Pressure is mounting on Netanyahu’s administration to secure a deal for the release of the remaining captives held in Gaza. Israeli protesters have interrupted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech during a memorial to remember the victims of the October 7 attack as the ...

With nine days left to go until Election Day in the United States, the two top contenders for the White House – Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump – continue to scramble for votes in battleground states as polls suggest a tight race. On Saturday, Trump made a ...

She was only seven years old at the time, but Michiko Kodama has a crystal-clear memory of the morning of August 6, 1945 in Hiroshima, Japan. “It was a sunny day,” she says. “At 8:15, I was at school, sitting at my desk at the front of the class, when there was a tremendous white flash and ...

Jordan denied allowing Israel to use its airspace for its strike on Iran on Saturday, with the military issuing a statement to clarify its stance. A military source in the Jordanian army said, "no military aircraft were allowed to cross Jordanian airspace" and that "armed forces were closely ...

By Precious Bello Israel has announced that Saturday’s strikes in Iran marked the end of its airstrikes against the country. The Israeli military said on Saturday it had completed its “targeted” attacks against military ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu Israel has launched direct airstrikes against Iran. The attack is a high-stakes retaliatory one that could bring the Middle East closer to a regional war. The Guardian, UK reports that at least seven ...

FBI is investigating alleged access to cellphone networks by people associated with Beijing. The FBI has launched a probe into alleged hacking by China after reports said the phones of Donald Trump and JD Vance may have been compromised. Chinese hackers targeted cellphones used by ...

Eleven days before voters head to the polls, Vice President Kamala Harris has appealed to middle-class America at a rally in Georgia, drawing a crowd of about 20,000. Harris was not the only one the crowd had come for: Iconic musician Bruce Springsteen, former President Barack Obama, movie ...

Defence Ministry says it hit 34 targets of the outlawed group in north Iraq as Turkey arrests 176 suspects over assault. The outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Turkish state-run defence company near the capital, Ankara, that killed ...

At least 49 people have fallen ill in 10 US states due to contaminated food, according to health authorities. US fast-food chains including Burger King, KFC and Taco Bell have pulled fresh onions from some restaurants after an E coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder ...

The ruling Frelimo party’s presidential candidate Daniel Chapo secures more than 70 percent of votes, election commission says. Mozambique’s ruling party candidate, Daniel Chapo, has been declared the winner of the country’s presidential election amid claims of rigging by the ...

Florida mother sues Character.AI and Google after 14-year-old son allegedly became obsessed with AI chatbot. The mother of a teenage boy in the United States who took his own life is suing the maker of an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot that she claims encouraged her son’s ...

Tyson Fury promises to be more focused ahead of the much-anticipated rematch against Oleksandr Usyk on December 21. Tyson Fury said he will knock out Oleksandr Usyk in a rematch of their undisputed heavyweight champion of the world bout after losing his undefeated record to the ...

An outbreak of deadly E. coli linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders has led to at least one death and ten hospitalizations, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday, with dozens more thought to be sick. While the health agency has released a food safety alert and ...

An advocate for the world’s ‘poor and exploited’, Gutierrez promoted ideals that revolutionised the Latin American church. Peruvian priest Gustavo Gutierrez, regarded as the father of Latin American liberation theology, has died aged 96. He passed away on Tuesday night in Lima, said ...

The first defence pact between the two nations comes as British government pushes a reset with Europe. The United Kingdom and Germany have signed off on a bilateral defence pact, with an eye on countering the growing security threat from Russia, among others. The deal, sealed on ...

The Brazilian forward scored a hat-trick in Real Madrid’s 5-2 win over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has praised the “extraordinary” Vinicius Junior after the Brazilian forward scored a second-half hat-trick to help them fight back from ...

Taiwanese defence chief says a blockade would have far-reaching consequences for international trade. Taiwan’s defence chief has warned that a Chinese blockade would be an act of war and have far-reaching consequences for international trade after Beijing held military exercises to ...

Hezbollah confirmed Wednesday that Israel killed Hashem Safieddine, the apparent successor of its slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, in a strike, without saying when or where it happened. The announcement came a day after Israel said he was killed along with other ...

The Federal Aviation Administration published highly anticipated final regulations for electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles that it says will chart the path for the “air travel of the future.” The FAA says these “powered lift” vehicles will be the first completely new ...

India and China have reached a deal to end a military standoff at their disputed frontier, four years after a deadly clash along their border in the western Himalayas plunged ties to their lowest point in decades. Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told an Indian TV channel on ...

Israel and Hezbollah swap strikes as US secretary of state launches long-shot ceasefire plan. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has landed in Israel in a bid to revive ceasefire talks to end the wars in Gaza and Lebanon. Blinken’s arrival on Tuesday marks his 11th visit to the ...

Israel has killed at least 640 Palestinians in north Gaza since it laid siege to the area 17 days ago – 33 of them since dawn on Monday. “Genocide is unfolding on the ground,” said Al Jazeera’s Tarez Abu Azzoum, reporting from Deir el-Balah in central Gaza. “Civilians are trapped in their ...

By Chris Johnson The United Kingdom has deported 44 Nigerian and Ghanaian asylum seekers, marking the highest number of deportations in a single flight to date, according to a report by the UK Guardian. This deportation ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a speech to parliament on Wednesday that North Korea was a de facto participant in the war in Ukraine, siding with Russia. He said that Ukrainian intelligence had found that Pyongyang was transferring not only weapons, but also soldiers to ...

