A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka’s tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing eight people and injuring more than 30 others. The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday near the town of Kotmale, about 140 kilometres (86 miles) east of Colombo, the capital, in a mounta
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
Nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on Saturday after US pressure and four days of fighting, but within hours explosions rang out in border cities and towns and India accused Pakistan of violating the pact. Artillery fire and attack drones were witnessed in Jammu and
Just hours after India and Pakistan announced a ceasefire, multiple explosions were reported in Srinagar, the capital of Indian-administered Kashmir, raising concerns about the durability of the truce. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed alarm on social media, stating, "What th
A key water-sharing pact between India and Pakistan remains suspended, four government sources told Reuters, despite the countries reaching a ceasefire agreement on Saturday after days of deadly fighting. The Indus Waters Treaty, mediated by the World Bank in 1960, regulates the division of water
Any future terror attack will be considered an act of war, India has warned Pakistan, according to reports. Citing top government sources, The Times of India wrote that any future attack “will be responded to accordingly”, bdnews24.com reports. India has accused Pakistan of harbouring
US President Donald Trump has decided to cut off direct contact with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a report said Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports. Yanir Cozin, a correspondent for Israeli Army Radio, said in a post on his X account that Trump made the decision after close associates t
In political rallies, Senate hearings and voter surveys ahead of Monday's midterm elections in the Philippines, China has been an overwhelming - and unusual - presence. The shadow of its giant maritime neighbour has loomed over the Philippines for years, but as the country's two most prominent pol
Pakistan and India launched strikes and counter-strikes against each other's military installations on Saturday, prompting US calls for the nuclear-armed neighbours to begin talks and defuse their escalating conflict, the most intense since 1999. Fears that the countries' nuclear arsenals might co
Pakistan is increasing its deployment of troops along the border, the Indian military said on Saturday, as tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours soared, with Pakistan launching a military operation against India. The Pakistan army has been observed to be moving its troops into forward area
China expressed "deep concern" on Saturday over the escalating situation between India and Pakistan and offered to play a constructive role in resolving the matter, according to a statement from the Chinese foreign ministry. "China is closely monitoring the current situation between India and Paki
Türkiye inked a gas supply deal with Syria on Friday, agreeing to provide six million cubic meters of natural gas daily for its neighbor country, reports Xinhua, citing Syria's state-run SANA news agency. The deal was signed in Türkiye between Syria's chief of energy authorities, Mohamme
