The minister would not specify if the attack on the Sierra Leone-flagged tanker happened in Turkish waters but local media reported that it took place less than 30 kilometres from the Bosphorus strait

Two drone strikes in Sudan, one at a market in Darfur and the other along a road in Kordofan, killed at least 28 civilians, health workers told AFP today

The Philippines has seen the price of fuel hit historic highs since the US-Israeli war with Iran forced the partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz

Pakistan's military and foreign office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Can the balance survive as the conflict escalates?

As US space agency NASA prepares for its crewed lunar flyby mission, Artemis II, we take a look at China's ambitions in space

At least 77 people were killed in the anti-corruption youth uprising on September 8 and 9, which began over a brief social media ban, but tapped into longstanding fury over economic hardship

The report said JD Vance could travel to Pakistan, possibly with other senior officials from the administration of US President Donald Trump.

A brief military statement said Israeli forces "completed a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime in several areas across Iran"

Impact of conflict spreads, UN chief urges de-escalation

Trump said he was looking forward to the "monumental" trip, which was originally due to take place at the end of March

US President Donald Trump is ready to "unleash hell" if Iran does not accept a deal to end the nearly four-week Middle East war

Oil prices tumbled and stock markets rallied yesterday on reports that the United States had sent a peace plan to Iran.

Iran yesterday rejected a 15-point ceasefire proposal by the United States, setting out its own conditions for peace, according to Iranian state media.

Alphabet’s Google and Meta were found liable ​on Wednesday for designing platforms that are dangerous for teens, in a landmark verdict that could force tech firms to rethink how they defend themselves against ‌safety claims.

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un said his country will always support Russia, and complimented his counterpart in a letter published by state media yesterday.

The United States has not yet decided how it will resume nuclear testing, a senior official said Tuesday, after President Donald Trump ordered an end to a decades-old moratorium.

Gulf Arab states told the UN Human Rights Council yesterday they face an existential threat from Iran as they condemned Iranian attacks on their infrastructure, which the UN rights chief said might constitute war crimes.

The call comes to preserve "brotherly relations" and avoid further escalations, the statement says

US President Donald Trump’s dramatic description of “very strong talks” with Iran suggested the door to diplomacy has been flung open for what he said could be “a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East”.