A US federal appeals court has declared most of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs unlawful, raising the prospect of a major legal confrontation that could unravel a key pillar of his trade and foreign policy agenda. The ruling affects Trump’s “reciprocal”

Thailand’s Constitutional Court dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office on Friday for an ethics violation after only a year in power, in another crushing blow to the Shinawatra political dynasty that could usher in a new period of turmoil. Paetongtarn, who was

Russia calls on Israel to take urgent measures to prevent the deterioration of the situation in the Gaza Strip and restore unhindered humanitarian access, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. "The Russian side calls on the Israeli authorities to take urgent measures to

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un will attend a military parade in Beijing next week, China's foreign ministry has said - in what is believed to be his first international level meeting of leaders. The so-called "Victory Day" parade will mark the 80th anniversary of

The Pacific Fleet said that after performing their mission, the crews returned to their home bases Diesel-electric submarines of the Russian Navy and the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy have conducted a joint patrol in the Asia-Pacific region for the first time in history,

A steep 50% tariff imposed by former U.S. President Donald Trump on Indian exports came into effect on Tuesday (August 27), weeks after his executive order penalised India for its continued purchases of Russian oil and arms. The tariff now places India among the highest-taxed U.S.

Israeli strikes across Gaza on Sunday left at least 51 people dead, including 27 in Gaza City, according to local authorities. Among those killed were 24 people who had been seeking aid. The Israeli military intensified attacks on the Zeitoun and Sabra neighbourhoods of Gaza City, as

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced that at least 35 fighters were killed in a series of air strikes near the border with Cameroon, following intelligence that an attack on ground forces was being prepared. NAF spokesperson Ehimen Ejodame said the strikes were carried out on

At least 63 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip as Israeli troops pushed deeper into Gaza City in their ongoing offensive, medical sources told Al Jazeera. Footage obtained by Al Jazeera Arabic on Saturday showed Israeli tanks advancing into the Sabra

Turkey’s First Lady Emine Erdogan has called on Melania Trump to speak out on behalf of children suffering in Gaza, urging the former US First Lady to extend the advocacy she showed for Ukrainian children to Palestinians enduring Israel’s war in the territory. In a letter

Famine is unfolding in Gaza, just a short distance from hundreds of trucks laden with food aid stranded outside its borders.  The latest assessment by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) – the UN-backed authority on global hunger – paints a dire

Five people have died following a tour bus crash on the New York State Thruway in western New York, state police confirmed. The passengers, believed to be tourists from India, China, and the Philippines, were en route to New York City after visiting Niagara Falls when the vehicle

Palestinians are fleeing districts of Gaza City after the Israeli military announced the initial stages of its planned ground assault, city officials reported. Israeli troops have secured positions on the outskirts of the city — home to more than one million people —

Frank Caprio, the US judge whose compassion and humour in the courtroom made him a global social media star, has died at 88, his family announced. Caprio, who was battling pancreatic cancer, was remembered in a statement posted to his official Instagram account, where he had more than

Russia unleashed one of its most intense barrages in recent weeks against western Ukraine overnight, firing hundreds of drones and missiles, according to Ukrainian officials. The strikes hit Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk and Lviv, leaving one person dead and several others injured.

United States President Donald Trump has said American troops will not be deployed to Ukraine as part of any agreement to end Russia’s war, ruling out a direct US military presence in the country’s post-war security arrangements. In an interview with Fox News on Tuesday,

China will hold a large-scale military parade in central Beijing next month to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, an event set to unveil new weaponry “displayed to the outside world for the first time,” according to state media. Hundreds of People’s

Almost 19,000 children are among more than 62,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since the war began nearly two years ago, according to figures released by Gaza’s Government Media Office. The devastating toll comes as the United Nations Relief and Works Agency

A devastating traffic accident in western Afghanistan has claimed the lives of 73 people, including 17 children, most of them Afghan migrants recently deported from Iran, a Taliban official confirmed to BBC Pashto. The tragedy occurred on Tuesday night in Herat province, when a bus

US President Donald Trump has said Ukraine will not be able to join NATO or reclaim Crimea, the peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014, as part of any potential peace settlement with Moscow. Speaking ahead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s arrival in Washington for