Heavy rain causes flooding near Tokyo that kills at least 5 and strands travellers
Tokyo, Aug 14: Record-breaking rainfall that pounded cities east of Tokyo overnight flooded roads and dozens of homes, stranded thousands of people, caused power...
Putin pays his first visit to Pacific island chain claimed by Japan, drawing protest from Tokyo
Moscow, Aug 13: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday visited the Kuril Islands, a Russian-controlled Pacific island chain also claimed by Japan, for the...
Settler siege of Palestinian homes in West Bank ‘horrific act of terror’, US ambassador says
Jerusalem, Aug 13: The US Ambassador to Israel condemned the actions of Jewish settlers who are besieging the home of an American Palestinian family...
Trump insists blockade gives US control of Strait of Hormuz
Washington, Aug 12: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday insisted that the blockade gives US control of Strait of Hormuz.
Claiming the US has “total...
Over 60 militants killed in NW Pakistan
Peshawar, Aug 12: Over 60 militants were killed during a series of intelligence-based operations in 36 hours in two districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province...
Luxon survives another leadership vote months before New Zealand’s election
Wellington (New Zealand), Aug 12: New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Wednesday that he survived a leadership vote prompted by a challenge from...
Indian physicist Deepak Dhar wins prestigious 2026 Dirac Medal
London, Aug 12: Indian physicist Deepak Dhar has won the prestigious 2026 Dirac Medal, one of the world's leading honours in theoretical physics, for...
15 dead, 27 missing after ferry capsizes on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba
Harare, Aug 12: An overloaded ferry capsized on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba, killing at least 15 people and leaving 27 missing, the national disaster management...
Russian attacks kill 10 in Ukraine
Kyiv, Aug 11: Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with missiles, drones and glide bombs Tuesday, killing at least 10 civilians, officials said, as President Volodymyr...
Iranian-backed Houthis kill 4 in attack on vessel
Cairo, Aug 11: Iranian-backed Houthi rebels fired missiles on a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Tuesday and killed four people, Yemeni authorities...
Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia
Damascus, Aug 11: A Syrian court sentenced in absentia ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death on Tuesday for...
Drone strike sparks massive blaze at Libya’s Zawiya refinery
Cairo, Aug 11: Firefighters in western Libya fought Tuesday to extinguish the remnants of a massive fire caused by a drone strike on a...
