Yemen’s Houthi group said Saturday their air defenses have successfully shot down an American MQ-9 drone over the northeastern province of Marib. The downing of the drone, the eighth of its kind shot down by the armed group, wad carried out "in victory for the oppressed Palestinian people an
Since hitting northern Vietnam on Saturday afternoon, Typhoon Yagi has resulted in nine deaths and 186 injuries, according to the country's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Sunday morning. The fatalities caused by the typhoon, the most powerful storm to strike the region in the pas
Six people, including one civilian, were killed as fresh violence broke out between two warring ethnic communities in the northeast Indian state of Manipur on Saturday, authorities said. The majority Meitei community and the tribal Kukis have clashed sporadically since last year after a co
Super Typhoon Yagi, Asia's most powerful storm this year, made landfall in northern Vietnam on Saturday, the meteorological agency said, after tearing through China's southern island of Hainan where it reportedly killed two people and injured dozens. Yagi, the world's second-most powerful
India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has urged the country’s armed forces to analyse the ongoing conflicts between Israel-Hamas, Russia-Ukraine, and the current state of affairs in Bangladesh to prepare India for the “unexpected”. He made the remarks on Thursday during a
A flight operated by Indian Vistara Airlines made an emergency landing on Friday around 4.30pm (1330 GMT) in Erzurum in eastern Turkey after a piece of paper with "bomb on board" written on it was found in a lavatory, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on X. Two bomb disposal experts and
Iqbal al-Zeidi has been going out to retrieve her family’s belongings from the rubble of their home ever since it was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City almost a year ago. Braving more bombardments, she said she has travelled up to the wrecked site, collected bedsheets, clothes a
India supports a policy of development and not expansionism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Brunei on Wednesday, though he did not name any country. Brunei is located south of the South China Sea, which is claimed almost entirely by Beijing. Ties between India and China have been strained si
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has endorsed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's new cabinet, the Royal Gazette showed on Wednesday, with 12 new faces in the 36-member lineup of her coalition government, reports Reuters. Paetongtarn, 38, was elected by parliament last month to
The United States announced criminal charges on Tuesday against Hamas' top leaders over their roles in planning, supporting and perpetrating the deadly October 7 attack in southern Israel. The charges against Yahya Sinwar, the militant group's chief, and at least five others accuse them of orchest
The Sri Lankan government has announced an immediate cancellation of all crop loans taken by farmers, following requests from several farmer associations, according to the President's Media Division (PMD) on Tuesday. The PMD noted that this decision was made to provide financial relief and support
The World Health Organization has called on countries in the WHO South-East Asia Region to accelerate measures to reduce road traffic deaths, a leading cause of mortality among young people aged 15-29. “Vulnerable road users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, and two or three-wheelers const
New Zealand will nearly triple entry fees for tourists, the government said on Tuesday, spurring criticism from the key tourism sector the higher levy will deter visitors, reports Reuters. The government said in a statement it would increase the international visitor and conservation a
