India and Pakistan have delayed until Monday evening talks between their military operations chiefs to discuss the next steps after a ceasefire, the Indian army said, as New Delhi reopened airports and shares rose in the nuclear-armed rivals. There were no reports of explosions or projectiles over
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was sworn in for a second term on Tuesday, alongside his ministers, after a landslide win at a national election he said had returned the largest centre-left Labour government since federation in 1901. Albanese's Labour Party rode a voter backlash against
Iran's foreign minister warned Britain, France and Germany on Monday that a decision to trigger a UN mechanism reimposing sanctions on Tehran could lead to an irreversible escalation of tensions. Under the terms of a UN resolution ratifying a 2015 nuclear pact, the three European powers could reim
President Donald Trump said on Monday that he may ease US sanctions on Syria in response to a query from his Turkish counterpart. Syria has struggled to implement conditions set out by Washington for relief from US sanctions, which keep the country cut off from the global financial system and make
Hamas will release Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander from Gaza on Monday, the Palestinian militant group said, although Israel's prime minister said there would be no ceasefire and plans for an intensified military campaign would continue. Fighting will pause to allow for Alexander's safe pa
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, which has been locked in bloody conflict with Turkey for more than four decades, decided to disband and end its armed struggle, group members and Turkish leaders said on Monday. Since the PKK launched its insurgency in 1984 - originally with the ai
Congress MP and former diplomat Shashi Tharoor has downplayed US President Donald Trump's claim of mediating the recent ceasefire between India and Pakistan, calling it a mischaracterisation of diplomatic engagement. Speaking to Indian broadcaster NDTV on Sunday, Tharoor said: "I think that's a ve
Ambassador of Russia to Bangladesh Alexander Khozin has said Russia as the country that suffered the most from the horrors of the World War II and the Great Patriotic War, for the sake of restoring peace on the continent, will never allow the lessons of the past to be forgotten. This year, Russia
The military operations chiefs of India and Pakistan will discuss on Monday the next steps for the nuclear-armed neighbours after a ceasefire returns calm to the border, following their fiercest fighting in nearly three decades. There were no reports of explosions or projectiles overnight, after s
Contenders for South Korea's presidency kicked off their campaigns on Monday, vowing to unify a deeply polarised society and spur economic growth while navigating trade negotiations with the United States. Asia's fourth-largest economy will hold a snap presidential election on June 3 to choose Yoo
An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Tibet early on Monday, the China Earthquake Administration (CEA) said. The quake hit the city of Shigatse at 5:11 am (2111 GMT), at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). Authorities have dispatched emergency response services and no casualties have been reported so f
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Sunday that Israel fully endorses US President Donald Trump's plan for Gaza aid. Trump recently repeated a US pledge to help get food to Palestinians in Gaza. A US-backed mechanism for getting aid into Gaza should take effect soon, Washington's envoy to
The death toll has risen to 15 with over 20 others being injured when a bus plunged off a cliff in Kotmale, located in Sri Lanka's Central Province on Sunday morning, police said. The injured have been admitted to regional hospitals for treatment, and an investigation into the cause of the acciden
