Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says the Palestinians will no longer abide by previous agreements made with Israel. His announcement followed an emergency meeting after Israel razed Palestinian buildings it said were illegally built on the edge of Jerusalem. Agreements signed

North Korea has called the test of two new missiles on Thursday a "solemn warning" against what it described as "South Korean warmongers". The short-range missiles were fired into the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea, from Wonsan on North Korea's east coast. Leader Kim

The US federal government is to resume executing death-row inmates after a 16-year hiatus, the justice department has announced. Attorney General William Barr said in a statement he had directed the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to schedule the executions of five inmates. Mr Barr said the

Up to 150 Europe-bound migrants were missing and feared drowned on Thursday after the boats they were traveling in capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, the coastguard and U.N. refugee agency said. Ayoub Gassim, a spokesman for Libya's coastguard, said that two boats

Three bombs rocked the Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday (July 25), killing at least 15 people, officials said, as the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff was meeting top US and NATO officials in the city. Eight employees of the ministry of mines and petroleum were killed and 27

Much of Western Europe is expected to face record-breaking temperatures again, with its second heatwave in a month set to reach its peak. A red alert has been issued in Northern France - with temperatures of 41C forecast in Paris. The UK is expecting 39C heat and trains have been

Boris Johnson's new cabinet will meet for the first time on Thursday morning, before the new prime minister addresses the House of Commons. On Wednesday, Mr Johnson gave key roles to leading Brexiteers. Dominic Raab and Priti Patel returned to government as foreign secretary and

North Korea has fired two short-range missiles into the sea, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. They were launched early on Thursday, travelling a distance of 430km (270 miles) and reaching an altitude of 50km before falling into the Sea of Japan, also known as the

Theresa May has delivered a farewell speech in Downing Street before tendering her resignation to the Queen. She wished new Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his government well, adding: "Their successes will be our country's successes." Earlier, Mrs May faced MPs' questions

Four people were killed in a suspected Muslim rebel attack on a military base in southern Thailand's Pattani province, authorities said Wednesday. Among the dead in the late-night attack were an army sergeant-major, two defence volunteers and a villager, according to Colonel

The French city of Bordeaux has hit its highest temperature since records began, as Western Europe braces for the second heatwave to hit this summer. On Tuesday, Meteo France registered 41.2C (106.1F) in the south-western city, breaking a 2003 record of 40.7C. Forecasters predict a

Boris Johnson will begin the process of forming his government later after he succeeds Theresa May as prime minister. The new Conservative leader will take office on Wednesday afternoon following an audience with the Queen at Buckingham Palace. After entering Downing Street, he is

Hardline Brexiteer Boris Johnson has won the UK's Conservative Party leadership contest and will take over from outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May when she steps down on Wednesday. Johnson, a former Mayor of London and British Foreign Secretary, was officially named the new Tory

The first flight director of US space agency Nasa has died at the age of 95 - days after 50th anniversary celebrations of the first Moon landing. Chris Kraft, who joined Nasa in 1958, developed the planning and control processes for crewed space missions. He set up Nasa's

Iranian state media has released images of crew members on a British-flagged tanker that was seized in the Gulf. Video footage and a photo appear to show cooks preparing meals and crew members being briefed by an Iranian official onboard the Stena Impero. A meeting of the

US President Donald Trump on Monday stunned India by offering to mediate in the Kashmir issue while claiming that PM Narendra Modi had sought his help in the matter. “I was with Prime Minister Modi two weeks ago and we talked about this subject and he actually said: ‘Would you like

The US government is introducing a new fast-track deportation process that will bypass immigration courts. Under the new rules, any undocumented migrants who can't prove they've been in the US continuously for more than two years can be immediately deported. The policy is

A crisis has erupted between Iran and Western countries - in particular the UK and US - after a series of incidents in and around the Gulf, a strategically important waterway in the Middle East. Both sides are blaming the other and there are fears it could lead to war. What is the

India has successfully launched its second lunar mission a week after it halted the scheduled blast-off due to a technical snag. Chandrayaan-2 was launched at 14:43 local time (09:13 GMT) on Monday from the Sriharikota space station. India's space chief said his agency had

As many as 32 people were killed in Uttar Pradesh due to lightning on Sunday, said officials. A day earlier, the lightning had claimed one life in the state, while two others had died of snake bites on July 18 and 20 respectively, the statement said. Thirteen others were injured due