Rahawi, was killed in an Israeli airstrike earlier this week—marking the highest-ranking official confirmed dead in a series of Israeli attacks linked to the ongoing Gaza conflict. The Israeli

The United States has blocked Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from attending next month’s UN General Assembly in New York, after revoking his visa along with those of around 80 other Palestinian officials, the State Department has confirmed. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio