Health officials in Gaza said Saturday that more than 69,000 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, as both sides continued exchanging bodies under a shaky ceasefire agreement. The increase in casualties comes as additional bodies are recovered from the rubble acros
Peace negotiations between Afghanistan and Pakistan broke down, although a ceasefire continues between the South Asian neighbours, a Taliban spokesperson said on Saturday. Zabihullah Mujahid said negotiations had failed due to Islamabad insisting that Afghanistan assume responsibility for Pakistan
Explosions at a mosque in Indonesia's capital Jakarta that injured dozens of people during Friday prayers could have been an attack, officials indicated, with a 17-year-old student identified as the suspected perpetrator. Police said 55 people were in hospitals with a range of minor to serious inj
Britain removed sanctions on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Friday, after the United Nations Security Council did the same ahead of his meeting with US President Donald Trump next week. Britain said in a notice on the government's website that it was also lifting sanctions on Syria's interior
Afghanistan and Pakistan will resume peace talks in Istanbul on Thursday, both nations said, after a previous round ended without agreeing on a lasting truce. Militaries from the South Asian neighbours clashed last month, with dozens killed in the worst such violence since the Taliban returned to
Malaysia will introduce a national cyber ethics module in schools nationwide to raise awareness and understanding of online safety and digital ethics among students, Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo said on Wednesday. The module, which will be rolled out in January 2026, aims to nurture ethical a
The Maldives has banned young people born on or after 1 January 2007 from smoking tobacco, becoming the only country in the world to enforce a nationwide generational tobacco prohibition. The archipelago's health ministry announced on Saturday that it would be illegal for younger generations to us
Seven people died in an avalanche in central Nepal on Monday while attempting to climb a mountain, police said. A team of 15 people, with five foreign climbers and 10 Nepali mountain guides, was hit by the avalanche at the base camp of Yalung Ri Peak in Dolakha district, reports Xinhua. "Seven bo
A truck loaded with concrete stone chips rammed into a passenger bus in southern India early Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring about two dozens, local authorities said. The state-run transport bus was carrying around 70 passengers en route to Hyderabad city in southern Telangana stat
At least 12 devotees, most of them women and children, have died in a stampede at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh, India, during the observance of Ekadashi. According to NDTV, the stampede occurred early Friday when a massive crowd gathered at the Kasibug
A fire broke out at Petronas Tower 3 in Kuala Lumpur city of Malaysia, on Saturday Malaysian news outlets reported that the fire involved a restaurant in one of the building’s upper floors, with images and videos uploaded online showing thick smoke billowing from the top of the building. Ma
Police in India’s Mumbai have rescued 17 children from a hostage situation at a local studio, where a man was killed in an exchange of gunfire during a rescue operation. According to a report by NDTV, the incident occurred on Thursday in Powai, a neighbourhood in Mumbai, when the suspect, id
Afghanistan and Pakistan will restart peace talks in Istanbul, three sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday, a day after Islamabad said the discussions had failed. Two of the sources stated that the nations had agreed to recommence talks at the request of the host nation, Turkey. Nego
