Acute malnutrition rising among Gaza's young children, UN agencies warn

As Israel's total blockade of Gaza approaches the two-month mark, organisations have no food supplies left to distribute, while some medicines are also running ou...

Two decades-old mass graves unearthed in Karabakh, Azerbaijan claims

Mass graves discovered in Karabakh's Shusha and Khojaly reveal remains of civilians missing since the First Karabakh War, with evidence of possible torture, Azerb...

Chile issues tsunami warning after powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake

The epicentre of the quake was several hundred kilometres off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Chile...

Soviet-era spacecraft from aborted Venus mission due to crash to Earth next week

The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 in 1972, one of a series of Venus missions.

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 19...

Drone strike hits 'Freedom Flotilla' Gaza aid ship off Malta, organisers blame Israel

The attack comes amid a worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, which has been under a full blockade since March, with Israel halting all imports, including food a...

Trump asks Supreme Court to remove legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans

The administration claims judges are interfering with its power over immigration and foreign policy.

US President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to str...

South Korea's former PM enters presidential race with pledge to curb executive power

Han, who briefly served as acting leader following President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment over a controversial martial law declaration, said he would push for cons...

Israel conducts airstrike near Syrian presidential palace amid sectarian violence

The strike came amid escalating clashes between pro-government forces and Druze fighters near Damascus, which have left dozens dead.

Israel's air force launched ...

Is France's Emmanuel Macron trying to influence who will be picked as the next pope?

The French president held a series of meetings with cardinals and other Church officials while in the Italian capital last weekend, leading the press in Italy to ...

China evaluating US offers for trade talks but tariff obstacle remains

China’s Commerce Ministry said on Friday that Beijing is evaluating multiple approaches by the Trump administration for trade talks.

However, in a ministry state...

UN official urges Israel to allow aid into Gaza, calls blockade 'collective punishment'

Israel has said the blockade and its renewed military campaign are intended to pressure Hamas to release the remaining hostages it still holds.

The United Nation...

Weekend nuclear deal between Iran and the US postponed, says Oman's foreign minister

The talks seek to limit Iran's nuclear programme in exchange for the lifting of some of the crushing economic sanctions the US has imposed on the country.

Planne...

Football Association to ban transgender women from women's football in England

The decision comes in response to the Supreme Court's ruling last month that the term 'woman' in equality law refers to a 'biological woman'.

The Football Associ...

Global CEO pay has increased 56 times more than worker wages since 2019

The findings are part of a study in which Oxfam surveyed 2,000 companies across 35 countries, in which CEOs earned more than $1 million (€885.8 million) in 2024. ...

Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz steps down, US media report

Waltz created the group chat on the Signal messaging app to which a journalist from The Atlantic was inadvertently added where officials shared plans about immine...

Ukrainian activist injured in an attempted assassination, suspect detained

Ukrainian activist Serhii Sternenko has been injured in an attack, he said in a post on Telegram. Ukraine's Security Service said the attack was an attempted assa...

Trump's tariffs overshadow marches across Asia as world marks Labour Day

While workers in Asia also marched for better pay and conditions, the US president's new tariff regime and the effect it will have on jobs overshadowed rallies in...

Sixteen EU countries to trigger clause increasing defence spending

The 27-member bloc is allowing member states to spend up to 1.5% of their GDP on defence over the next four years without the usual budgetary limits.

More than h...

At least two dead and 15 injured in Russian drone attack on Odesa

Russia launched over a hundred drones to five Ukrainian regions, killing at least two, while a Ukrainian drone attack on Russian-occupied Kherson left seven dead....

South Korea's acting President Han Duck-soo resigns amid reports of expected presidential bid

The career bureaucrat said he was stepping down to take on a 'heavier responsibility'.

South Korea's acting President Han Duck-soo has resigned ahead of an expec...

India is planning imminent military strike, Pakistan claims

The intelligence warning comes a week after tensions between the neighbours rose following an attack that killed 26 people in India-administered Kashmir.

Pakista...