Within moments of the confirmation that Israeli forces had killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, officials in the United States hailed the killing as an “opportunity” to turn the page on the war and move on to a “day after” for Gaza. While offering no clear vision of what the future of the ...

On Thursday, news that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, 62, had been killed fighting a group of Israeli trainee soldiers who came upon him by chance first began to circulate. On Friday, Hamas confirmed his death while engaged in battle in Tal as-Sultan, Rafah, on Wednesday. The fact that ...

Donald Trump urged a Washington federal judge Thursday not to release some evidence about his attempt to overturn his loss in the 2020 election until after Election Day in the 2024 contest, arguing it would taint his trial and the presidential campaign. Trump’s attorneys made the ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said North Korea is preparing to send 10,000 troops to help Russia’s war on Ukraine, in a sign of deepening military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang. “We know about 10,000 soldiers of North Korea, that they are preparing to send to fight against ...

China has forged closer ties with Russia since the invasion of Ukraine, but it has repeatedly denied supplying weapons. The United States Department of the Treasury has announced sanctions against Chinese makers of drone engines and parts that President Joe Biden’s administration says ...

European Union leaders are to discuss stricter laws to curb migration following a recent surge in support for the extreme right. While the conflicts in Gaza, Lebanon and Ukraine are on the agenda at the summit on Thursday in Brussels, a key topic will be how to deal with irregular migrants ...

The incident is the latest between China and Japan around disputed islands in the East China Sea. China’s coastguard said it ordered a Japanese fishing vessel to leave the country’s territorial waters after it “illegally” entered an area surrounding a disputed group of islands in the ...

On October 5, Israel launched a ground military operation, demanding the evacuation of Palestinians residing in Beit Hanoon, Beit Lahiya, Jabalia refugee camp, and Jabalia town. It then cut off the transfer of humanitarian aid to the area, leading aid agencies to sound the alarm of imminent ...

Israel has resumed air strikes on Beirut despite objections from the United States over the way it is conducting its campaign in Lebanon. Israeli military jets targeted the capital early on Wednesday for the first time since October 10. Three strikes were reported to have hit the southern ...

On September 20, 2023, Rosa Sanchez went to work picking carrots at Grimmway Farms, one of the largest producers of carrots in the world, located in the Bakersfield, California, area of the United States. Unfortunately, she would not last the day. She was fatally struck by a truck in the ...

UNICEF and WFP call for support for hundreds of thousands displaced by fighting, with women and children bearing the brunt. United Nations agencies have called for an urgent increase in funding to deal with the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Lebanon as the Israeli military continues ...

Seoul says it is ‘fully ready’ for any provocation as Pyongyang deploys eight artillery brigades to the border. South Korea’s military has announced it is “fully ready” to respond amid reports that North Korean troops have been deployed to the border and are getting ready to blow up ...

Ukraine’s president says his country and its allies need to evolve their response in light of Russia’s deepening alliance. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused North Korea of sending not only weapons but also soldiers to help Russia in its war against Ukraine. “We see ...

Authorities in California have confirmed the arrest of a man in possession of illegal firearms shortly before a rally held by former President Donald Trump on Saturday. At approximately 5 pm, deputies stationed at a security checkpoint near the intersection ...

US says move underscores ‘ironclad commitment’ to Israel’s defence against ‘further missile attacks by Iran’. The United States is sending an advanced anti-missile system to Israel, the Pentagon has announced, as President Joe Biden’s administration continues to provide “ironclad” ...

Upon the entry into force of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in 2002, a palpable hope arose that the era of impunity for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide was coming to a close. Twenty-two years later, the international legitimacy of the court hangs in ...

Democratic presidential candidate in ‘excellent health’ before November’s US election, doctor says. United States Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, released a letter from her doctor that pronounced her in “excellent health” and fit for high office, in ...

After hitting UN peacekeepers, military claims Hezbollah is using ambulances for fighters while offering no evidence. The Israeli army has threatened to hit ambulances in southern Lebanon, claiming they are being misused by Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, and also ordered more villages ...

US forces have conducted air strikes against multiple Islamic State group sites in Syria, the military said Saturday. US forces “conducted a series of airstrikes against multiple known ISIS camps in Syria in the early morning of Oct. 11,” the US Central Command said in a ...

In a largely symbolic move, the Ortega government condemned Israel’s leaders as ‘fascist’ and ‘genocidal’ over Gaza war. The government of Nicaragua has announced that it will break diplomatic relations with Israel, adding to the country’s growing isolation on the global stage amid its ...

As the war enters its 959th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Friday, October 11, 2024. Fighting The death toll from a Russian ballistic missile attack on port infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region rose to eight with nine people injured, ...

Washington’s envoy to Baghdad denounces Israeli broadcast that portrays Shia leader as a target for assassination. The United States ambassador to Iraq, Alina Romanowski, has denounced featuring Shia spiritual leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on an apparent hit list by Israel’s ...

Global hunger levels will stay high for another 136 years if efforts to tackle it continue at the current pace, a new report has found. The Global Hunger Index is reporting that people do not have enough food to eat in 42 countries and that famine is now looming in Sudan and Gaza due to ...

In his first National Day speech, new president stresses ‘thriving’ democracy of island claimed by Beijing. Taiwan’s President William Lai Ching-te has said he will stand against any attempt at annexation or encroachment into the island’s territory. China claims the self-ruled ...

Washington, DC – United States President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have held a “productive” 30-minute call, the White House says, amid an escalation of violence across the Middle East. The call between the two leaders on Wednesday was their first publicly ...