The United States and the United Kingdom have expressed deep concern over the recent handing down of convictions by Pakistani military courts to 25 civilian supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan over their alleged involvement in riots last year. The convictions had previously also been cr
Indian drugs smuggler Sunil Yadav, wanted in multiple cases in Rajasthan, has been killed in a shootout at California's Stockton city. Sunil Yadav was a notorious smuggler known to get drugs into India through the Pakistan route, according to NDTV report. A few years back, his name had emerged in
Yemen's Houthi group said it attacked Israel with two drones on Monday, targeting military sites. In a statement aired by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said the first attack targeted a military target in the Ashkelon area, and the other hit a military target in
A Chinese court has handed a suspended death sentence to a man who injured over a dozen children by ramming his car into a crowd outside a primary school in central China. Thirty people, including 18 schoolchildren, were hurt in the incident in Changde City on 19 November. It was the thi
Rare golden tigresses with cream-coloured coats and wide eyes at a zoo in northern Thailand have become internet sensations, after luring massive crowds to shows where they have been trained to perform tricks. Unusually coloured Bengal tigers like siblings Ava and Luna, both 3 years old, are found
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz admitted on Monday for the first time publicly to Israel's killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran in July, further risking tensions between Tehran and its arch-enemy Israel in a region shaken by Israel's war in Gaza and the conflict in Lebanon. "These d
South Korea’s main opposition party said Tuesday it will seek to impeach acting leader Han Duck-soo after he missed an opposition-set deadline to approve independent investigations into impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife. If realized, Han’s impeachment would further deepen
Gaps between Israel and Hamas over a possible Gaza ceasefire have narrowed, according to Israeli and Palestinian officials' remarks on Monday, though crucial differences have yet to be resolved. A fresh bid by mediators Egypt, Qatar and the United States to end the fighting and release Israeli and
Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry on Monday welcomed the reopening of Saudi Arabia’s Embassy in Kabul for the first time since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. On Sunday, the Saudi Embassy in Kabul said on ‘X’ that it was resuming the mission’s activities “ba
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has reopened its embassy and resumed diplomatic activities in the Afghan capital Kabul city, reported the state-run Bakhtar news agency on Monday. "Based on the keenness of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to provide all services to the brotherly Afghan people, it has been d
Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 17 Palestinians, eight of them at a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza City, medics said, as the Israeli military ordered the evacuation of a hospital in the north. Palestinian medics said eight people, including children, we
An uncontained bushfire raging in Australia's Victoria state that has prompted an evacuation order for hundreds of residents will burn for several days, officials said on Sunday. The order to leave immediately, set at the highest danger rating, remained in place for the fire in and around Grampian
At least 10 people were killed and 17 others injured on Saturday as a bus plunged into a ravine in the western Iranian province of Lorestan, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. Just after noon, the provincial emergency medical services (EMS) received the report of the incident, which occu
