Surging global transport costs and supply chain disruptions linked to the West Asia crisis are threatening the delivery of lifesaving aid to children, the UN children’s agency warned on Tuesday. Nearly 100 days after the outbreak of the Iran war, heightened insecurity around key Gulf shippin
The United States military said on Tuesday that its forces carried out "self-defence" strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island after what it described as attempted attacks by Iran against regional neighbours, civilian vessels and maritime targets in the Gulf, report agencies. According to the US Central Com
Severe tropical storm Jangmi ripped across Japan on Wednesday morning, with fierce winds and torrential rain disrupting transport and businesses, and knocking out power for tens of thousands of homes. The storm's centre lay off the central, main island of Honshu, tracking northeast towards
The United Nations weather agency on Tuesday forecast a moderate or possibly strong El Nino that could drive up global temperatures and increase the risk of extreme weather over the coming months. El Nino is a periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, w
Israeli fire killed at least three Palestinians in separate incidents across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Gaza health officials said. Medics said at least one person was killed and four were wounded when an Israeli airstrike hit a vehicle east of Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. The
