Hamas leader in Egypt for talks
The Egypt talks would focus on proposals including a week-long truce that would see the release of 40 Israeli hostages, including women, children and...
Yemeni rebels vow to attack shipping
The flurry of drone and missile attacks by the rebels, the latest of which targeted two vessels on Monday, threaten to upend global trade...
More than 100 killed in earthquake in China’s Gansu province
The quake was China’s deadliest since 2014, when more than 600 people died in south-western Yunnan province.Earthquakes are not uncommon in China. In August,...
Israel ‘now starving Palestinians’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to carry on until “absolute victory” despite foreign pressure to ease up in Gaza, where buildings lie in...
Where is democracy headed in 2024? Trump may have the final...
Russia's Vladimir Putin looks set to remain in power until at least 2030; India's Narendra Modi seems certain to extend his rule to 2029;...
WHO urges nations to continue with ‘strong surveillance’ as new JN.1...
In the wake of the surge in respiratory diseases and new JN.1 Covid sub-variant, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that the virus is...
Fighting rages on in Gaza as Israel keeps up deadly strikes...
Relatives of hostages again rallied in Tel Aviv on Saturday to call for an urgent deal to bring them home after the army admitted...
US approves new kind of nuclear reactor for first time in...
While commercial reactors in use today are cooled by water, the Kairos technology uses molten fluoride salt as a coolant.FOR the first time in...
Sweden says Hungary sticking to promise over Nato accession
Sweden applied to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) in May last year in a major shift in security strategy following Russia’s invasion...
Nuclear warnings serve Putin’s purpose as he bids for new term
The prospect of six more years in power for Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to mean no let-up in nuclear tensions with the...
